perspective

so
I have health issues

they are a bit of a bother in my world
somedays a darn big bother

but nothing compared to what friends of mine in NOLA are going thru

so I get noodled for being a weenie about my personal issues
(had to get a handicap packard for my car this week)
and I get noodled for caring about NOLA, or the amazon, africa, or the ice caps (north & south poles)
or the assorted other bits of this,
our only
(really the one & only)
planet & her people
well to those who say that
"it doesn't effect our immediate lives"
I say Phooey!

to those who say we can't do anything any way
I say Phooey!
to those who say our actions don't matter in this instance of the general living of the day to day
or the week to week
or the month to month

I say Phooey!
we Do make a difference
we Do have an impact
we Can make a change
we Can make an improvement

we Can make it better

but not for long

we are near or at the tipping point

with each other

with this world

with our place in time

we need to act as if each moment counts for something

as if each moment is a real issue

as if each moment were our last

there is a wonderful statement that wanders the WorldWideWed space

Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
& Dance like no one's watching.

help those who won't ask

I would add that

I try to do that

we are connected

we are a part of this world

&

this is the last dance

this is the last song

this is the last place we can ever really be.

treat our neighbors well

treat our world well

treat ourselves well

Never forget...

so here I was blathering on about work
~altho the persons who should know better did a dis-service to patient & staff~
when here is a place to remind us of perspective

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
http://4travelingmermaid.blogspot.com/2006/10/every-little-bit-helps.html
we can never forget that the levees broke more than the water barrier

it broke peoples lives & homes

~BUT~

it did not break many things

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not the NOLA spirit & soul

~

not the NOLA determination to rebuild & remain

~

not the NOLA perserverance to endure & reclaim

~

but there are things that are needed

to continue

to persevere

to rebuild & repair

~

we can help

we should help

~

check out this site for places to make a real, direct & personal difference

http://4travelingmermaid.blogspot.com/2006/10/every-little-bit-helps.html

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the levees may have broken but

the NOLA people did not

the NOLA culture did not

the NOLA history did not

let's help bring NOLA back

~~~~~~~

contribute today, this week, this month

make a difference

donate today, this week, this month

generate some good karma

give something today, this week, this month

make some good mojo

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http://4travelingmermaid.blogspot.com/2006/10/every-little-bit-helps.html

sometimes work is more than frustrating...

~like~

persons (who should know better) not following protocols

~like~

persons (who should know better) letting the afor mentioned persons doing so

~like~

persons (who should know better) not enforcing the protocols

~like~

persons (who should know better) not supporting the staff who are trying to enforce the protocols

~like~

persons (who should know better) looking only at the bottom line & not seeing that by failing to support the protocols, they are endangering both patients, cash flow and certifications

~like~

persons (who DO know better but have been over ruled by the afor mentioned persons who should know better) having to spend hours of OT/on-call time doing a procedure that endangered patient by being an uneccesary procedure (by afor mentioned protocols that were ignored)

~like~

persons (who DO know better but have been over ruled by the afor mentioned perons who should know better) having to put their personal professional certifications on the line by doing afor mentioned (non-protocol & uneccessary) procedure

~like~

persons (who DO know better but have over ruled by the afor mentioned persons who should know better) losing a wonderful day with family, friends & self

~

~

sometimes work is more than frustrating

~

~like~

when it just plain sucks

(because of the afor mentioned issues)

debb's Blog Should Be Purple

debb is an expressive, offbeat blogger who tends to write about anything and everything. debb tends to set blogging trends, and she's the most likely to write her own meme or survey. debb is a bit distant though. debb's blog is all about her - not what anyone else has to say.

What Color Should Your Blog or Journal Be?

simple....

it's the simple things that can make a good day Really Good...

things like:
clean sheets on the bed
all the laundry done
a clean kitchen sink
a good night's sleep
sunshine on a cool morning
green things growing in the yard
getting the weeds out of those green things in the yard
a hug from your sweetie
fresh coffee

these simple things make a day Really Good

traveling

I got to go to Atlanta for work this week

it is a wonderful city
I was there nearly 25 years ago when in college for a biology field trip
(yikes - am I that old already!?!?!)
and it is still a joy to visit

the people are friendly.
the MARTA is clean and easy to use.
the whole place is so very green and humid...
not swimming in air humid, but moist (to a desert dweller)

and did I mention GREEN...

I found out that my work place is nearly 15 years behind industry standard --
we have a lot of catching up to do
but it will make the job we do
faster
time efficient
less expensive
easier

that is the biggest thing to me
easier
if things are easier then you get a bigger 'buy-in' from the folks that really matter:
co-workers (faster in-&-out)
management (altho they like the 'cost-less' bit)
inspectors (re: "industry standard")

it is a Win-Win-Win situation

now if only my legs would have carried me around the city a bit more

Atlanta has a world-class aquarium,
a wonderful art museum and art school,
CNN (a huge and wonderful news center),
a zoo & botanical gaarden that is amazing,
and numerous Civil War historical sites to see.

and I had no energy
no Umph
no ability to get out & about to see any of it

We have a trip scheduled to go back in the next year -
my hubby & I together
to see those sites
to be a real visitor
to visit the South
to enjoy

thank you Atlanta
& esp. the folks at Northside (you know who you are)
for making this a wonderful visit -- even if it was all work for me

been a while...

sorry 'bout that
been a bit away with health issues and home life & work

some of these are bigg-ish things and some are the routine
but all have conspired to keep me from blogging

health issue are a bit worrysome -- have a consult with a neurologist as my muscles aren't working as they should... mostly due to an autoantibody (we hope & are still waiting for other tests)

home stuff is just getting things done around the house on wonky body time (see above)

work stuff -- more of the same & I'm beginning to really find my groove there (as long as the body holds out) but folks are buying into the changes that I've made (they had to be made for inspection agencies) and it's a good place to be

the baseline is --- all is going along... some things very good & some things marginal -- much as life travels ever are

the joy of a blog is that anyting, at any time, can be commented upon or not.

also much like life

20 years

There are two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle.
~~~ Albert Einstein~~~

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it might be a miracle to be married for 20 years in today's world

or it might be the result of the right persons finding each other

& working on the relationship together

a quote

The God of Heaven may be omnipotent in his dealings with sin in the next life,

but the God of the Government prefers to handle sinful matters in this life.

I found this quote terribly amusing

(which is, of itself, an interesting turn of phrase)

Altho the here-after is ours for the imagining or defined by our belief system;

The here-and-now is quite well defined, immediate and enforced daily.

unacceptable

22,113 Total U.S. Casualties

2,602 Dead

19,511 Wounded

we should not be in Iraq

we have lost too much

a quote from Aristotle brought this home to me today

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"It is not enough to win a war,

it is more important to organize the peace."

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we are doing neither

bring our soldiers home

information source:
http://icasualties.org/oif_a/CasualtyTrends.htm

mantis

vacations & rain

vacations are a good thing
they give you time to get your head back on

rain is faling on the desert...
lots & lots of rain

the storms are amazing to watch as they roll over the land

sometimes there is a rainbow that travels with the storm
sometimes they just hang out alone on the edges

the floods are also rolling over the desert
washing out & over roads

it would be a good day to stay in & read
but work calls

so off we go

maybe on the way home I can raise my face to the rain to catch some of it's cleansing for my soul

died

so I have 3 different obit choices...

and my sweetie got 3 as well...

odd the things that we do in the middle of the night

sleep is evading any attempt to be caught

there is no rest for the weary...
or the wicked
or the washed-out
or the wasted
or the weird
or the wired
???

died suddenly

'What" will your obituary say?' at QuizGalaxy.com

died quickly

'What" will your obituary say?' at QuizGalaxy.com

died skulking

'What" will your obituary say?' at QuizGalaxy.com

died quietly

my favorite of the 3 for me...

'What" will your obituary say?' at QuizGalaxy.com

died in a car

'What" will your obituary say?' at QuizGalaxy.com

died laughing

'What" will your obituary say?' at QuizGalaxy.com

a good read...

now those of you who know me

<< & judging from the counter at the bottom of my blog there ain't that many of ya' out there... & that's ok.... keeps this personal>>

you know that I'm a bit eceletic in many things...
so bearing that in mind...
I do recommend the book
(I haven't seen the movie so can't speak to that...)
The Da Vinci Code

a good bit of history
a good bit of mystery
and a good bit of thought provoking reading....
(you know the kind ... the "I gotta' goggle that reference" or your head will rattle it around for days kind of reading)

it is interesting...

and I will NOT have any discussion about any religious issues as this is a novel, a story, one view of parts of a puzzle

I believe very firmly in puzzles
we have a brain to use
& we should
for our selves
whether it be a crossword
mah jong
sodoku
or playstation....

think &
read &
realize that stories of all sorts are often shaded by bits of the truth