Inquiring minds want to know. National Enquirer. My major complaint with Bill Clinton was that he used his office for personal gain. I would rather had that independant that offered to buy my vote. He was part of IBM at one time and tried to get IBM to see what Bill Gates was up to. IBM at that time didn't have the foresight to see how DOS and Windows would affect their computers. I personally like the idea of a rich person taking the office like the founding fathers did. It would be easier for me to trust someone like that. Plus what is wrong with Joe Blow getting some personal gain?
I have no idea. I can't remember the last time I went to a movie. I sure did enjoy the drive-ins. Have a great time with your date. I hope you two have fun.
You are right. I went there and they got rid of all them but I went to a Pawn Shop and got a bunch for fifty cents a piece. Old classics and now I got a pretty good collection. I figure if I buy a few every time I get my paycheck I will have quite a library myself after while. I don't know about anybody but I am having a pretty good day.
I finally splurged with 30 bucks and got a cd/dvd player recorder for the tv. Now I can go to the library and borrow dvds to have something to watch. Anything beats the static I get from my long range outside tv antenna. I am enjoying getting little things for the house. If I am going to have to be alone then I am going to have some noise in the house. I got a pretty good radio now but it is nice to be able to download movies from the net. You work all week and you want to have something to show for it and being able to have a good time at the house when you get off from work.
Eyes that follow me across the room. Eyes that have such sorrow and gloom. Eyes that pierce my heart and soul. But, Alice you will never really know.
Eyes that have seen such a violent past. Eyes that look away but then hold fast. Eyes that forgive strangers in their job. But, Alice your tears cause me to sob.
Eyes that hold pain when you flinch. Eyes that reflect on your inward trench. Eyes that once must have known to swirl. But, Alice it was long ago you were a girl.
Eyes that must have knew a happier time. Eyes that can focus past your lost prime. Eyes that remind me so much of mine. But, Alice men must have stood in line.
Eyes that see much farther than the haze. Eyes that are some how are out of phase. Eyes that capture my memories of you. But, Alice your eyes will always be true.
There was this blind girl I really liked. I thought she was really pretty. She said she wasn't ready for a relationship and I never got to see her, again. I thought she was really something, though.
Oh, yeah. I was strugging with a resident a few nights ago. She kept on slapping me and scratching me. She kicked Kim in the stomach a few times. All three of us were upset. Kim told me that I was lucky that the authorities did not hear me. Everybody has a history and some of the histories are violent and can seem so real even at later times. I was glad Kim was there as we both have discussed our frustrations of the job. I think the lady needed to let go of her frustration, too because soon afterwards she was back to normal and feeling relaxed. Sometimes you have to experience the actual blows to see that you are not alone in your frustrations. We affect others and they in effect affect us, too. It can be hard to be supportive in a crisis situation and to keep calm because you too are human. It is hard to be clinical all the time and just giving cliches or generalizations is not really helping. Frustration is part of life and sometimes you have to be in the actual situation before you can actually know how you will react in some situations.
I deal with the alzheimer disease every day because I am still working with the nursing home. As you know there are three stages. Just the other day we had a resident who went six floor. That is our name for it when they go to the psyche ward. It is hard to deal with in all three stages. In the first stage we have a lady named Shirley for example. The case is mild and she seems normal. You can talk to her and all I can see is that she is disorientated. In the second stage is like a lady named Cenith. She thinks her doll is real and can hear it crying but at other times she has times you can carry a conversation at short intervals with you but then forgets who you are in a short time. Winona was way out there and got agressive. There is this one lady named Beverly who just laughs all the time but then has nightmares. I have found it best to try to stay professional with them even though you can't help to have feelings for them. Especially when you have to wake them up every two hours for wet checks and four hours for some of them to reposition. With all the movies they showed us at the college it really doesn't prepare you for it and the closer you are to one the more it affects you. Just try to be loving but make sure to spend some time away, too because it can affect you. I remember when I worked with the mentally handicapped that we had to see a shrink once a month. If you spend too much time with them then it can have an effect on your mental processes where you try to adapt to their behavior with a behavior that is like them. You will want to spend time with friends and be prepared for spending time with the alzheimer after you spent time with your friends or have your friends spend time with you while you spending time with your dad. You want to be prepared for the gradual decay and be part of a support group.
Could you imagine how many trees they would save if they just brought the soldiers home? I mean if the lives of the soldiers is not valuable enough to stop the war then how about the cost of the war? I am surprised the National Arbor Foundation hasn't voiced an opinion on this. I am lucky that my father survived the Korean and Viet Nam war but it sure would have been better to have my father home during those times. It would be hard not to be sarcastic about the life size cutouts. Violence as an answer to violence is hard to fathom.
We will treat you so many ways that you are bound to like some of them. Sit a spell and kick your shoes off. Here, I will kick the dog off this one and git one of the youngins to bring you a big glass of ice tea.
Yippee, its fruitcake and eggnog season, again. What is the biggest fruitcake that you have ever seen? Has anyone ever ever ate fruitcake and lived to tell about it?
Thank ya'll guys. I thought I was dealing with a demonic possession this morning. This little old lady was telling me that I was hurting her and all I was doing was holding her hands so the other aide could dress her. Then she said she is hurting her and all she was doing was trying to dress her. Everything went ok but man it sure scared me because the last thing a care giver wants to do is hurt someone.
At some point I think we all have to let go. It may not be something that we want to do but there is that critical point in combative behavior where if one does not let go then somebody could get seriously hurt. There is a point where it really doesn't matter who is right or wrong. One just has to draw back and wash your hands of the matter. To some it can be the long version of the serenity prayer or the short version which is just screw it. When you have done all that can to do what is best and your best just isn't good enough. There is a point I guess where one just has to admit to one's self that one needs help and give in to a cooler mind or one that isn't caught up in the struggle. There is a point where one isn't really helping. You can only do so much then you can reach a point that is best to let it go.
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RE: Private Lives....and....Public Lives
Inquiring minds want to know. National Enquirer. My major complaint with Bill Clinton was that he used his office for personal gain. I would rather had that independant that offered to buy my vote. He was part of IBM at one time and tried to get IBM to see what Bill Gates was up to. IBM at that time didn't have the foresight to see how DOS and Windows would affect their computers. I personally like the idea of a rich person taking the office like the founding fathers did. It would be easier for me to trust someone like that. Plus what is wrong with Joe Blow getting some personal gain?