Had to go to the doctor today. When the nurse took me inside she took my temp and weighed me. The bloody scale was broken. No way I weigh that much!
After we got to the exam room she took my blood pressure. 146/92. Whoa! That's high.
The doctor came in and asked about my problem. I told him and I also told him which drug to prescribe, my old friend Cipro. He poked and prodded me, listened to my heart and lungs and rechecked my BP. He got 126/82. He wrote my prescription for me.
I dropped off the prescription at the pharmacy and went down to the lab to make a deposit. I checked in at the lab and the guy asked if I had been there within the last few weeks. I think I had.
Him: They found your credit card.
Me: I didn't lose a credit card.
Him: I think it's around here somewhere.
Me: I didn't lose a credit card.
Him: Now where did that credit card go?
Me: I didn't lose a credit card.
Now he has to ask the girl at X-Ray check in.
Him: Do you know what they did with that credit card they found?
Me: I didn't lose a credit card.
Her: I think they took it upstairs.
Me: I didn't lose a credit card.
Him: Where would they have taken it upstairs?
At that time I decided to look in my wallet just to make sure I didn't lose a credit card. Nope, they're all there.
Me: I just checked. I didn't lose a credit card.
Him: Are you sure?
Me: Yes. I didn't lose a credit card.
By that time the speciman labels had been printed and I was able to go back to the lab without hearing anything else about my "lost" credit card.
I made my deposit and went back up to the pharmacy and picked up my drugs. I'm such a regular there that one of the people actually knows me by name.
I went home and slept all afternoon.
Some bodacious storms rolled through about 6:30 PM. I lost power for about two hours. Took all my night time medication and then the power came back on so I was able to write this and not much else.
Off to bed. My eyelids are getting droopy.
Posted by denny at June 23, 2004 10:05 PMPeople are odd.
So, I am in the DC area and I watched television for the first time since, well, when I watched television with you for about fifteen minutes. It is a strange and decadent world, that.
In an hour of watching, I saw women kissing women, men kissing men, a show on HBO (at only 9PM) where a man was performing fellatio on another man.
There were shows with, well, raging 'queens' on Bravo; gay hairstylists arguing; there is a show called '5th wheel' where they throw in a lesbian to two girl-boy relationships to try to throw things awry.
And then let's look at language. On the television and radio, I find myself wondering if I live in America or Mexico. Station after station was Spanish.
I'm glad I do not normally watch television. However, the show about the chef named 'Rocco' and his restaurant (maybe Bravo network) is interesting.
Posted by: addison on June 24, 2004 12:38 PMAnd isn't it ironic that the people who produce and star in all those shows are the people who want us to surrender to the terrorists? The irony being that those television shows are one of the reasons the terrorists hate us so much.
Posted by: Denny Wilson on June 24, 2004 03:12 PMHope you are feeling better! Im not...scratchy throat, runny nose, cough cough cough, ache all over feeling, SHIT!!!
Posted by: Mary Lou on June 24, 2004 04:54 PMAddison, that is the main reason why we don't subscribe to cable in our house. Even Nickelodeon has questionable programs. At least regular television hasn't gone down the toilet, yet. Yes, the Super Bowl tits was bad, but the resulting public outrage was proof positive that the main networks are to remain in check, for now.
Posted by: Paul on June 24, 2004 06:13 PMYou too?
We're close enough to be hit by the same storm? (FOUR HOURS before I got my power back.)
Posted by: Key on June 24, 2004 06:47 PMKey - You're Gainseville right? As the crow flies that's not far. Only 20 minutes from PDK via a Piper Warrior.
Posted by: Denny Wilson on June 24, 2004 08:12 PMDenny, try D-Mannose. It's a natural way to rid yourself of recurring UTIs caused by the E. Coli bacteria. read about it here:
http://www.tahoma-clinic.com/mannose.shtml
I used to get them all the time; since I started taking D-Mannose, I haven't had a single one. That was three years ago.
Take care!
Joni
Posted by: Joni on June 24, 2004 09:52 PMCranberry juice has something in it that keeps the bugs that cause UTIs from adhering to the insides of your bladder and giving you a case of the Infernal Piss of Flame.
I have no regrets about the fact that we haven't even HAD a television for more than two years now. We get stuff on DVD. At least then I can control what Zane watches. I'm so disgusted with what oozes out of my parents' TV set lately, it makes me literally sick. There have been several times when I've gotten up and walked out of the house after something came on that was hideous. My Mom and Dad think I'm nuts because of this. But given the sheer amount of advertising they're constantly bombarded with, is it any wonder they're so gullible and impulsive they barely have two pennies to rub together...?
--TwoDragons
Posted by: Denita TwoDragons on June 28, 2004 06:34 PM