2:47 p.m. - 2006-06-04
weekend musings
Sunday, June 04, 2006
I haven't put an entry in for several days. On Wednesday night, about 8:30 P.M., we had unexpected visitors and it kind of took over our lives for a few days.
My sister in law (husband's sister) and brother in law showed up. They live in Rye, Colorado. ( I have mentioned this area before and it is famous for the Bishop's Castle.)
We visited them back in April. She has a terminal disease and her body is losing the muscle strength. She can still walk and eat but her voice is disappearing because she doesn't have the muscle strength to speak clearly.
It is such a terrible disease as it gradually takes all the muscle
strength yet the mind is as clear as ever. As you lose your abilities
to speak, walk and even eat, your body just starts to shut down.
Huntington Disease deteriorates the movement, emotion, and thought:
The first physical symptoms are usually uncontrolled movements
in the fingers, feet, face, or trunk. Balance and coordination decline,
and swallowing, eating, walking, and speaking become difficult.
Initial emotional symptoms include mood swings, anger, and irritability.
Later, some experience deep depression or hostile outbursts, while others grow largely apathetic.
Patients may have trouble concentrating, making decisions,
remembering facts, and executing appropriate judgment.
Eventually, infections, injuries, and complications strike, and most die within ten to 30 years. It is herititary and is passed from parent to child.
It can't skip a generation so if the child does not have the gene,
their children will not have the gene either. So far, in our family,
my husband's maternal grandmother, mother, sister and 1 brother
have or had the disease. His uncle has it and 3 of his 5 children
have it too.
I can see the changes in his sister even since April. She knows what is happening and is very aware of the progression. She feels she may have another six months to be active and wants to do as much as she physically can handle.
There is a lot of research going on with this and my husband is part
of a control group for testing. So far he does not show the signs for
it and he is nearly 62. It usually shows up much earlier in your lifespan.
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Well, let's talk about something much more cheerful. We ate out at
Applebee's on Friday night and the food was very good. We went to
a high school graduation party for one of our nephews yesterday. The weather was very pleasant but breezy.
Both of us are tired this weekend. Having unexpected company from
Wednesday night until Saturday morning is tiring. I couldn't do my
normal housecleaning, grocery shopping on Friday. I did get the laundry done. But it seemed to throw the whole weekend off by having company so I guess we just feel unsettled.
We will be back to work and our normal schedule tomorrow.
And we did have some other great news. Our daughter in law got hired for a new job. She will be working for the City instead of the County and is looking forward to a new type of work and hopefully, less stress.
And speaking of jobs......I have 4 weeks to work until retirement!!!
and finally, here are a few jokes.
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Subject: ~~~FLYING BLIND~~~!!
A man was flying from Seattle to San Francisco. The plane had a
layover in Sacramento. The flight attendant explained that there would
be a delay, and if the passengers wanted to get off the aircraft,
the plane would pre-board in one hour. Everybody got off the plane
except one gentleman who was blind. Another man had noticed him
as he walked by and could tell the gentleman was blind because
his Seeing Eye dog lay quietly underneath the seats in front of him
throughout the entire flight. He could also tell he had flown this very
flight before because the pilot approached him, and calling him by name, said, "Keith, we're in Sacramento for an hour, would you like to get off and stretch your legs?" The blind man replied, "No thanks, but maybe my dog would like to stretch his legs."
Picture this: All the people in the gate area came to a complete
standstill when they looked up and saw the pilot walk off the plane
with a Seeing Eye Dog! The pilot was even wearing sunglasses.
People scattered. They not only tried to change planes, but they were trying to change airlines!
True story...Have a great day and remember...
Things are not always as they appear.>
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Best Resignation Letter on the Web
Actual letter of resignation from an employee at Fortex Computers, USA, to her boss, who apparently resigned very soon afterwards!
Dear Mr. Baker,
As a graduate of an institution of higher education, I have a few very basic expectations. Chief among these is that my direct superiors have an intellect that ranges above the common ground squirrel. After your consistent and annoying harassment of my coworkers and me during the commission of our duties, I can only surmise that you are one of the few true genetic
wastes of our time.
Asking me, a network administrator, to explain every little nuance of
everything I do each time you happen to stroll into my office is not
only a waste of time, but also a waste of precious oxygen. I was hired
because I know how to network computer systems, and you were apparently hired to provide amusement to myself and other employees, who watch you vainly attempt to understand the concept of "cut and paste" for the hundredth time.
You will never understand computers. Something as incredibly simple as
binary still gives you too many options. You will also never understand why people hate you, but I am going to try and explain it to you, even though I am sure this will be just as effective as telling you what an IP is.
Your shiny new iMac has more personality than you ever will.
You walk around the building all day, shiftlessly looking for fault in others. You have a sharp dressed useless look about you that may have worked for your interview, but now that you actually have responsibility, you pawn it off on overworked staff, hoping their talent will cover for your glaring ineptitude. In a world of managerial evolution, you are the blue-green algae that everyone else eats and laughs at. Managers like you are
a sad proof of the Dilbert principle. Since this situation is unlikely
to change without you getting a full frontal lobotomy reversal, I am
forced to tender my resignation, however I have a few parting thoughts.
1. When someone calls you in reference to employment, it is illegal for
you to give me a bad recommendation. The most you can say to hurt
me is "I prefer not to comment." I will have friends randomly call you
over the next couple of years to keep you honest, because I know you
would be unable to do it on your own.
2. I have all the passwords to every account on the system, and I know
every password you have used for the last five years. If you decide to
get cute, I am going to publish your "favorites list", which I conveniently saved when you made me "back up" your useless files. I do believe that terms like "Lolita" are not usually viewed favorably by the administration.
3. When you borrowed the digital camera to "take pictures of your Mother's birthday," you neglected to mention that you were going to take pictures of yourself in the mirror nude. Then you forgot to erase them like the techno-moron you really are. Suffice it to say I have never seen such odd acts with a sauce bottle, but I assure you that those have been
copied and kept in safe places pending the authoring of a glowing letter
of recommendation. (Try to use a spell check please; I hate having to
correct your mistakes).
Thank you for your time, and I expect the letter of recommendation on
my desk by 8:00 am tomorrow. One word of this to anybody, and all
of your little twisted repugnant obsessions will be open to the public.
Never f*** with your systems administrator. Why? Because they know
what you do with all that free time!
Wishing you a grand and glorious day,
Michelle
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Texas Job Fair
This might be a true story.
This past weekend FEMA and the
City of Austin, along with the
Texas Workforce Commission
setup a job hiring/interview/job fair
for all the Katrina FEMA evacuees
in the Austin area to be held at
the ACC campus on Webberville
Road in East Austin.
Several of the evacuees said they
had no transportation to get from
the apartment complexes.
So the city of Austin/FEMA/TWC
set up transportation for each of
them to ensure they would be able
to partake of the benefit of job
searching.
The transportation consisted of
nine buses and vans, to run from
four locations in Round Rock, and
five locations in Austin, in
continuing shuttles back and forth
to the campus to ensure that the
hundreds of people looking for
jobs would be transported in
comfort.
The vehicles were brought to their
residences; drivers knocked on
the doors; and every effort was
made to get the people to the job
fair.
At the end of the day, the nine
vans and buses transported a
total of one person. Not one
person per bus - one person total.
At the end of the day, none of the
Katrina Evacuees applied for any
of the jobs.
Not one person took employment -
NONE total.
The bill to FEMA was $7800. And
yet they still get on TV claiming
that the United States Government
"OWES THEM", I say we don't
owe them anything and if anything, they owe us - the Tax Payers that are "WORKING PEOPLE"
They owe what they have been
mooching off of the Tax Payers for
almost a year now. It is obvious
that they don't intend to work as
long as they can sponge off of the
system. It is time to cut them loose
and tell them the free ride is over!
PS - Pass this along to everyone
you can if you agree that we don't
owe them ANYTHING !
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Be Calm... Quiet... Tranquil....
Bloom as often as you can...
Stay close to your Family....
Explore the world around you....
Enjoy the relaxing rhythm of waves...
Watch The Moon Rise....
Spread your wings and take off on your own...
Then enjoy the comfort of coming home again...
Life is short. Let me say that again....Life is SHORT!!
Please... While you can... Take time to enjoy all the little pleasures that God has provided for you.... If you need some hints.... Go back and read this again!
and finally to end the day.
THE MOST FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH WORD
Well, it's shit... that's right, shit!
Shit may just be the most functional word in the English language.
Consider:
You can get shit-faced, Be shit-out-of-luck, Or have shit for brains.
With a little effort, you can get your shit together, find a place for your shit, or be asked to shit or get off the pot.
You can smoke shit, buy shit, sell shit, lose shit, find shit, forget shit and tell others to eat shit.
Some people know their shit, while others can't tell the difference between shit and shineola.
There are lucky shits, dumb shits, and crazy shits. There is bull shit, horse shit, and chicken shit.
You can throw shit, sling shit, catch shit, shoot the shit,
or duck when the shit hits the fan.
You can give a shit or serve shit on a shingle.
You can find yourself in deep shit or be happier than a pig in shit.
Some days are colder than shit, some days are hotter than shit,
and some days are just plain shitty.
Some music sounds like shit, things can look like shit, and there are times when you feel like shit.
You can have too much shit, not enough shit, the right shit, the wrong shit or a lot of weird shit.
You can carry shit, have a mountain of shit, or find yourself up shit creek without a paddle.
Sometimes everything you touch turns to shit and other times you fall in a bucket of shit and come out smelling like a rose.
When you stop to consider all the facts, it's the basic building block of the English language.
And remember, once you know your shit, you don't need to know anything else!!
You could pass this along, if you give a shit; or not do so if you don't give a shit!
Well Shit, it's time for me to go. Just wanted you to know that I do give a shit and hope you had a nice day, without a bunch of shit. But, if you happened to catch a load of shit from some shit-head..........
Well, Shit Happens!!!
