The incredible true adventures of-STUPID PATRICK

Intellegence and common sense are two differnt forms of knowledge, the former is learned or either born with, and common sense is learned through experience. Its quite impolite to seek enjoyment out of another persons pitfalls, yet sometimes it is much needed, encouraged, and what the hell-FUN!.

While I was attempting to catch up on some sleep last night, the phone rang, and rang. One of the gentleman callers was of course Patrick.

Sexual ambigious Patrick is my age, having met him during the computer upgrade at the hospital. A salvage/dumpster diver/garage sale/antique aficionado, we both have alot in common and the same interests. In the movie "Dead Poets Society", Robert Keating states: sucking the marrow out of life-doesn't mean choking on the bone. Patrick chokes constantly. His educational background includes a bachelors in Biology, bachelors in physiology (spelling?), masters in physiology, bachelors in nursing, and currently working towards his degree in nurse anethesist. He is constantly running around-seldom taking out time for himself to enjoy the world around him. In one year, he worked 2,000 hours of overtime-overtime, not including his regular schedueled 40hrs/week."

For those who use e-bay and paypal, the savy internet users as well, probably have encountered the plethora of fraudant e-mail i.e.: you have added a new email to your paypal acount, or you just sent so and so, x amount of money. Correct me if I'm off base, but you would know if you had done any of these previous actions. Since I know my transactions, I have previously contacted paypal, without touching any of the links in the electronic message, and found out they are fraud. No harm done. Delete the message, go on with life.

The reason for the blessed phone call from Patrick, was his inquiry if I had ever dealt with "PAYPALS (note the plural)". Evedentlly, Patrick had recieved a frauduant "paypals", believed it, clicked on the link in the email, and had started to enter all his credit card information, prior to discovering the fraud. He had just gotten off the phone with "PAYPALS", customer service center, and wanted to know my experience with it.

First and foremost, its PAYPAL (note singular). Anoyance in his use of terminolgy was justification, he had no idea what he was talkign about. Secondly, before typing any credit card information into the computer-one best know what he/she is doing.

My annoyance came directly from his lack of information, and misuse of english language. I'll hold court with anyone-strike a conversation with a stranger, on the basis it will be a conversation. Use of "you know (which Patrick said after each sentese), and use of the slang "so, yup, yeah", drives me to turn my attention elsewhere. Its a wrongful assumption that I am going to "know" exactly what your mind thinks or operates. Unfortunately, Minnesota'ns-use those words to infinity. Which annoys me to no end..........

Sand and Water

Finished watching the ER episode from season 6(?), Sand and water.

I'm at a lost for words.

This represents so much what it is about being a health-care professional. Taking risk. Going with your instint. Breathing.

It is such a touching episode, mixed with the perfect match of music from Beth Nielsen Chapman. Dr. Green proposes to Cordey, Weaver is confronted with a domestic partnership battle, and then there is Abbey.

And maybe when she is ready, maybe in a few years, well I couldn't help but think of a certain LJ user when I watched this episode.

Sand and Water
by Beth Neilson Chapman

All alone, I didn't like the feeling
All alone, I sat and cried
All alone, I had to find some meaning
In the center of the pain I felt inside

All alone, I came into the world
All alone, I will someday die
Solid stone is just sand and water, baby
Sand and water, and a million years gone by

I will see you in the light of a thousand suns
I will hear you in the sound of the waves
I will know you when I come, as we all will come,
Through the doors, beyond the grave

All alone, I heal this heart of sorrow
All alone, I raise this child
Flesh and bone, he's just
Bursting towards tomorrow
And his laughter fills my world, and wears your smile

All alone, I came into the world
All alone, I will someday die
Solid stone is just sand and water, baby
Sand and water, and a million years gone by