For those one of you who have a Joel surgery office pool going, if you picked eight, you lose! I will be having surgery again later today at noon! That makes for nine! That was Ted William’s number so maybe that’s significant. I doubt it though.
In case you’re just tuning in, the surgeries are a result of a mysterious staph infection I have. I was supposed to see a specialist in MRSA, which is what I have. He fell ill and ended up cancelling my appointment. He returned to the office and had begun to reschedule his appointments, only for his father to pass away unexpectedly thus bringing about his quitting his practice for three months. I have an appointment with his partner this Thursday so hopefully that will bring about an end to this ‘wonderful’ affliction.
This is gonna be pretty random today.
Whenever someone is logged onto My Space they can see bulletins that friends in their friends list have posted. Usually they are funny little surveys or announcements for upcoming social events. However, someone posted one this morning that upped my dander. Someone posted a bulletin that compared certain historical events involving former presidents and wars. This was a bulletin that did not hide the fact it was trying to defend President Bush. The bulletin spoke of how many deaths WWII brought about and mistakes other presidents have made in an attempt to downplay the horrible decisions this current administration has made. The naivety of the nature of this bulletin was what struck me. I don’t see how it is possible to defend someone by pointing out what someone else did. “Well your honor I don’t feel my client is THAT guilty. I mean, sure, he committed murder, but unlike a one Jeffrey Dahmer, he didn’t EAT his victim. See. He’s not THAT bad.” That ‘logic’ is incomprehensible to me.
Speaking of incomprehensible logic, I read an article the other day that states the Oklahoma League for the Blind and the Oklahoma Centennial Commission have teamed up to provide braille plaques at various centennial projects across the city. Isn’t that rubbing it in? I mean a plaque that pretty much states to the blind “Here’s what you’d be seeing if you could see! Enjoy!” You don’t tell someone who is deaf how good the Beatles are. “Oh man they are amazing! You really would want to hear this. Since you can’t aren’t you glad I’m describing this to you?!”
It’s late and I’m meandering. I’ll write later after I’ve returned from another great surgery.
Please tune in to TLC Wednesday night for Untold Stories of the ER. My good friend Rob Little will be playing a police officer who suffers a severe leg injury. It’ll so be worth it.
RIGHT NOW
MOVIE - Cars - Now I’m not into NASCAR but this movie was entertaining and funny. I know that sounds like a review written by a twelve year old, but see how well you type at three in the morning imaginary adversary who mocks my lame movie reviews!
SONG - The Heart of Life by John Mayer off of Continuum. This is a great song for that girlfriend I don’t have if she’s ever feeling depressed. It’s not my fault I best emote through other, more talented people’s work.
Holla!
- Joel David
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