Travel
I am surrounded by people who speak funny, and I'm talking about New York accents. Actually, I love them! You don't realize the difference in NY accents unless you are here for a while, but they don't all sound alike. My grandsons even have accents, although they aren't as pronounced.
I don't think I have an accent but I probably do. I like, and feel most comfortable with a good ol' hillbilly accent, and I'm talking southeastern. Of all of them I like Kentucky the best, but them I'm a little biased in that regard.
I was talking to the grandson (the one who is worried about me dying and leaving my dog to fend for herself). I was almost sure I saw him throwing left handed at the t-ball game although he does everything else with his right hand. So I asked him, "What hand do you throw with?" He thought for a minute and responded, "I throw with the hand that doesn't have the glove on it." Now that is a good way to put it when you can't remember.
Tomorrow morning we will go to the Commissary at West Point. I hope to go back on my own in the next couple of weeks, as there are several museums on post and in the vicinity I'd like to see, plus Retired Rod mentioned a guided tour of the post.
Before I left CA you may remember I was trying to get an appointment scheduled with a hematologist, as requested by my doctor. Well I finally got a phone call from the Cancer Center (which in itself is enough to send me running in the opposite direction, but I guess that is where hematology is located). They left a voice mail informing me that they had scheduled an appointment for me this coming Monday. After spending about 17 minutes on hold, listening to screechy music, I was told that I had to speak to someone in a different department to cancel the appointment and re-schedule. They transferred my call, but I only got as far as being able to leave a voice message. I never heard back from them, so I am thinking about writing the whole thing off as I don't need to be treated this way. If they are just going to draw copious amounts of blood I don't need that either, but I will keep it in mind.
For all the advances in the medical field, patients often still get the shaft.
- On Again, Off Again
Yesterday I was relieved to get a call from the Med Center telling me I could have the gastro procedure (ERCP) on this coming Monday at 2pm. I hate afternoon surgeries because that's too long to fast, but I want to get it over with. In...
- Short Update
To let you know I'm still alive I thought I would post a quick update. All the blood test results turned out better than I or the doctor expected, even though I'm still a bit anemic. I have an appointment to see my doctor next...
- I've Had A Good Day!
I ordered my Triptik, and visited my doctor. She was very agreeable today, but convinced me to see a hematologist, which I will. I didn't realize that the hematology dept. is supposed to get the referral (which they did), then evaluate it and call...
- Enough Painting - It's Miller Time!
I finally got two coats of ceiling paint applied, and will do the first coat on the walls tomorrow. I'm tired and glad to sit down with a Miller High-Life. No Lite beer for me, Sam, I like the hi-test stuff! Is it really the 1st of December? I can't...
- Trying To Get It All Together
This is the last week I will have to gather what I will take with me to Arizona. The week is sort of punctuated by "time wasters" - two doctor appointments! I have an appointment to see the doctor on Wednesday about the results of my bone scan as well...
Travel
Accents
I am surrounded by people who speak funny, and I'm talking about New York accents. Actually, I love them! You don't realize the difference in NY accents unless you are here for a while, but they don't all sound alike. My grandsons even have accents, although they aren't as pronounced.
I don't think I have an accent but I probably do. I like, and feel most comfortable with a good ol' hillbilly accent, and I'm talking southeastern. Of all of them I like Kentucky the best, but them I'm a little biased in that regard.
I was talking to the grandson (the one who is worried about me dying and leaving my dog to fend for herself). I was almost sure I saw him throwing left handed at the t-ball game although he does everything else with his right hand. So I asked him, "What hand do you throw with?" He thought for a minute and responded, "I throw with the hand that doesn't have the glove on it." Now that is a good way to put it when you can't remember.
Tomorrow morning we will go to the Commissary at West Point. I hope to go back on my own in the next couple of weeks, as there are several museums on post and in the vicinity I'd like to see, plus Retired Rod mentioned a guided tour of the post.
Before I left CA you may remember I was trying to get an appointment scheduled with a hematologist, as requested by my doctor. Well I finally got a phone call from the Cancer Center (which in itself is enough to send me running in the opposite direction, but I guess that is where hematology is located). They left a voice mail informing me that they had scheduled an appointment for me this coming Monday. After spending about 17 minutes on hold, listening to screechy music, I was told that I had to speak to someone in a different department to cancel the appointment and re-schedule. They transferred my call, but I only got as far as being able to leave a voice message. I never heard back from them, so I am thinking about writing the whole thing off as I don't need to be treated this way. If they are just going to draw copious amounts of blood I don't need that either, but I will keep it in mind.
For all the advances in the medical field, patients often still get the shaft.
- On Again, Off Again
Yesterday I was relieved to get a call from the Med Center telling me I could have the gastro procedure (ERCP) on this coming Monday at 2pm. I hate afternoon surgeries because that's too long to fast, but I want to get it over with. In...
- Short Update
To let you know I'm still alive I thought I would post a quick update. All the blood test results turned out better than I or the doctor expected, even though I'm still a bit anemic. I have an appointment to see my doctor next...
- I've Had A Good Day!
I ordered my Triptik, and visited my doctor. She was very agreeable today, but convinced me to see a hematologist, which I will. I didn't realize that the hematology dept. is supposed to get the referral (which they did), then evaluate it and call...
- Enough Painting - It's Miller Time!
I finally got two coats of ceiling paint applied, and will do the first coat on the walls tomorrow. I'm tired and glad to sit down with a Miller High-Life. No Lite beer for me, Sam, I like the hi-test stuff! Is it really the 1st of December? I can't...
- Trying To Get It All Together
This is the last week I will have to gather what I will take with me to Arizona. The week is sort of punctuated by "time wasters" - two doctor appointments! I have an appointment to see the doctor on Wednesday about the results of my bone scan as well...