Nov 06

REALLY Wet And Windy Today!

Rained pretty hard when taking SWMBO to the Ferry Landing @ 0545. Couple of pretty good downpours and Wind after getting home. Turned on the radio to listen in on the local 2-meter repeaters.

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Been watching the “News” and straightening up the Truck Music USB Drive. About to get my day started. Sure is nice to NOT hear a lot of political BS on the “News.” If I were the GOP, I’d be wary of Obama promising to work with them. Grain of salt comes to mind. (Obama is a shit-faced liar comes to mind also.)

Thought I’d make Chied Fricken, mashed, and green beans for dinner. May even make enough for SWMBO (even if she doesn’t like eating cold fried chicken. Weird of her, but she’s from Oregon, Ohio).

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Wind is really blowing things around out there. Power has flickered a couple of times while I was working on the MCARC finances. But I got everything done and printed so I’m ready for the meeting Saturday.

Found out how to “browse” XM Radio when I went to check mail. Don’t know how much I’ll be listening to XM Radio; haven’t really found anything to listen to for long. The only other thing from XM Radio is the Wx report; which I can do without. If I want Wx, I check it online. Ah well.

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And I’d say that’s pretty much it. SWMBO’s home (her son picked her up tonight) and I’m chillin’ out watching the new Star Trek movie. Which I probably won’t finish out before bedtime. But who knows. I may be old but I can still stay up late with my young schweetie. Hell, I may even stay up until 2130 or so tonight!

Nov 05

I Am SO Bored

That I’m watching lightning video’s on YouTube. Goes great with the drizzle we’re getting; but you gotta be bored out of your silly asses mind to sit and watch Lightning videos on YouTube. (I really like thunder storms though. Really do. And we don’t get enough of them around here.)

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Pretty much SSDD so far; and it’s going on 1500 right now. Got my usual chores done. Thinking about what to make myself for dinner. Took the Dog for a walk and got soaked from the knees down. Trying to figure out how I’m going to re-do my new antenna and mount the radio in the truck when I go on trips. (Just ought to let Car Toys figure that one out. It’d be worth the price.)

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Converting a friends family VHS tapes to dvd. It’s pretty easy and doesn’t take a lot of concentration. Put disc in, initialize it, rewind tape, hit “Dubbing”, let it go until it quits, finalize disc. Go to next one. No fancy menu’s or editing.

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And that it. Again. MCARC 2-meter Wednesday Chat Net went well and we even had a check-in from Auburn. Cool. SWMBO is home safe and sound and has been fed. Time to hit the rack.

Oct 31

Retired. But I Still Like Friday’s.

What it feels like when I get a headache:

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Which, luckily, I don’t have. Today. Thank Goodness.

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Made a run to the bank to transfer funds from “our” account to “my” account so the down payment check I wrote (my first on this account. I don’t write checks.) wouldn’t bounce. I really don’t want to start out on the wrong foot. Need to set up “bill pay” for this also.

Spent the day doing the usual things. Picked SWMBO up at the Ferry Landing tonight. Let her drive the new truck home from Safeway. She did her usual great job.

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And that’s really about it for today. Just not much happening around here.

Oct 31

I’m Just A Retired Navy HM

But even I took a vow to protect my patients, which was pretty much everybody. This Nurse, Kaci Hickox, fighting an involuntary quarantine, took a similar vow (Nightingale Pledge). She should have volunteered to be quarantined without being forced to protect those she has vowed to protect. IMHO, she is not a real Nurse. She should never work as a Nurse again. I almost hope she turns positive for Ebola. Almost.

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Hospital Corpsman’s Pledge

I solemnly pledge myself before God and these witnesses to practice faithfully all of my duties as a member of the Hospital Corps. I hold the care of the sick and injured to be a privilege and sacred trust and will assist the Medical Officer with loyalty and honesty. I will not knowingly permit harm to come to any patient. I will hold all personal matters pertaining to the private lives of patients in strict confidence. I dedicate my heart, mind, and strength to the work before me. I shall do all within my power to show in myself an example of all that is honorable and good throughout my Naval career.

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Man, that was a long time ago. April 73 if my failing memory is correct. I didn’t make a very good Hospital Hospital Corpsman (too many Nurses around), but made one damned fine Independent Duty/Field Med Hospital Corpsman. IMHO, of course. And, after the first year, loved being with the Grunts.