Re: Can You Believe It's November Sunday
Hactar
Kim <darwinexcepti...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Paul's surgery is scheduled - the 19th of November. He's nervous, I'm
> looking forward to the peace and quiet that general anesthesia will afford.
> Even if it is only a couple of hours. And you should see the *mountain* of
> paperwork we have to fill out. Does all surgery require this nowadays? Damn.
I had a bladder stone removed this summer and AIR there were 10-ish
pages of stuff and a consultation to attend, but I don't recall anything
onerous.
> One thing I never noticed before this week - our local sports bar has a huge
> sign on the front of the bar - it says "Sevens Sport's Bar." I really want
> to go in and ask if they paid extra for the unnecessary apostrophe. And it's
> one of those things that now that I've noticed it, it bugs me. Or maybe it
> bug's me. I'm not sure which.
If the owner's nickname is "Seven" it's not unnecessary, just misplaced.
> Regular Sunday Madness:
>
> 1. What is the oldest thing in your refrigerator right now?
I'm guessing a 1l bottle of formerly-sterile water at 4+ years.
> 2. What do you have handy at your bedside?
One one side a tray for discarded facial tissue and glasses, and on the
other side a speaker with a phone and alarm clock.
> 3. If you could get a message across to a large group of people - Who would
> those people be? What would your message be?
>
> 4. If you could 'take back' your virginity from your first partner, would
> you?
Probably not.
> 5. Are you afraid of the dark?
Not _afraid_ per se, but when I'm in an uncontrolled environment (e.gv.
outdoors) alone in the darkness I tend to hurry. Darkness indoors
doesn't bother me.
> 6. When you were a kid did you have an imaginary friend?
Don't think so. I did try to wish a plastic figurine to life but I
never treated it as if I'd succeeded.
> 7. Are you usually late, early or right on time?
Unfortunately usually late, but that's partly due to my ride and partly
a habit I'm trying to cure.
> 8. Where were you born?
Washington, DC. Or maybe Prince Georges County, MD. But I choose DC so
that when someone asks me "in what state were you born" I can answer "no
state" and relish the moment of assumption that I'm an import.
> 9. Do you take showers in the morning or at night more?
Historically, after meal #1 which would be 1100-1200. Lately, I've been
lazy taking them after meal #5 (1700-2000), but that sucks so maybe I'll
go back to early.
> 10. What clothing store do you shop at the most?
I can't think of a dominant location. Generally somewhere like Ross or
sometimes a junk^Wsecond-hand store. Last purchase was jeans at some
big mall department store (e.g. Dillard's).
>
> --
> Kim
> www.thedarwinexception.wordpress.com
> * If I am ever in New York I will search high and low for the elusive Cash
> Cab. And I will dominate..*
>
>
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Charlie Pearce
wrote:
>> One thing I never noticed before this week - our local sports bar has a huge
>> sign on the front of the bar - it says "Sevens Sport's Bar." I really want
>> to go in and ask if they paid extra for the unnecessary apostrophe. And it's
>> one of those things that now that I've noticed it, it bugs me. Or maybe it
>> bug's me. I'm not sure which.
>
>If the owner's nickname is "Seven" it's not unnecessary, just misplaced.
If the owner's name is "Seven Sport", it's completely appropriate.
Charlie
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Kim
> In article <hck4sv$bb7$1...@news.eternal-september.org>,
> Kim <darwinexcepti...@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>> Paul's surgery is scheduled - the 19th of November. He's nervous, I'm
>> looking forward to the peace and quiet that general anesthesia will
>> afford. Even if it is only a couple of hours. And you should see the
>> *mountain* of paperwork we have to fill out. Does all surgery
>> require this nowadays? Damn.
>
> I had a bladder stone removed this summer and AIR there were 10-ish
> pages of stuff and a consultation to attend, but I don't recall
> anything onerous.
10 pages I would expect. But no, this is a "packet", in a large manila
envelope, consisting of probably 200 pages worth of crap. Since the original
post yesterday, I went through some of the "packet", and about half of it is
stuff like "Know Your Rights As A Patient!" and "Here at Alice Hyde We
Strive To Be Your Number One Provider - Please Fill Out This Survey!" So,
the actual "stuff to fill out" is about 100 pages. Since I doubt I'll fill
out their survey.
>> One thing I never noticed before this week - our local sports bar
>> has a huge sign on the front of the bar - it says "Sevens Sport's
>> Bar." I really want to go in and ask if they paid extra for the
>> unnecessary apostrophe. And it's one of those things that now that
>> I've noticed it, it bugs me. Or maybe it bug's me. I'm not sure
>> which.
>
> If the owner's nickname is "Seven" it's not unnecessary, just
> misplaced.
I don't know why shit like this bothers me. But it does. Mostly because it
means there were *two* people who didn't notice the error - the guy who made
the sign and the guy who paid to have the sign made.
John Hatpin
If it's any comfort, it bothers me too. Much more than it ought.
The trouble is, I can't think of any tangible reason why it's WRONG
WRONG WRONG - if someone said "as long as it's understandable, that's
all that matters", I'd shrug, smile, say "yes, that's true" and then
thump them hard in the face. (Or want to, anyway.)
So we're snobs. And proud of it.
--
John Hatpin
http://uninformedcomment.wordpress.com/
Boron Elgar
<darwinexcepti...@verizon.net> wrote:
>Hactar wrote:
>> In article <hck4sv$bb7$1...@news.eternal-september.org>,
>> Kim <darwinexcepti...@verizon.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Paul's surgery is scheduled - the 19th of November. He's nervous, I'm
>>> looking forward to the peace and quiet that general anesthesia will
>>> afford. Even if it is only a couple of hours. And you should see the
>>> *mountain* of paperwork we have to fill out. Does all surgery
>>> require this nowadays? Damn.
>>
>> I had a bladder stone removed this summer and AIR there were 10-ish
>> pages of stuff and a consultation to attend, but I don't recall
>> anything onerous.
>
>10 pages I would expect. But no, this is a "packet", in a large manila
>envelope, consisting of probably 200 pages worth of crap. Since the original
>post yesterday, I went through some of the "packet", and about half of it is
>stuff like "Know Your Rights As A Patient!" and "Here at Alice Hyde We
>Strive To Be Your Number One Provider - Please Fill Out This Survey!" So,
>the actual "stuff to fill out" is about 100 pages. Since I doubt I'll fill
>out their survey.
Most of what you have is patient info about the facility and offers
of the hospital equivalent of a FAQ in booklet form. Much of it is
required by law or "best practices" standards. Likely there are no
legal and medical permissions papers in that packet. Those will be
presented at the hospital itself before the procedure.
The survey, too, is required by JCAHO or similar, and you don't have
it now. That will be given upon discharge or sent to the home later.
This info just lets you know its coming, requests that you answer it
and tells you the hospital wants to make sure you can rate them at the
highest levels, so let them know if they fuck up. Sot of like what the
car dealer tells you when you bring the car in for repair. Customer
satisfaction surveys. My bread and butter. Let me know if the return
envelope for the survey is address to Press-Ganey, ok?
Really, there is nothing complicated in what you got, nor should it
be anywhere near the amount of paper you think is there, - a few
small booklets and several separate pages at most. You might want to
take a look at the living will stuff and there may be a form for that
if you want to set that all up. Do what most everyone else does and
toss it, if you like. I know what goes into those packets as I have
to be briefed on their contents. They do not vary much from hospital
to hospital. You may have to set up an appointment for pre-admitting
tests, but Paul's doctor should be able to explain that to you, or the
admitting office.
Anything Paul needs to inform them of or consent to for admission and
procedures can be done at pre-admitting. Oh, there may be a page or
two in that packet that asks for medical history and contact info, but
if it isn't filled out ahead of time, they will get any info they need
at pre-admit or at admitting.
Really, no big deal here.
Boron
Hactar
The guy who made the sign I'll let off the hook on the grounds that he's
probably trained to give the customer exactly what he asks for, even if
it's stupid. The guy who paid must have been a greengrocer in a former
life.
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back of a speeding bus. Fill the void in your pathetic life by playing
Whack-a-Mole 17 hours a day. -- Weird Al, _Your Horoscope for Today_
Hactar
Charles Wm. Dimmick <cdim...@snet.net> wrote:
> Opus the Penguin wrote:
> > Charles Wm. Dimmick (cdim...@snet.net) wrote:
> >> Kajikit wrote:
> >>
> >>>> 6. When you were a kid did you have an imaginary friend?
> >> Doesn't that count? Those were my imaginary friends.
> >
> > Stuffed animals are not imaginary. Only their friendship is.
> >
> But at night, when I was falling asleep, they weren't stuffed, they were
> real.
Sorta like Hobbes then, but less so.
--
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along. The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders.
All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the
pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. - HG
Bill Turlock
What's the difference between apathy and ignorance?
Charles Wm. Dimmick
> In article <hclfmo$nq0$1...@news.eternal-september.org>,
> Charles Wm. Dimmick <cdim...@snet.net> wrote:
>> Opus the Penguin wrote:
>>> Charles Wm. Dimmick (cdim...@snet.net) wrote:
>>>> Kajikit wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> 6. When you were a kid did you have an imaginary friend?
>>>>> Not that I remember. But my stuffed animals had full and rich lives.
>>>> Doesn't that count? Those were my imaginary friends.
>>> Stuffed animals are not imaginary. Only their friendship is.
>>>
>> But at night, when I was falling asleep, they weren't stuffed, they were
>> real.
>
> Sorta like Hobbes then, but less so.
>
Charles
Hieronymus Agricola
(in article <4AEF24ED...@sonnnic.invalid>):
>
> What's the difference between apathy and ignorance?
Apathy means that you don't care, and ignorance means that you don't know.
You could care and know, not care and know, care and not know, or not care
and not know.
--
Jerry "You knew that, but I don't care." Bauer
Hactar
Hieronymus Agricola <use...@bauerstar.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:29:01 -0700, Bill Turlock wrote
> (in article <4AEF24ED...@sonnnic.invalid>):
>
> > What's the difference between apathy and ignorance?
>
> Apathy means that you don't care, and ignorance means that you don't know.
>
> You could care and know, not care and know, care and not know, or not care
> and not know.
The "correct" answer was: "I don't know and I don't care."
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in the lst week or so it's prtty mch tailed off to nthng. The smell has
gttn noticbly worse in the last cple of days, too. The next time I get
a barrl full of mnkys, I'm going to try taking the lid off. -groo, AFCA
Hieronymus Agricola
(in article <9bn4s6-...@pc.home>):
> In article <0001HW.C714E6AB...@nntp.earthlink.net>,
> Hieronymus Agricola <use...@bauerstar.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:29:01 -0700, Bill Turlock wrote
>> (in article <4AEF24ED...@sonnnic.invalid>):
>>
>>> What's the difference between apathy and ignorance?
>>
>> Apathy means that you don't care, and ignorance means that you don't know.
>>
>> You could care and know, not care and know, care and not know, or not care
>> and not know.
>
> The "correct" answer was: "I don't know and I don't care."
Really? Who knew?
--
Jerry "and who cares?" Bauer
S. Checker
> On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:29:01 -0700, Bill Turlock wrote
> (in article <4AEF24ED...@sonnnic.invalid>):
>
>
>>
>> What's the difference between apathy and ignorance?
>
> Apathy means that you don't care, and ignorance means that you don't know.
>
> You could care and know, not care and know, care and not know, or not care
> and not know.
>
The unknown uncared-fors are the worst.
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include John Ashcroft and mandibles,
-- Groo, in afc-a
Lee Ayrton
> What's the difference between apathy and ignorance?
Two-fifty, same as in town.