This will be a short, sweet and quick blog entry today.
Mother's Day Chocolate.
OK, I'm done.
I'm running a few hours behind this morning due to an 8 a.m. routine doc appointment. This is the doc I saw monthly for so long. We have been working on discontinuing my medications and accomplished part of that task last December. In January we changed visits to every ninety days. Last month I stopped another med so she wanted to see me this month. My next appointment is in nine weeks.
About now you may be asking yourself why I'm telling you all this. The answer is I need to write about something. In addition to that I'm trying to make the point that I'm still going and after years of monthly appointments I'm now on a 'flex' schedule.
I also thought this interesting. Last month she wrote a prescription for a month supply (and one refill) of the last med I take. A few weeks later I received a letter from the work comp insurance company approving same. You may (or may not) remember, or even know, I once worked in the system as an RN Case Manager.
What this means is an adjuster checked the medication request then sent it to Utilization Review where a nurse checked my med records and file then approved it. Someone generated a report, a copy went into my file, the others were sent to me and my doctor.
The total cost of BOTH monthly prescriptions is $50.00.
It cost at least twice that to generate the approval and all the paperwork.
What a great system!
I'm not sure why this bothers me.
I just read a report written by a master plumber and this is his number one point.
Never treat your toilet like a garbage can. Even if they're labeled "flushable" do not toss feminine hygiene products, personal cleaning wipes, toilet scrubbers, make-up remover pads or cat litter in the toilet. Mr. Plumber says, "The fact is, they don't disintegrate quickly enough and can ultimately block the drain pipe."
Good information, right? So to prove their toilets have a powerful flush American Standard commercials show a kid dumping first the contents of his mom's purse and then his father's golf balls down the toilet.
I'm happy to report both dual flush toilets we installed during the renovation have worked just fine. They have handled everything we've thrown (a figure of speech) at them.
And speaking of toilets; this from Huston, Texas. When I was a kid we used to T.P. the house.
An unidentified Houston man who has been caught on surveillance cameras has been pooping on neighbored lawns.
Police are trying to wipe out this behavior but so far have no leads other than the grainy pictures from the cameras.
Area resident Tyler Mechum says it may be personal. "This may be a message from a disgruntled employee but we can't prove it. My lawn has been pooped on at least six times. I'm thinking installing pay toilets in my warehouse wasn't such a great idea."
"It's definitely not a nice thing to do to people," said Pat Risenick, who lives nearby. "Going to the bathroom in their driveway is not nice. That's definitely not something that's supposed to go on in polite society."
It is believed that the “serial pooper” usually strikes late at night or early in the morning under the cover of darkness.
Another neighbor said, "He's regular, that's for sure...let's leave it at that."
Here is my nominee for Mensa member of the week.
A failed Florida thief left a Chase Bank in Pompano Beach, Florida without any money, but he did manage to leave behind his name during an alleged robbery attempt.
FBI agents said that Felipe Cruz entered the bank and gave a note to a female teller. "Give me the money" the note read. "Do not set the alarm. Hurry!!!"
The teller, who was behind bulletproof glass, didn’t hand over any cash and just backed away from the window. Cruz left the bank, but the note remained behind. According to FBI agent Sarah Gill, the note was written on the back of an online job application form that contained Cruz’s username and password.
Police were also able to lift the 39-year-old’s fingerprints from the note and are now trying to bring him in on attempted bank robbery charges.
"By trying to rob a bank with a demand note written on the back of his employment search form, the robber has given us a clue," said Gill. "He probably should have continued looking for honest work."
As a Brinks guard?
I may not be posting next week or the following Monday. If that's the case the next entry will be Tuesday-Trash Day the 21st or Wednesday-Hump Day the 22nd.
Wanda needs a vacation so I'm leaving for a week. Can you imagine living with me 24/7 365.
Tuesday the 13th I'm taking a four day cruise from San Francisco to Vancouver, B.C. From B.C. I'll take the train down to Portland, Or. and spend the week-end with Younger Daughter Rebecca and Husband Tim. Monday I'll take the overnight train from Portland and be home early Tuesday morning.
I probably won't post on the trip.
I have traveled with the lap top but don't want to schlep it. I have a 10" Acer but it's hard to type on. My Kindle is slow and harder to type on than the Acer. On the other hand, I get 150 free Internet minutes and there are computers on board the ship, so maybe I will post. And the train has free Wi-fi.
So maybe I will take the Acer.
I guess you don't really care. Sooner or later I'll post something. You'll be the first to know.
I hate having to write this but I've heard about predatory people online and I don't want anyone hurt.
We have a state of the art home alarm system and Steve the Attack Cat.
You've been warned.
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