She Said, He Heard & I Thought It Was a Good Idea

Why does the skin of older people bruise so easily?

As people age, the skin becomes thinner and fat padding under the skin is lost. Thus, blood vessels are less protected from injury. An injury inflicted by mild trauma—for example, bumping against a table or being hit by a tennis ball—may result in a substantial bruise. In some instances, bruising may be an indication of an underlying condition. Bruises that appear for no apparent reason may indicate a bleeding disorder. Anti-clotting medications may cause bleeding under the skin.

I don't need anti-clotting medication.  I see bruises on my body and have vague recollections of yelling ouch but can't remember why. So either Wanda is hitting me with a plastic ball bat, Steve the Cat is jumping on me when I sleep or I'm walking into a lot of door knobs. 

I thought this was a brilliant idea; place a note on the body area with the date and cause of injury to help me remember.

Or maybe an app?

In San Francisco last week the driver of a large charter bus saw sparks and smoke in his vehicle so he pulled into a gas station. The bus was devoid of passengers. After several hours the city had one less gas station, the company had one less bus.

She said. "I can't afford it."

He heard. I found a quarter.

She said. "Bring in the Christmas present."

He heard. Bring in the Christmas pageant.

She said. "It's in the garage in a shipping bag."

He heard. It's in the garage in a chicken bag.

She said. "The Freesias are pretty."

He heard. The freezer is ready.

She said. "I'm going to put clean sheets on because it smells like bedroom in there."

He heard. I'm going to put clean sheets on because it smells like bacon in there.

She said. "I'm going to hit the sack."

He heard. I'm going to eat a snack.

She does it too.

While watching the Kirk Douglass film "Young Man with a Horn."

He said. "Bix Beiderbecke."

She heard. Big spider butt.