…8/15/03: it was another hot & humid day in NYC…but there were no major storms across the entire nation…8/16/03: 63º @6:30 AM…Tropical Storm Erika hit landfall early in the AM…at the Tex-Mex border…winds are 70 mph…as it moves west, it may get swept into our monsoonal moisture flow…we may see its impact by 8/18 or 8/19/03…
…8/15-8/17/03: the “Hawgust Hawgfest” is held in Carlsbad (just in case someone doesn’t like bats!)…the person with the 500,000th ticket to the ABQ Isotopes game won a trip to Orlando…this was the first time the winner had been to a baseball game…if he physically abuses me, it’s over…Dr. Behnken survived Day 1 as the attending I/P PEDS MD…she agrees with the 2-person team…more time to see each patient…in the past, she was responsible for as many as 30 patients, in various areas of the hospital…now, her workload is 10-15 children…after speaking with her & Dr. Handmaker, a medical student asked me if I review notes for accuracy...that is part of it...I ensure that the necessary information appears in the chart notes, in order to satisfy insurance companies & avoid the dangers of fraud...
…Idi Amin, the “butcher of Uganda”, who killed more than 500,000 of his countrymen, died at the age of 80…he fled to Saudi Arabia, where the former dictator lived in luxurious exile…Prince Harry is not going to college (for now)…he plans on joining the British military…
...8/16/03: Brad's lower back is hurting him...I said that's because he's becoming more active again...I rubbed him with medicated lotion...he will visit a chiropractor after he chops up the ingredients for his gazpacho...
...8/16/03: cool & cloudy…little, if any, rain…enjoyed Thai tea…very smooth…no need for sugar…saw “Spy Game” with Robert Redford & Brad Pitt…a very good movie with multiple storylines that weaved into each other…the BRAVO! Channel is 23 year old…8/17/03: 61º @7 AM; 75% humidity…we are enjoying the cool weather…but the storm named Erika is dying too quickly in Mexico…no chance of any remnants heading towards NM…but, there is the chance of hot, dry weather by the end of the week…thrills!...this is the 5th year for drought in the Navajo Nation…it will take 4 very good years to reverse the damage…
…Captain is “screened” on a nightly basis…it doesn’t appear to bother him…
…there is a copycat sniper in the area of Charleston, WV…the CA recall may be switched from 10/7/03 due to counties not prepared for this impromptu “election”…the 2nd Microsoft “bug” is a “bomb”…
…3 high tension electricity wires in OH snagged a tree…but, most power lines are overloaded and 50 yrs. old!...there are still rolling blackouts in Canada…water must be boiled in OH…raw sewerage is washing onto the beaches of Lake Erie…
…Tiger Woods has had 14 min., 59 seconds of fame…he is not doing well in the current golf tournament…the Wizard of Oz premiered on 8/16/39…the 1st B&W/color movie to be made…a blue lobster was caught off the coast of NH…its life will be spared…
…NM is looking for the “Giant Star”…the winner of this singing competition could win a recording session @Broadway Productions…
…8/17/03: Brad forgot to get scallions…he went to the Farmers’ Market while I stayed home…alone…Brad thinks I should talk to a more professional counselor than Erik…Phyllis E-mailed me with her thoughts after the death of Ernie…she was with him when he passed away…
…the NE Patriots beat the Redskins, 20-13…yeah!...
It is definitely, without a doubt, Ohio's fault for the blackout! ...we think!
...8/17/03: East meets Middle East as Brad prepared shrimp with lobster sauce, resting on Iranian Rice...pushed a stalled big car up a small incline & into a parking lot...when it was cloudy, it was comfortable...when it was sunny, it was hot...
...8/17/03: for some reason, when the alarm went off...I heard the announcer's voice...and thought it was Monday...I told Brad I had not ironed my clothes for work...he reassured me that it was only Sunday morning...the sem-reason...I ususally hear a woman's voice on Sunday...so when I heard a man's voice, I advanced life by 1 day...
…8/16/03: in Iraq, Reuters photographer shot & killed by US soldiers…thought the journalist was carrying a weapon…shot “by mistake in self defense”…similar sniper attacks in WV as in the DC area last year…using the same type of gun…
… Phyllis was willed Ernie’s furniture…Rick Weinberg is the executor of his estate…now the relatives arrive from New England…the same people who had little time to see Ernie when he was alive...
…8/18/03: 1st Energy CORP of OH appears to be responsible for the blackout…it will cost $56 million to overhaul the power grid...there is already talk of higher utility bills in our future!…NASDAQ starts the week over 1700 points…the Dow ends the day at 9400+!...fire threatens homes S of Missoula, MT…50 new fires started during this past weekend in that state…some CA counties have outdated voting machines!…major problem for recall…
…8/18/03: audio tape from al-Qaeda tells Muslims that Osama bin Laden is still alive…his followers should begin the Jihad against westerners…5,000 senior citizens may have died in France due to dehydration & hypothermia…heavy rains fall in Spain (this is not a joke!)…the US is one of the top 5 countries that are attractive targets for terrorists…another 9/11 event is quite possible…peace deal in Liberia ends 3-year civil war?…
…”She Blinded Me with Science” song used in hair commercial…
…gas pipeline to Phoenix ruptured…bad for cars…prices jumped to $2+/gal...
…8/17/03: cool when cloudy; hot, when not!…a “tongue” of warm, humid air in the central states…places in Iowa & Nebraska reach 100°…
…8/18/03: wore tie & new white shirt…buttoned collar does not crush my neck…Brad going to Nancy’s chiropractor today @2:30…the same place as his “former” DC, 7100 Menaul…Nancy will give him a ride there…when he returns home, Brad feels better…another visit on 8/21/03 @1:30…Brad gave Nancy some gazpacho…she enjoyed it!...we enjoyed it, too @supper...UH has PC with the flat screen monitor & tower combined (by Dell)…seen on chart; “w/some pussy d/c”!?…unusually quiet day in our area…
…I have no complete privacy to talk to Erik, either at home or work…needed top sheet to keep warm…for me, sometimes a blanket…I also never find time to play music at home…this is true for both weekends & weekdays…but I enjoy creating a “rough draft” of my notes…then add the bells & whistles at home…less worry about accessing the Internet to create my web page…now I can paste & touch-up…with some of the necessary attributes…less stress at night, needing to both type & embellish what I write…more time to look for .jpg & .gif art…
…Pirates of the Caribbean is in 6th place, earning $8+ million…
…Miguel likes pre-school…lunch has been added to his schedule…8/18/03 meal included beets…now he wants to stay for the naptime…we have entered the next craze of bright flora, Hawaiian & dragon shirts…Magnum, PI where are you?...
Sometimes it is better to keep one's thoughts & one's comments to one's self!
…8/18/03: temps reached 90º…T’storms during the night w/heavy rain…more days of summer heat to follow…8/19/03: warm, then windy...dark clouds in some areas...downpours in others...dry here...
…AZ may start rationing gas…prices have reached $4/gal…stores are claiming they are losing revenue…people are not stopping to buy food or groceries…people are also blaming the stores for the higher prices at the pump…it will take at least 2 weeks to repair the damaged pipe…more than 100 suspects in the WV slayings…this state has one of the lowest crime rates in the country…now they fear going to gas stations when it’s dark …all victims were shot in the head &/or neck…this is also a similar trait of the DC sniper…
…business may be able to sue power companies for lost income as a result of the blackout…which may have cost the economy $6 billion...
…8/19/03: President Bush PROMISES that US troops will pull out of Liberia by 10/1/2003… Saddam Hussein's vice president has been handed over to US forces in Iraq…the Al-Jazeera network is reporting that a disguised Taha Yassin Ramadan was captured by Kurdish troops... the UN's top envoy to Iraq is among the dead from a cement truck bombing that killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 100 at the hotel housing the UN headquarters in Baghdad…the same number of deaths occurred at the Jordanian Embassy in the Iraqi capital…elsewhere, a suicide bombing in Jerusalem kills 20, injures 80… man on bus sacrifices himself “for the greater good”…this is the 3rd attack between these nations in less than a week, which is weakening the “road to peace”… the media feels that these events will convince other nations to support our progress in the Middle East…or, they might think it’s a waste of time, money & lives…
…a UNM sports coach can make $300,000 per year…why was a conversation taped in which Baylor U coach Dave Bliss states that basketball players should imply that Patrick Dennehey dealt in drugs to pay tuition?…when it was the coach himself who improperly paid for the athlete’s education…
…in Brazil, conditions in jails are so bad that convicts can choose to work in the prison surfboard shop…for every 3 days they are employed, 1 day is reduced from their sentence…
…somewhat slow at work...coded E/R charges…there is no place on the Internet to find the exact location of Leona’s Restaurant in Chimayo…it is near the church…no directions necessary…
…personal bankruptcies reach record levels…
…man with gun kills one person in Andover, OH auto parts supply plant, injures many…dies himself…
…in “BMB”, no one gets the chance to ask James any questions about his life...or, if his partner should be active or passive…and, after 4 weeks, there are still straights in our group of gays...is James' "gaydar" not working?…it will be interesting to learn the final total of the “gay straights”…
...the West Nile Virus has claimed its 1st victim in NM...a 78-year old man...to date, there are 24 cases reported...8/20/03: add 2 more to the list...
…8/20/03: David, the student who works in the PEDS DEPT, has not spoken a word to other than when necessary…however, he has grown & shaved off a beard…and dyed his hair blonde…then styled it, adding brown roots…what does he fear?…Cassandra did not phone me at work on 8/14/03 to tell me she wasn’t coming in…but, less talking means less complaining…8/20/03: told by Rosanne that Pat is sending someone soon to review our coding procedures…Doris is claiming that we are holding billing sheets…with less work, our turnaround time is even faster than before…the good news: Dr. Heideman knows we are not the problem…so we have to be on our best behavior…& tell the absolute truth (what else is there?)…the next phase of interrogation begins...slower PM…cleaned up the mess in my open cabinet…finally found a chart, instead of MedRec…still in CACU, but not where the D/C charts should be placed…
…BMB: please don’t make Sean straight…say it isn’t so!…but it is...and he was not picked by James for the next "round"…now, James knows that 1 of the 3 finalists is straight…in all, there are 7 heterosexuals in a group of 15 men…50%, more or less…how are they reacting if James (or any other man in the group) has made advances to them…and in the beginning, Sean knelt down and kissed James’ hand…and his straight (not gay), scruffy hair…I’m glad James saw beyond looks to choose Sean…until the “semi-finals”…
…our upper level A/C was on all night…minor ripples of AM panic attack…crowded AM Central bus…& I don’t try hard to make friends, either…
Friday, October 31, 2008
Eye around the sky!
...Dr. Saeed, a pulmonary physician from Pakistan, will be deported as of 9/1/03...so will his wife...but his 3 children, born here, could stay...he must sell or liquidate his property & belongings...since 7/31/03, he has not been on the hospital's payrool...two attempts to get him a temporary VISA have failed...Dr. Perkett will take over his duties & answer any questions on his patients...Dr. Bashir is returning from a 2-week vacation...he will definitely have work to do!...many Middle East providers are being subjected to this treatment...
...8/12/03: the Dow creeps over 9300...
…8/13/03: windier than usual in the early AM…cooler & more chances of rain?...coolest day this August, coolest since June…back to school for ABQ!...UNM will start on 8/25/03...expect changes to the I-40 exit at Coors RD...need to find Leona’s in Chimayo for real New Mexican food…5 more cases of W Nile Virus…2 in Bernalillo, 1 in Santa Fe, Taos & Doña Ana counties…4 have the virus; the others have a form of Meningitis w/Encephalitis…the actual news report on this warning came from Tingley Beach…Navajo Nation setting up clinics for horse vaccines for the next 6 weeks...located in Shiprock, Chinle, Tuba City & Window Rock..."super mosquito" in CO, the state with the highest deaths...Durango & Cortez have had horse deaths due to the virus...
…8/13/03: US soldiers cleared of blame for bombing a Baghdad hotel, thought to hide Saddam supporters…in reality, it housed reporters, some of which died in the attack…the reason for the shooting, “in self defense”…the number of soldiers injured may be higher than reported...more of Saddam’s key officers have been captured…oil is flowing again from Iraq to Turkey...8/16/03: a raging oil fire and pipeline trouble stopped all oil flow from Iraq to Turkey, just three days after the pipeline between the two countries was reopened, the US military said...
...at least 100 deaths can be blamed on the European heat wave…Athens, Greece will host the 2004 Olympic Games…Mars is the closest to Earth…the next time this happens will be 60,000 years from now…
…Arnold-free publicity due to his film star status…maybe his movies should not be shown on TV!...but, has everyone forgotten Ronald Reagan?...
…twin beams of light will display at the WTC on 9/11/03…gas prices going up by end of year?...
…8/13/03: the 2nd day that Cassandra has a virus on her PC…called IT…not to worry…recent updates will prevent any software problems…I left @11 AM…not much work…both in PEDS & ER…Geri told us to slow down…easier for me…at home, saw “Boy” & “Queer Eye”…
…4 (D) senators from CO have come to ABQ with beer, peaches & support…
…Bulletin!...Hope was moved to 1650…she had no choice…Rosanne spoke with Pat, Jackie & Sandra…since Hope had returned, she had fought with Arlene, and started to annoy the Coders (that’s us!)…things had been quiet & friendly…there were fewer typographical entries…
...200 troops will be sent to Liberia...SARS claims 2 lives in Canada...the US GOVT set up the meetings for the man buying shoulder cannons...from start to finish...these weapons could be used to shoot down planes...
…8/13/03: oil is flowing from Iraq to Turkey…people should avoid traveling to Saudi Arabia…the US warning comes after threats have been made to attack British Airways flights…
…8/14/03: in NH, lightning strikes a metal table, shocking any who were in contact with its surface…maybe rain in W NM…the number of deaths from the European heat wave may reach 3,000…there will be a “GI George”…it is the President in a flight outfit, the one he wore on 5/1/03 when he flew to an aircraft carrier & announced that the major battle was over in Iraq…
…8/15 – 8/17/03, there is a Bat Festival in Carlsbad…8/13/03: Joe Vigil, the APS superintendent whose alcohol level was .07 above the allowed limit, may have not been the driver of the vehicle that lost control & killed him…a second passenger stated that Joe was not behind the wheel…this person died earlier in the week…the last survivor was in court for unrelated charges…8/15/03: tests show Joe was not the driver...he was in the front passenger seat...
…Isabel likes to collect postcards, so she can “see the world”…
…8/14/03: Cassandra out all day…tepid water from PEDS DEPT faucets…3 PM training sessions…there were actually 2…which lasted until after 4…but I arrived at home earlier than on Tuesday, 8/12/03…favorite phrase from Data Entry staff…I talked to Doreen, and she told me to contact you…
…Brad on a Middle Eastern spice quest to create more delicious meals…1st stop was the Oriental Market…he found some there…the AZ Tribal Collectors suddenly has a very small inventory on its web site…about 16 items, when it used to have about 50 pieces of art…strange!…
…in “BMB”, what happens if a pass is made at one of the “straight guys”?…or maybe a more sexual advance…maybe after some cocktails…maybe just sitting a round a table, or talking in the living room…maybe at the pool…maybe during a meal…maybe when taking showers…what if the straight guy got really upset…and said something very gay “unfriendly”…Ooops!…how would this be explained…there has been no kissing at any time…implied, but limited physical contact…nothing racy…no “real” nudity…as seen or shown on TV…no one has been upset with any of the other guys…egos bruised or rubbed the wrong way…it’s just been “too perfect” or “too squeaky clean”…but, Sean can dance!...
…8/14/03: rain fell for 5 minutes at home, and then stopped for the day…there was a cool PM breeze…it was 70º @5PM; 67º by 8 PM…
…using ping pong balls, loaded with potassium…drop into forest fires…the chemical reaction ignites the element, and a fire wall is created, without risking human lives…Great Balls of Fire!...
…8/14/03: Brad made Iranian rice, and mixed in the remaining chicken…very tasty!...for dessert, baked peaches & Kanom Taro Tako (Thai Taro dessert)…
…8/15/03: Tropical Storm Erika may become Hurricane Erika, a fast moving (20 mph in a W direction) storm heading towards Brownsville, TX…land fall will be early AM on 8/16/03…winds are now 60, but may reach 75 mph before striking the TX coast…unpleasant memories of Claudette, which struck earlier this summer...
…8/15/03: man in Placitas, NM has built a house that is “handicap friendly”…there are no sills, mobile commodes & cabinets, lower sinks & bathtubs, higher outlets, easy to use door knobs and light switches…the man is an architect…his wife has scoliosis…the house is of the “transgenerational” design…very user friendly…faucets can reach pots on the stove…there are big security peepholes at the front door…and the cost was $300,000…but money well spent for the woman he loves…
…8/15/03: left work @11…enjoyed another great meal at the Ming Dynasty…a combination of Dim Sum items & orange flavor beef…then to the Swiss Alps Bakery…which had an assortment of prices that ranged from the reasonable to the ridiculous…off to a bead shop on Menaul…then home…then to Wal-Mart…then could not figure out who was honking at us…Rudy, our barber…stopped by his shop to argue & show him a mineral speciman...he did the same to us, a sample found in AZ...the Navajo Nation has reported 2 horses with the W Nile Virus…while watching the news on the East Coast Blackout, New Mexicans are amazed that people use public transportation to get to work…on Police TV, there was a chase down I-25 south, N of ABQ...the car was turbo charged, and the police could not overtake it...so the cops radioed trucks to assist in the persuit...an 18-wheeler made the getaway car swerve into the median...it go back onto the road, pulled to the side...and surrendered...
…8/15/03: 66º @5AM…½ the towel fell into the shower…Captain & I were fighting…he scratched me…twice!...I am like a Neanderthal…a little rain today…maybe some on 8/16/03…then we wait to see what Erika does…
…the FAB 5 may redo Arnold?...on ET?...
…a meeting of countries threatened by N Korea suggest a non-aggression treaty, and that N Korea cease producing nuclear weapons…we shall see…the chief of al-Qaeda operations in SE Asia has been arrested…he is linked to the Bali nightclub explosion…his plans were to strike at the upcoming global conference to be held in Thailand…this is the first time that US troops have been sent to Africa in 10 years…the last time was for Somalia…
I've got the power... not!
…8/14/03: 50 million people were without electricity just after 4 PM EST…this is “not a terrorist attack”…the affected areas were NY state, NJ, upper & lower MI, Ontario [Toronto & Ottawa]; parts of VT; northern OH [Cleveland, Akron, Toledo]; Hartford & western CT…most people are not panicking…not Boston or DC or MD...or RI or NH or ME…an overloaded power grid @Niagara Falls?...lightning?...8 PM, and power is slowly being restored to NYC…may take hours, not minutes…this was a “natural occurrence”…9 nuclear plants were shut down…8 PM, and not sure what exactly happened…a similar event took place on 11/9/65…
…8/15/03: parts of the USA & Ontario do not are "powerless"…about 9,300 square miles affected…no NYC subway service…no trains except AMTRAK…just [shuttle] buses…more hot, humid weather for the East Coast, and no A/C in NYC!...many people did not panic, probably due to the ripple effect of 9/11…some tourists slept on the streets of Manhattan…there were no hotel rooms, and their car was stuck in an elevated car-park…MI is still in the dark…so is much of Ontario…NM is part of the 13-state western power grid...they experienced a similar situation to today's outage in 1996…storms were to blame for the blackout in Farmington for a few hours on 8/14/03…and PNM is constantly upgrading & developing new technology…but, on 3/18/2000, 360,000 people lost power in NM…the cause was due to a fire…GOV Richardson was the SEC’Y of Energy from 1998-2001…his comment was that too much electricity flows through an antiquated power grid…hackers could sabotage any computerized energy system in 2-4 hours…
…early 8/16/03: power has been restored to most areas except SE MI, and parts of Ontario, where there are rolling blackouts…NYC subways began moving @7 AM...approx. 10 million people remain in the dark…midday 8/16/03: the power is on in the remaining affected US areas...but gas pumps are not working in MI...water restrictions remain in Cleveland...the original completion time was SUN evening, 8/18/03…there is a Lake Erie power loop that flows clockwise from Erie to Cleveland to Detroit to Ottawa...this is the new blame location…a counterclockwise surge entered the grid…this energy flux was not detected or stopped…what happened to the built-in safeguards?...have electricity regulations been ignored?...”our vulnerable infrastructure”…cell phones did not work in NYC…some people without power for 30+ hours…
...Blackout over America...and Canada, too!...
Powerless to the People!
...8/12/03: the Dow creeps over 9300...
…8/13/03: windier than usual in the early AM…cooler & more chances of rain?...coolest day this August, coolest since June…back to school for ABQ!...UNM will start on 8/25/03...expect changes to the I-40 exit at Coors RD...need to find Leona’s in Chimayo for real New Mexican food…5 more cases of W Nile Virus…2 in Bernalillo, 1 in Santa Fe, Taos & Doña Ana counties…4 have the virus; the others have a form of Meningitis w/Encephalitis…the actual news report on this warning came from Tingley Beach…Navajo Nation setting up clinics for horse vaccines for the next 6 weeks...located in Shiprock, Chinle, Tuba City & Window Rock..."super mosquito" in CO, the state with the highest deaths...Durango & Cortez have had horse deaths due to the virus...
…8/13/03: US soldiers cleared of blame for bombing a Baghdad hotel, thought to hide Saddam supporters…in reality, it housed reporters, some of which died in the attack…the reason for the shooting, “in self defense”…the number of soldiers injured may be higher than reported...more of Saddam’s key officers have been captured…oil is flowing again from Iraq to Turkey...8/16/03: a raging oil fire and pipeline trouble stopped all oil flow from Iraq to Turkey, just three days after the pipeline between the two countries was reopened, the US military said...
...at least 100 deaths can be blamed on the European heat wave…Athens, Greece will host the 2004 Olympic Games…Mars is the closest to Earth…the next time this happens will be 60,000 years from now…
…Arnold-free publicity due to his film star status…maybe his movies should not be shown on TV!...but, has everyone forgotten Ronald Reagan?...
…twin beams of light will display at the WTC on 9/11/03…gas prices going up by end of year?...
…8/13/03: the 2nd day that Cassandra has a virus on her PC…called IT…not to worry…recent updates will prevent any software problems…I left @11 AM…not much work…both in PEDS & ER…Geri told us to slow down…easier for me…at home, saw “Boy” & “Queer Eye”…
…4 (D) senators from CO have come to ABQ with beer, peaches & support…
…Bulletin!...Hope was moved to 1650…she had no choice…Rosanne spoke with Pat, Jackie & Sandra…since Hope had returned, she had fought with Arlene, and started to annoy the Coders (that’s us!)…things had been quiet & friendly…there were fewer typographical entries…
...200 troops will be sent to Liberia...SARS claims 2 lives in Canada...the US GOVT set up the meetings for the man buying shoulder cannons...from start to finish...these weapons could be used to shoot down planes...
…8/13/03: oil is flowing from Iraq to Turkey…people should avoid traveling to Saudi Arabia…the US warning comes after threats have been made to attack British Airways flights…
…8/14/03: in NH, lightning strikes a metal table, shocking any who were in contact with its surface…maybe rain in W NM…the number of deaths from the European heat wave may reach 3,000…there will be a “GI George”…it is the President in a flight outfit, the one he wore on 5/1/03 when he flew to an aircraft carrier & announced that the major battle was over in Iraq…
…8/15 – 8/17/03, there is a Bat Festival in Carlsbad…8/13/03: Joe Vigil, the APS superintendent whose alcohol level was .07 above the allowed limit, may have not been the driver of the vehicle that lost control & killed him…a second passenger stated that Joe was not behind the wheel…this person died earlier in the week…the last survivor was in court for unrelated charges…8/15/03: tests show Joe was not the driver...he was in the front passenger seat...
…Isabel likes to collect postcards, so she can “see the world”…
…8/14/03: Cassandra out all day…tepid water from PEDS DEPT faucets…3 PM training sessions…there were actually 2…which lasted until after 4…but I arrived at home earlier than on Tuesday, 8/12/03…favorite phrase from Data Entry staff…I talked to Doreen, and she told me to contact you…
…Brad on a Middle Eastern spice quest to create more delicious meals…1st stop was the Oriental Market…he found some there…the AZ Tribal Collectors suddenly has a very small inventory on its web site…about 16 items, when it used to have about 50 pieces of art…strange!…
…in “BMB”, what happens if a pass is made at one of the “straight guys”?…or maybe a more sexual advance…maybe after some cocktails…maybe just sitting a round a table, or talking in the living room…maybe at the pool…maybe during a meal…maybe when taking showers…what if the straight guy got really upset…and said something very gay “unfriendly”…Ooops!…how would this be explained…there has been no kissing at any time…implied, but limited physical contact…nothing racy…no “real” nudity…as seen or shown on TV…no one has been upset with any of the other guys…egos bruised or rubbed the wrong way…it’s just been “too perfect” or “too squeaky clean”…but, Sean can dance!...
…8/14/03: rain fell for 5 minutes at home, and then stopped for the day…there was a cool PM breeze…it was 70º @5PM; 67º by 8 PM…
…using ping pong balls, loaded with potassium…drop into forest fires…the chemical reaction ignites the element, and a fire wall is created, without risking human lives…Great Balls of Fire!...
…8/14/03: Brad made Iranian rice, and mixed in the remaining chicken…very tasty!...for dessert, baked peaches & Kanom Taro Tako (Thai Taro dessert)…
…8/15/03: Tropical Storm Erika may become Hurricane Erika, a fast moving (20 mph in a W direction) storm heading towards Brownsville, TX…land fall will be early AM on 8/16/03…winds are now 60, but may reach 75 mph before striking the TX coast…unpleasant memories of Claudette, which struck earlier this summer...
…8/15/03: man in Placitas, NM has built a house that is “handicap friendly”…there are no sills, mobile commodes & cabinets, lower sinks & bathtubs, higher outlets, easy to use door knobs and light switches…the man is an architect…his wife has scoliosis…the house is of the “transgenerational” design…very user friendly…faucets can reach pots on the stove…there are big security peepholes at the front door…and the cost was $300,000…but money well spent for the woman he loves…
…8/15/03: left work @11…enjoyed another great meal at the Ming Dynasty…a combination of Dim Sum items & orange flavor beef…then to the Swiss Alps Bakery…which had an assortment of prices that ranged from the reasonable to the ridiculous…off to a bead shop on Menaul…then home…then to Wal-Mart…then could not figure out who was honking at us…Rudy, our barber…stopped by his shop to argue & show him a mineral speciman...he did the same to us, a sample found in AZ...the Navajo Nation has reported 2 horses with the W Nile Virus…while watching the news on the East Coast Blackout, New Mexicans are amazed that people use public transportation to get to work…on Police TV, there was a chase down I-25 south, N of ABQ...the car was turbo charged, and the police could not overtake it...so the cops radioed trucks to assist in the persuit...an 18-wheeler made the getaway car swerve into the median...it go back onto the road, pulled to the side...and surrendered...
…8/15/03: 66º @5AM…½ the towel fell into the shower…Captain & I were fighting…he scratched me…twice!...I am like a Neanderthal…a little rain today…maybe some on 8/16/03…then we wait to see what Erika does…
…the FAB 5 may redo Arnold?...on ET?...
…a meeting of countries threatened by N Korea suggest a non-aggression treaty, and that N Korea cease producing nuclear weapons…we shall see…the chief of al-Qaeda operations in SE Asia has been arrested…he is linked to the Bali nightclub explosion…his plans were to strike at the upcoming global conference to be held in Thailand…this is the first time that US troops have been sent to Africa in 10 years…the last time was for Somalia…
I've got the power... not!
…8/14/03: 50 million people were without electricity just after 4 PM EST…this is “not a terrorist attack”…the affected areas were NY state, NJ, upper & lower MI, Ontario [Toronto & Ottawa]; parts of VT; northern OH [Cleveland, Akron, Toledo]; Hartford & western CT…most people are not panicking…not Boston or DC or MD...or RI or NH or ME…an overloaded power grid @Niagara Falls?...lightning?...8 PM, and power is slowly being restored to NYC…may take hours, not minutes…this was a “natural occurrence”…9 nuclear plants were shut down…8 PM, and not sure what exactly happened…a similar event took place on 11/9/65…
…8/15/03: parts of the USA & Ontario do not are "powerless"…about 9,300 square miles affected…no NYC subway service…no trains except AMTRAK…just [shuttle] buses…more hot, humid weather for the East Coast, and no A/C in NYC!...many people did not panic, probably due to the ripple effect of 9/11…some tourists slept on the streets of Manhattan…there were no hotel rooms, and their car was stuck in an elevated car-park…MI is still in the dark…so is much of Ontario…NM is part of the 13-state western power grid...they experienced a similar situation to today's outage in 1996…storms were to blame for the blackout in Farmington for a few hours on 8/14/03…and PNM is constantly upgrading & developing new technology…but, on 3/18/2000, 360,000 people lost power in NM…the cause was due to a fire…GOV Richardson was the SEC’Y of Energy from 1998-2001…his comment was that too much electricity flows through an antiquated power grid…hackers could sabotage any computerized energy system in 2-4 hours…
…early 8/16/03: power has been restored to most areas except SE MI, and parts of Ontario, where there are rolling blackouts…NYC subways began moving @7 AM...approx. 10 million people remain in the dark…midday 8/16/03: the power is on in the remaining affected US areas...but gas pumps are not working in MI...water restrictions remain in Cleveland...the original completion time was SUN evening, 8/18/03…there is a Lake Erie power loop that flows clockwise from Erie to Cleveland to Detroit to Ottawa...this is the new blame location…a counterclockwise surge entered the grid…this energy flux was not detected or stopped…what happened to the built-in safeguards?...have electricity regulations been ignored?...”our vulnerable infrastructure”…cell phones did not work in NYC…some people without power for 30+ hours…
...Blackout over America...and Canada, too!...
Powerless to the People!
Time does not change some things...
...8/1/03: another tape was played on Arab TV...it was dated 7/27/03, and was the voice of Saddam Husein...his message; Oust US forces!...the informant who revealed where Saddam's sons were located has been paid the $30 million in one lump sum payment...we are being told that finding WMD will take time...Democrats are upset...this was their basis of supporting the war...the gay priest wishing to become a bishop waits for the vote to be taken during the first weekend in August...8/4/03: delays due to an E-mail received in which the sender charges the priest with improperly "touching" a straight man, and creating a web site that features porn...and so the investigation begins...US Catholics are more lenient to same-sex marriages than the Vatican...President Bush had his routine physical @Bethesda Naval Hospital...now he is on a month-long vacation at his ranch in Crawford, TX...there is a black pastor who is paying whites of various ethnic classes to attend mass at his church...the rate is based on the day of the week...N Korea has dropped the demand for 1 on 1 talks with the US...talks will take place between Russia, China, Japan, the US and N & S Korea...but N Korea says any meeting with the UN on this subject would be a prelude to war...the Liberian president will begin his exile in Nigeria as of 8/11/03...52 soldiers have died in Iraq since Bush declared that the war was over!...
...8/1/03: where did July go?...this was a bad head day!...and the case of the criss crossed communications!...I went to bed @ 7:30...there was another truck rollover, this time in San Ysidro...Mayor Chavez has not been wearing glasses at recent interviews...a controlled burn took place of marajuana, cocaine & meth...going up in smoke...what does it take to get rain to fall in ABQ?...there are showers in Tucson...for the fourth day in a row, 29 Palms, CA has flooded roads, thanks to our heavy monsoon rains...maybe the high pressure will slide over TX this week...there are T'storms near Tulsa...severe storms in E NM...8/2/03: Bismarck, ND had the coolest temp of the US major cities; 52 degrees!...8 million copies of Hilary Clinton's book have been sold...UNM has its first Hispaniac president, Louis Caldera...
...8/2/03: had a very good meal at the 66 Diner...this place returns you to the 50s'...and we got a coaster for a sounvenir...I had green chili cheese burger w/fries (that were not greasy at all!)...Brad had a Frito Pie, much better than the one at the Knoxville World's Fair...Brad made great guacomole...enjoyed The Bourne Identity w/Matt Damon...and there is a Fab 5 entering today's world in the series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy...a My Fair Lady makeover that includes revamping the place of residence!...amusing & amazing!...
...Susan Lucci is married for the 10th time on All My Children...Liza Minelli, in real life, is divorced for the ? time...
If a marriage is a union between a man & a woman, then is a union a marriage between 2 men &/or 2 women?
...8/2/03: Captain stayed the night in my bathroom...when I saw him in the morning, he was resting on the rug...water pipes broke @Candelaria & Pennsylvania NE due to construction in that area...3 others were due to the hot weather...the heat weakens the concrete & asphalt, causing it to collapse, strike the pipes and cause the water to erupt...the Congress is still talking about a Constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages...through history, it is only signified the bond between a man & a woman, for the purpose of creating a family...oh, really? says who?....why is a law needed, and why is it a priority item in a time of economic confusion?...aren't we Americans smart enough to define & determine what "marriage" means to us?...
...8/2/03: and I cried again!...a lot...
...in general, people appear more crazier this past week...
...the Diamonique ring...CZ in another disguise?...
...8/3/02: a chance of T'storms in N NM...a little rain in ABQ...lightning struck 3 people in Sheep Springs, killing one of them...the temp of a lightning bolt is 50,000 degrees...lightning can travel through the ground...NM is #1 in the number of lightning fatalities...the week may bring isolated T'storms throughout the state...maybe monsoons by the end of the week...flash flood warning for the Durango area...severe forest fires & drought plague Europe...Glacier NATL Park reopened for day trips...8/3/03: another night for Captain in the bathroom...saw Cher farewell concert again...
...people with diminished mental capacities cannot be executed in NM...this may mean a prison term for the sex offender who raped & killed a 16-year old...
...still no decision on what to do about Liberia...to aid or not to aid, that is the military question!...US naval forces are heading to its coast...8/4/03: 6 W African nations send over 3,000 peacekeepers to Liberia...
...a grape glut in CA...2 Buck Chuck wine selling between $2 - $4 per bottle...reviews are mixed...
...the two sides of news article...on the good side: the Shiprock area is getting new homes through a federal grant...on the bad side, however, the only road to this complex is closed, and will remain that way for the forseeable future...
The ruling on an item in the closet: if it has not been worn for 1 year, throw it away or give it away!
...over 12,000 hectare burned in British Columbia...firefighters from Ontario are battling the blaze...the military is providing assistance, also...
...Pirates of the Carribean remains in 3rd place, earning over $19 million...the Jo-Lo/Ben Affleck movie, Gigli, is a bomb...it made less than $4 million on its opening weekend...the movie cost $54 million to make...
...8/3/03: car collapses into sinkhole @Harper & Barnhart...both car & driver are rescued...Captain's prison includes a little rug for him to relax or sleep or both...5 AM and 54% humidity...
...the deputy of Osama bin Laden says the war has just begun and that the US will pay dearly if the prisoners in Gitmo Bay are mistreated...Colin Powell will step down at the beginning of the next President's term of office...
...N Korea peace (or war) talks to be held in Beijing...
...the top of the stainless steel rack was cut so that it fit in the kitchen corridor...Captain's food is now located in front of the water heater closet...Captain & catnip make a great are purrfect together!...tug o' war between the Yankees & Red Sox for 1st place & wild card position...Brad was irritated when I touched him in a sensative part of his body, causing him to wake up...15 yr. old, unrestrained, was ejected from his car due to an auto accident...he landed on a fence 60 feet from the incident...8/4/03: huge PM dust devils in the W Mesa area...gas price is $1.43, up 2 cents...
...Hope works @1650...8/2/03: Darlene Lujan, manager, took test for Coding license in the same room as Cassandra...Patrick is learning gambling techniques, such as counting cards...and now, women's football @UNM...
...8/4/03: Brad created a fantastic Bouillabaisse (fish soup, consisting of red snapper, lobster tail, crab claws, mussels & shrimp)...in the middle of the bowl was garlic bread topped with a rouille...Brad added 2 cans of diced tomatos & hot green chiles...8/5/03: we dined on Brad's Oriental Extravanganza, an original creation, which was great!...loaded with broccoli, mushrooms, carrots, garlic, noodles & more...
...the search for a mini-stereo begins!...8/4/03: a sad day...Mike Tyson spends $400 million, and now has no money...but he does have big homes, big cars, big cats & big legal fees...twin pandas may be born in captivity at the San Diego Zoo...there may be a paternity suit...the father has returned to China...
...8/5/03: suicide bombing kills 13 at a Jakarta Hilton...took place during lunch...140+ injuries...102 soldier have come down with a pneumonia type illness. 2 have died...it has struck the troops in Iraq & surrounding countries...fire caused by lightning destroys a Jim Bean production plant...
...Kobe Bryant will no longer represent McDonald's, Sprite, Nutella & possibly Nike...this means a loss of income for him to the tune of $15 million...
...more rain on the East Coast...8/5/03: here, hot, some clouds, but no rain...an ironic scene of people smoking outside & in front of the Cancer Center...Brad finally found bran when shopping @Wild Oats...anchor stores in malls used to generate 50% of the revenue...now, it's only 20%...stores like Home Depot & Wal-Mart are getting 75% of the customers who shop...the "all in one location" store is preferred...
...8/5/03: Colin Powell denies allegations of him leaving his position...there is no substance to that report...the best Democratic candidate for the 2004 election is Hilary Clinton...if Bush's popularity keeps declining...exact copies of Saddam's fingerprints can be found on the monumental arch in Baghdad...Iran is much closer to developing nuclear weapons than Iraq...we live in a land of labels...
...the allegations have been made, but so has the decision...and V Gene Alexander, 56, is the first "openly" gay bishop for the Episcopal Church for the NH dioscese...the divorced clergyman has been with his partner for more than 10 years...many feathers have been ruffled by this action...time will tell if there will be a ripple effect...
8/6/03: this is a new technique I’m trying…writing on Microsoft Word, and pasting it in the web page…here goes…
8/5/03: stocks drop almost 150 points, and are teetering at 9000…
8/6/03: Brad can’t sleep, so he gets up with me @4:30 (how nice, in slightly dripping sarcasm) and works on his recipe book…a small amount of troops land in Liberia for logistic support (?)…can soldiers do that?...they will also protect the peacekeeper...the al Qaeda may be responsible for the Hilton bombing in Jakarta…the country was aware that they might be targeted, and beefed up security…but, obviously, not enough…the Arab nations reject the new Iraqi GOVT…to spend $318 million, Mike Tyson would have had to have spent over $48,000/day…he had a 61 room mansion (to name just 1)…with 18 bedrooms (1 had 5 TVs’), 7 bath rooms, a gym & a disco (to name but a few)…he spent $110 million on cars…and plenty on lawyers…so if he sells the properties & the cars, he would not have to declare bankruptcy…I think!...
8/6/03: in Colfax CNTY, a woman is the 2nd person in the state to be diagnosed with W Nile Virus…she is recovering from the illness…4 people have died in CO from the disease…there is no vax for humans...Europe is baking as 100° temps bake the Swiss & the English, and everything in between...at least 10 people have died across the continent…the high pressure over NM may not budge for another month…Horrors!...and there is talk of a dry winter…but we did see a little rain in our area after supper…
8/6/03: sadness sets in as I realize that, by WED, I already know if I will have to remain inside due to another hot weekend…thus, another sad day…the leather strap on my carryall broke…at the start of the day…again…and the solution this time is a padlock…yeah!...lock it up!...I think my search for a mini-stereo is almost over...
8/5/03: a college professor slits daughter’s throat to end her child’s suffering from a terminal illness…
8/6/03: not all INGENIX edits were closed for the month…calls from Hope & Sandra, finger pointing at us…could it possibly be the fault of their new employee, Dorothy?...of course not!...whom we met today…I had a panic attack last about 1 hour in the morning…said to me by Dr. Anaya, Are you helping me make lots of money?...
8/6/03: in KY, the Daniel Boone Highway will be renamed for Hal Rogers, the REP congressman who helped the state get federal dollars ($13 million of them) to eliminate toll roads…gas has risen to $1.49, up 6 cents…currently we are fished out of fish soup…the Arnold is running for GOV of CA...slater we will reheat it on the B-B-Q…well…here we go!...copy…and…paste!...well, it worked...to a point...just, no attributes...oh, well...it's better than
nothing...
...8/1/03: where did July go?...this was a bad head day!...and the case of the criss crossed communications!...I went to bed @ 7:30...there was another truck rollover, this time in San Ysidro...Mayor Chavez has not been wearing glasses at recent interviews...a controlled burn took place of marajuana, cocaine & meth...going up in smoke...what does it take to get rain to fall in ABQ?...there are showers in Tucson...for the fourth day in a row, 29 Palms, CA has flooded roads, thanks to our heavy monsoon rains...maybe the high pressure will slide over TX this week...there are T'storms near Tulsa...severe storms in E NM...8/2/03: Bismarck, ND had the coolest temp of the US major cities; 52 degrees!...8 million copies of Hilary Clinton's book have been sold...UNM has its first Hispaniac president, Louis Caldera...
...8/2/03: had a very good meal at the 66 Diner...this place returns you to the 50s'...and we got a coaster for a sounvenir...I had green chili cheese burger w/fries (that were not greasy at all!)...Brad had a Frito Pie, much better than the one at the Knoxville World's Fair...Brad made great guacomole...enjoyed The Bourne Identity w/Matt Damon...and there is a Fab 5 entering today's world in the series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy...a My Fair Lady makeover that includes revamping the place of residence!...amusing & amazing!...
...Susan Lucci is married for the 10th time on All My Children...Liza Minelli, in real life, is divorced for the ? time...
If a marriage is a union between a man & a woman, then is a union a marriage between 2 men &/or 2 women?
...8/2/03: Captain stayed the night in my bathroom...when I saw him in the morning, he was resting on the rug...water pipes broke @Candelaria & Pennsylvania NE due to construction in that area...3 others were due to the hot weather...the heat weakens the concrete & asphalt, causing it to collapse, strike the pipes and cause the water to erupt...the Congress is still talking about a Constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages...through history, it is only signified the bond between a man & a woman, for the purpose of creating a family...oh, really? says who?....why is a law needed, and why is it a priority item in a time of economic confusion?...aren't we Americans smart enough to define & determine what "marriage" means to us?...
...8/2/03: and I cried again!...a lot...
...in general, people appear more crazier this past week...
...the Diamonique ring...CZ in another disguise?...
...8/3/02: a chance of T'storms in N NM...a little rain in ABQ...lightning struck 3 people in Sheep Springs, killing one of them...the temp of a lightning bolt is 50,000 degrees...lightning can travel through the ground...NM is #1 in the number of lightning fatalities...the week may bring isolated T'storms throughout the state...maybe monsoons by the end of the week...flash flood warning for the Durango area...severe forest fires & drought plague Europe...Glacier NATL Park reopened for day trips...8/3/03: another night for Captain in the bathroom...saw Cher farewell concert again...
...people with diminished mental capacities cannot be executed in NM...this may mean a prison term for the sex offender who raped & killed a 16-year old...
...still no decision on what to do about Liberia...to aid or not to aid, that is the military question!...US naval forces are heading to its coast...8/4/03: 6 W African nations send over 3,000 peacekeepers to Liberia...
...a grape glut in CA...2 Buck Chuck wine selling between $2 - $4 per bottle...reviews are mixed...
...the two sides of news article...on the good side: the Shiprock area is getting new homes through a federal grant...on the bad side, however, the only road to this complex is closed, and will remain that way for the forseeable future...
The ruling on an item in the closet: if it has not been worn for 1 year, throw it away or give it away!
...over 12,000 hectare burned in British Columbia...firefighters from Ontario are battling the blaze...the military is providing assistance, also...
...Pirates of the Carribean remains in 3rd place, earning over $19 million...the Jo-Lo/Ben Affleck movie, Gigli, is a bomb...it made less than $4 million on its opening weekend...the movie cost $54 million to make...
...8/3/03: car collapses into sinkhole @Harper & Barnhart...both car & driver are rescued...Captain's prison includes a little rug for him to relax or sleep or both...5 AM and 54% humidity...
...the deputy of Osama bin Laden says the war has just begun and that the US will pay dearly if the prisoners in Gitmo Bay are mistreated...Colin Powell will step down at the beginning of the next President's term of office...
...N Korea peace (or war) talks to be held in Beijing...
...the top of the stainless steel rack was cut so that it fit in the kitchen corridor...Captain's food is now located in front of the water heater closet...Captain & catnip make a great are purrfect together!...tug o' war between the Yankees & Red Sox for 1st place & wild card position...Brad was irritated when I touched him in a sensative part of his body, causing him to wake up...15 yr. old, unrestrained, was ejected from his car due to an auto accident...he landed on a fence 60 feet from the incident...8/4/03: huge PM dust devils in the W Mesa area...gas price is $1.43, up 2 cents...
...Hope works @1650...8/2/03: Darlene Lujan, manager, took test for Coding license in the same room as Cassandra...Patrick is learning gambling techniques, such as counting cards...and now, women's football @UNM...
...8/4/03: Brad created a fantastic Bouillabaisse (fish soup, consisting of red snapper, lobster tail, crab claws, mussels & shrimp)...in the middle of the bowl was garlic bread topped with a rouille...Brad added 2 cans of diced tomatos & hot green chiles...8/5/03: we dined on Brad's Oriental Extravanganza, an original creation, which was great!...loaded with broccoli, mushrooms, carrots, garlic, noodles & more...
...the search for a mini-stereo begins!...8/4/03: a sad day...Mike Tyson spends $400 million, and now has no money...but he does have big homes, big cars, big cats & big legal fees...twin pandas may be born in captivity at the San Diego Zoo...there may be a paternity suit...the father has returned to China...
...8/5/03: suicide bombing kills 13 at a Jakarta Hilton...took place during lunch...140+ injuries...102 soldier have come down with a pneumonia type illness. 2 have died...it has struck the troops in Iraq & surrounding countries...fire caused by lightning destroys a Jim Bean production plant...
...Kobe Bryant will no longer represent McDonald's, Sprite, Nutella & possibly Nike...this means a loss of income for him to the tune of $15 million...
...more rain on the East Coast...8/5/03: here, hot, some clouds, but no rain...an ironic scene of people smoking outside & in front of the Cancer Center...Brad finally found bran when shopping @Wild Oats...anchor stores in malls used to generate 50% of the revenue...now, it's only 20%...stores like Home Depot & Wal-Mart are getting 75% of the customers who shop...the "all in one location" store is preferred...
...8/5/03: Colin Powell denies allegations of him leaving his position...there is no substance to that report...the best Democratic candidate for the 2004 election is Hilary Clinton...if Bush's popularity keeps declining...exact copies of Saddam's fingerprints can be found on the monumental arch in Baghdad...Iran is much closer to developing nuclear weapons than Iraq...we live in a land of labels...
...the allegations have been made, but so has the decision...and V Gene Alexander, 56, is the first "openly" gay bishop for the Episcopal Church for the NH dioscese...the divorced clergyman has been with his partner for more than 10 years...many feathers have been ruffled by this action...time will tell if there will be a ripple effect...
8/6/03: this is a new technique I’m trying…writing on Microsoft Word, and pasting it in the web page…here goes…
8/5/03: stocks drop almost 150 points, and are teetering at 9000…
8/6/03: Brad can’t sleep, so he gets up with me @4:30 (how nice, in slightly dripping sarcasm) and works on his recipe book…a small amount of troops land in Liberia for logistic support (?)…can soldiers do that?...they will also protect the peacekeeper...the al Qaeda may be responsible for the Hilton bombing in Jakarta…the country was aware that they might be targeted, and beefed up security…but, obviously, not enough…the Arab nations reject the new Iraqi GOVT…to spend $318 million, Mike Tyson would have had to have spent over $48,000/day…he had a 61 room mansion (to name just 1)…with 18 bedrooms (1 had 5 TVs’), 7 bath rooms, a gym & a disco (to name but a few)…he spent $110 million on cars…and plenty on lawyers…so if he sells the properties & the cars, he would not have to declare bankruptcy…I think!...
8/6/03: in Colfax CNTY, a woman is the 2nd person in the state to be diagnosed with W Nile Virus…she is recovering from the illness…4 people have died in CO from the disease…there is no vax for humans...Europe is baking as 100° temps bake the Swiss & the English, and everything in between...at least 10 people have died across the continent…the high pressure over NM may not budge for another month…Horrors!...and there is talk of a dry winter…but we did see a little rain in our area after supper…
8/6/03: sadness sets in as I realize that, by WED, I already know if I will have to remain inside due to another hot weekend…thus, another sad day…the leather strap on my carryall broke…at the start of the day…again…and the solution this time is a padlock…yeah!...lock it up!...I think my search for a mini-stereo is almost over...
8/5/03: a college professor slits daughter’s throat to end her child’s suffering from a terminal illness…
8/6/03: not all INGENIX edits were closed for the month…calls from Hope & Sandra, finger pointing at us…could it possibly be the fault of their new employee, Dorothy?...of course not!...whom we met today…I had a panic attack last about 1 hour in the morning…said to me by Dr. Anaya, Are you helping me make lots of money?...
8/6/03: in KY, the Daniel Boone Highway will be renamed for Hal Rogers, the REP congressman who helped the state get federal dollars ($13 million of them) to eliminate toll roads…gas has risen to $1.49, up 6 cents…currently we are fished out of fish soup…the Arnold is running for GOV of CA...slater we will reheat it on the B-B-Q…well…here we go!...copy…and…paste!...well, it worked...to a point...just, no attributes...oh, well...it's better than
nothing...
…10/30-08: the diamond standard
46º in ABQ; 58% humidity at 6A…Code: Yellow, Moderate Quality for Fine Particles; high-speed car chase went from TX border to ABQ on I-40, with speeds reaching 100 mph, steel spikes caught the robber/driver; one in six NM children do not have health INS; six teenagers now accused of sex charges against other teammates; did Santa Fe police identify themselves before killing a drug dealer?; deadly plane crash near Clayton yesterday; man charged with molesting boys, paying money for these victims, plus the man who provided these youngsters; man charged with sexual assaults being considered as candidate for Duke City oversight position; people accused of brining marijuana into the KAFB daycare CTR, those workers have been fired, there are two other childcare centers on the base; the UFO over NM was actually a meteor; Duke City widow featured in Obama’s infomercial; teenage boy died in Four Corners crash; ‘involved in criminal lifestyle’; three years since Captain died; gas line breakage forced temporary evacuation of school; person found guilty of fraud found beaten to death; been part of: Entre Nous, Voyagers, L.G., FFA, Trident INTL Rhode Island & DC; on ABC Nightly News, NM identified as one of the ‘heavy early voter states’; ABQ is a ‘swing city’; former MA GOV Mitt Romney will be in NM this weekend, making one last attempt to sway voters;
9:30A audit with Dr. S. Mathew at 1650 UNIV; I have become the patient person, after two years of constantly being picked on, and insulted; why wasn’t JoAnn chose for the MGR position?; did she lack computer, or communication skills?; my ‘red pen’ for MOD 25, nor does any other color; we have Data Entry staff who do not know anything about the areas they work for [PEDS, ER, internal MED, etc.], or what they are entering, such as doctors name, or when a referral is needed; delete the E-mail; finished Rounds before 9A; ran, got a shuttle, got to the meeting before JoAnn; Jenny is out for the day, again; Code Purple all day; the number of mistakes were reduced to three; Dr. S Mathew was not present, and these errors were discovered by Molina, who want a reply by early December; we are all ‘different’ when MGR is out; Halloween treats from Evelyn & MGR; more mistakes found by Hope; Linley left UNMMG; JoAnn left early for parent meeting at school; during the past two years, I have suffered for a crime did not actually commit; bitter women; at 1650, quietly waited for shuttle bus with JoAnn [I was, she wasn’t]; Cassandra is pregnant, expecting a baby boy; white bearded man returned, his mother died of cancer at the age of 76; found coded items that Compliance couldn’t;
TN, N FL panhandle area need water; some wind, a little snow in ME, cool Boston; record lows in Central & S FL; killer smog shrouded PA town; temps from 40s to 80s [90s?]; wet in NW US;
Pepsi & Obama symbol look similar; political candidate dolls being offered for charity; for McCain, does IL SEN lack executive experience; Obama talked about all issues, backed by Bill Clinton; if [D] win, the winning party should be modest & humble; candidates on ten channels last night; Obama creating his new Cabinet prior to victory; Palin said Obama wanted to change the Constitution, didn’t he?; Sara as the next PRES, in 2012?; the Phillies win the World Series, 4 – 3; the faces of influenza; nothing in writing that says banks have to loan the money they have received, for homeowners or car loans; lady in red is sexy, as compared to blue?; the same is not true for men; safer mortgages from FDIC; gun found near Hudson murder site; SEN Stevens will not resign; the ninth interest cut; the world’s biggest airlines will be named DELTA; college tuition & dorms keep rising, caused by state budget cuts; Starbucks will help AIDS victims in Africa; the day the stock market first drastically dropped, which triggered the Great Depression in 1929, symbolized by ice statue in Manhattan; voting early has its flaws, computer links not working; Obama will work with the next PRES if he loses; a Jackson 5 world tour, with Janet added to the singing group; Rays take the game to the final inning; $1K political pumpkins?; candidate has ‘steel in his spine’; risky vs. proven; middle class targeted as Election Day nears; more vehicle crashes with animals; turning your car into an Internet CTR; ‘swing shows’?; a man who has never been in charge of anything?; cable rates rising; CA man arrested in faux anthrax letters; in 1953, children started wearing costumes, and trick or treating; some businesses may suffer more in the near future, than others; $900 billion in credit card debt, banks should eliminate 40% of what people owe?; AMEX cutting 7K jobs; our economy is shrinking, the biggest decline in seven years; EXXON MOBIL, and its huge profit, nearly $15 billion; Joe the Plumber fails to attend McCain rally; trucker pulls out two children from head-on collision, but could not save the mother; one construction worker killed in LA when new bridge under construction collapsed, several other people were injured; the DOW ended on a positive note; US companies cutting their matching contribution to 401[k] plans; millions of voters have already cast their ballots; low Latino support for McCain; politically purple; the computer age ushers in easily hacked voting machines?; the recession has arrived, we sink, and stink; Clinton left the country with a $1 trillion debt: with Bush, it’s $10 trillion; MN newspaper received ‘anthrax’ envelope; a weakening GDP; US unemployment is 6.1%; lowest consumer confidence for spending in the past 28 years; 33.5 million people watched the Obama ad; end of year bonuses for bankrupted banks’ top leader?; in GA, man would not pay for two buffet meals, saying he shared his food with his girlfriend; 61 year old man set himself ablaze on the U of WA campus; missing teacher killed by jealous husband;
UK study shows father’s attractiveness do not pass good looks to their children; foreign markets soaring; US closes embassy in Syria; double suicide bombs in AFG; 215 are now dead, and 15K are homeless after PAK quake; panic in the Congo, a country worth its worth in minerals; nine explosions across NE India;
9:30A audit with Dr. S. Mathew at 1650 UNIV; I have become the patient person, after two years of constantly being picked on, and insulted; why wasn’t JoAnn chose for the MGR position?; did she lack computer, or communication skills?; my ‘red pen’ for MOD 25, nor does any other color; we have Data Entry staff who do not know anything about the areas they work for [PEDS, ER, internal MED, etc.], or what they are entering, such as doctors name, or when a referral is needed; delete the E-mail; finished Rounds before 9A; ran, got a shuttle, got to the meeting before JoAnn; Jenny is out for the day, again; Code Purple all day; the number of mistakes were reduced to three; Dr. S Mathew was not present, and these errors were discovered by Molina, who want a reply by early December; we are all ‘different’ when MGR is out; Halloween treats from Evelyn & MGR; more mistakes found by Hope; Linley left UNMMG; JoAnn left early for parent meeting at school; during the past two years, I have suffered for a crime did not actually commit; bitter women; at 1650, quietly waited for shuttle bus with JoAnn [I was, she wasn’t]; Cassandra is pregnant, expecting a baby boy; white bearded man returned, his mother died of cancer at the age of 76; found coded items that Compliance couldn’t;
TN, N FL panhandle area need water; some wind, a little snow in ME, cool Boston; record lows in Central & S FL; killer smog shrouded PA town; temps from 40s to 80s [90s?]; wet in NW US;
Pepsi & Obama symbol look similar; political candidate dolls being offered for charity; for McCain, does IL SEN lack executive experience; Obama talked about all issues, backed by Bill Clinton; if [D] win, the winning party should be modest & humble; candidates on ten channels last night; Obama creating his new Cabinet prior to victory; Palin said Obama wanted to change the Constitution, didn’t he?; Sara as the next PRES, in 2012?; the Phillies win the World Series, 4 – 3; the faces of influenza; nothing in writing that says banks have to loan the money they have received, for homeowners or car loans; lady in red is sexy, as compared to blue?; the same is not true for men; safer mortgages from FDIC; gun found near Hudson murder site; SEN Stevens will not resign; the ninth interest cut; the world’s biggest airlines will be named DELTA; college tuition & dorms keep rising, caused by state budget cuts; Starbucks will help AIDS victims in Africa; the day the stock market first drastically dropped, which triggered the Great Depression in 1929, symbolized by ice statue in Manhattan; voting early has its flaws, computer links not working; Obama will work with the next PRES if he loses; a Jackson 5 world tour, with Janet added to the singing group; Rays take the game to the final inning; $1K political pumpkins?; candidate has ‘steel in his spine’; risky vs. proven; middle class targeted as Election Day nears; more vehicle crashes with animals; turning your car into an Internet CTR; ‘swing shows’?; a man who has never been in charge of anything?; cable rates rising; CA man arrested in faux anthrax letters; in 1953, children started wearing costumes, and trick or treating; some businesses may suffer more in the near future, than others; $900 billion in credit card debt, banks should eliminate 40% of what people owe?; AMEX cutting 7K jobs; our economy is shrinking, the biggest decline in seven years; EXXON MOBIL, and its huge profit, nearly $15 billion; Joe the Plumber fails to attend McCain rally; trucker pulls out two children from head-on collision, but could not save the mother; one construction worker killed in LA when new bridge under construction collapsed, several other people were injured; the DOW ended on a positive note; US companies cutting their matching contribution to 401[k] plans; millions of voters have already cast their ballots; low Latino support for McCain; politically purple; the computer age ushers in easily hacked voting machines?; the recession has arrived, we sink, and stink; Clinton left the country with a $1 trillion debt: with Bush, it’s $10 trillion; MN newspaper received ‘anthrax’ envelope; a weakening GDP; US unemployment is 6.1%; lowest consumer confidence for spending in the past 28 years; 33.5 million people watched the Obama ad; end of year bonuses for bankrupted banks’ top leader?; in GA, man would not pay for two buffet meals, saying he shared his food with his girlfriend; 61 year old man set himself ablaze on the U of WA campus; missing teacher killed by jealous husband;
UK study shows father’s attractiveness do not pass good looks to their children; foreign markets soaring; US closes embassy in Syria; double suicide bombs in AFG; 215 are now dead, and 15K are homeless after PAK quake; panic in the Congo, a country worth its worth in minerals; nine explosions across NE India;
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Silence as a dangerous weapon...
...8/1/03: another tape was played on Arab TV...it was dated 7/27/03, and was the voice of Saddam Husein...his message; Oust US forces!...the informant who revealed where Saddam's sons were located has been paid the $30 million in one lump sum payment...we are being told that finding WMD will take time...Democrats are upset...this was their basis of supporting the war...the gay priest wishing to become a bishop waits for the vote to be taken during the first weekend in August...8/4/03: delays due to an E-mail received in which the sender charges the priest with improperly "touching" a straight man, and creating a web site that features porn...and so the investigation begins...US Catholics are more lenient to same-sex marriages than the Vatican...President Bush had his routine physical @Bethesda Naval Hospital...now he is on a month-long vacation at his ranch in Crawford, TX...there is a black pastor who is paying whites of various ethnic classes to attend mass at his church...the rate is based on the day of the week...N Korea has dropped the demand for 1 on 1 talks with the US...talks will take place between Russia, China, Japan, the US and N & S Korea...but N Korea says any meeting with the UN on this subject would be a prelude to war...the Liberian president will begin his exile in Nigeria as of 8/11/03...52 soldiers have died in Iraq since Bush declared that the war was over!...
...8/1/03: where did July go?...this was a bad head day!...and the case of the criss crossed communications!...I went to bed @ 7:30...there was another truck rollover, this time in San Ysidro...Mayor Chavez has not been wearing glasses at recent interviews...a controlled burn took place of marajuana, cocaine & meth...going up in smoke...what does it take to get rain to fall in ABQ?...there are showers in Tucson...for the fourth day in a row, 29 Palms, CA has flooded roads, thanks to our heavy monsoon rains...maybe the high pressure will slide over TX this week...there are T'storms near Tulsa...severe storms in E NM...8/2/03: Bismarck, ND had the coolest temp of the US major cities; 52 degrees!...8 million copies of Hilary Clinton's book have been sold...UNM has its first Hispaniac president, Louis Caldera...
...8/2/03: had a very good meal at the 66 Diner...this place returns you to the 50s'...and we got a coaster for a sounvenir...I had green chili cheese burger w/fries (that were not greasy at all!)...Brad had a Frito Pie, much better than the one at the Knoxville World's Fair...Brad made great guacomole...enjoyed The Bourne Identity w/Matt Damon...and there is a Fab 5 entering today's world in the series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy...a My Fair Lady makeover that includes revamping the place of residence!...amusing & amazing!...
...Susan Lucci is married for the 10th time on All My Children...Liza Minelli, in real life, is divorced for the ? time...
If a marriage is a union between a man & a woman, then is a union a marriage between 2 men &/or 2 women?
...8/2/03: Captain stayed the night in my bathroom...when I saw him in the morning, he was resting on the rug...water pipes broke @Candelaria & Pennsylvania NE due to construction in that area...3 others were due to the hot weather...the heat weakens the concrete & asphalt, causing it to collapse, strike the pipes and cause the water to erupt...the Congress is still talking about a Constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages...through history, it is only signified the bond between a man & a woman, for the purpose of creating a family...oh, really? says who?....why is a law needed, and why is it a priority item in a time of economic confusion?...aren't we Americans smart enough to define & determine what "marriage" means to us?...
...8/2/03: and I cried again!...a lot...
...in general, people appear more crazier this past week...
...the Diamonique ring...CZ in another disguise?...
...8/3/02: a chance of T'storms in N NM...a little rain in ABQ...lightning struck 3 people in Sheep Springs, killing one of them...the temp of a lightning bolt is 50,000 degrees...lightning can travel through the ground...NM is #1 in the number of lightning fatalities...the week may bring isolated T'storms throughout the state...maybe monsoons by the end of the week...flash flood warning for the Durango area...severe forest fires & drought plague Europe...Glacier NATL Park reopened for day trips...8/3/03: another night for Captain in the bathroom...saw Cher farewell concert again...
...people with diminished mental capacities cannot be executed in NM...this may mean a prison term for the sex offender who raped & killed a 16-year old...
...still no decision on what to do about Liberia...to aid or not to aid, that is the military question!...US naval forces are heading to its coast...8/4/03: 6 W African nations send over 3,000 peacekeepers to Liberia...
...a grape glut in CA...2 Buck Chuck wine selling between $2 - $4 per bottle...reviews are mixed...
...the two sides of news article...on the good side: the Shiprock area is getting new homes through a federal grant...on the bad side, however, the only road to this complex is closed, and will remain that way for the forseeable future...
The ruling on an item in the closet: if it has not been worn for 1 year, throw it away or give it away!
...over 12,000 hectare burned in British Columbia...firefighters from Ontario are battling the blaze...the military is providing assistance, also...
...Pirates of the Carribean remains in 3rd place, earning over $19 million...the Jo-Lo/Ben Affleck movie, Gigli, is a bomb...it made less than $4 million on its opening weekend...the movie cost $54 million to make...
...8/3/03: car collapses into sinkhole @Harper & Barnhart...both car & driver are rescued...Captain's prison includes a little rug for him to relax or sleep or both...5 AM and 54% humidity...
...the deputy of Osama bin Laden says the war has just begun and that the US will pay dearly if the prisoners in Gitmo Bay are mistreated...Colin Powell will step down at the beginning of the next President's term of office...
...N Korea peace (or war) talks to be held in Beijing...
...the top of the stainless steel rack was cut so that it fit in the kitchen corridor...Captain's food is now located in front of the water heater closet...Captain & catnip make a great are purrfect together!...tug o' war between the Yankees & Red Sox for 1st place & wild card position...Brad was irritated when I touched him in a sensative part of his body, causing him to wake up...15 yr. old, unrestrained, was ejected from his car due to an auto accident...he landed on a fence 60 feet from the incident...8/4/03: huge PM dust devils in the W Mesa area...gas price is $1.43, up 2 cents...
...Hope works @1650...8/2/03: Darlene Lujan, manager, took test for Coding license in the same room as Cassandra...Patrick is learning gambling techniques, such as counting cards...and now, women's football @UNM..
...8/4/03: Brad created a fantastic Bouillabaisse (fish soup, consisting of red snapper, lobster tail, crab claws, mussels & shrimp)...in the middle of the bowl was garlic bread topped with a rouille...Brad added 2 cans of diced tomatos & hot green chiles...8/5/03: we dined on Brad's Oriental Extravanganza, an original creation, which was great!...loaded with broccoli, mushrooms, carrots, garlic, noodles & more...
...the search for a mini-stereo begins!...8/4/03: a sad day...Mike Tyson spends $400 million, and now has no money...but he does have big homes, big cars, big cats & big legal fees...twin pandas may be born in captivity at the San Diego Zoo...there may be a paternity suit...the father has returned to China...
...8/5/03: suicide bombing kills 13 at a Jakarta Hilton...took place during lunch...140+ injuries...102 soldier have come down with a pneumonia type illness. 2 have died...it has struck the troops in Iraq & surrounding countries...fire caused by lightning destroys a Jim Bean production plant...
...Kobe Bryant will no longer represent McDonald's, Sprite, Nutella & possibly Nike...this means a loss of income for him to the tune of $15 million...
...more rain on the East Coast...8/5/03: here, hot, some clouds, but no rain...an ironic scene of people smoking outside & in front of the Cancer Center...Brad finally found bran when shopping @Wild Oats...anchor stores in malls used to generate 50% of the revenue...now, it's only 20%...stores like Home Depot & Wal-Mart are getting 75% of the customers who shop...the "all in one location" store is preferred...
...8/5/03: Colin Powell denies allegations of him leaving his position...there is no substance to that report...the best Democratic candidate for the 2004 election is Hilary Clinton...if Bush's popularity keeps declining...exact copies of Saddam's fingerprints can be found on the monumental arch in Baghdad...Iran is much closer to developing nuclear weapons than Iraq...we live in a land of labels...
...the allegations have been made, but so has the decision...and V Gene Alexander, 56, is the first "openly" gay bishop for the Episcopal Church for the NH dioscese...the divorced clergyman has been with his partner for more than 10 years...many feathers have been ruffled by this action...time will tell if there will be a ripple effect...
8/6/03: this is a new technique I’m trying…writing on Microsoft Word, and pasting it in the web page…here goes…
8/5/03: stocks drop almost 150 points, and are teetering at 9000…
8/6/03: Brad can’t sleep, so he gets up with me @4:30 (how nice, in slightly dripping sarcasm) and works on his recipe book…a small amount of troops land in Liberia for logistic support (?)…can soldiers do that?...they will also protect the peacekeeper...the al Qaeda may be responsible for the Hilton bombing in Jakarta…the country was aware that they might be targeted, and beefed up security…but, obviously, not enough…the Arab nations reject the new Iraqi GOVT…to spend $318 million, Mike Tyson would have had to have spent over $48,000/day…he had a 61 room mansion (to name just 1)…with 18 bedrooms (1 had 5 TVs’), 7 bath rooms, a gym & a disco (to name but a few)…he spent $110 million on cars…and plenty on lawyers…so if he sells the properties & the cars, he would not have to declare bankruptcy…I think!...
8/6/03: in Colfax CNTY, a woman is the 2nd person in the state to be diagnosed with W Nile Virus…she is recovering from the illness…4 people have died in CO from the disease…there is no vax for humans...Europe is baking as 100° temps bake the Swiss & the English, and everything in between...at least 10 people have died across the continent…the high pressure over NM may not budge for another month…Horrors!...and there is talk of a dry winter…but we did see a little rain in our area after supper…
8/6/03: sadness sets in as I realize that, by WED, I already know if I will have to remain inside due to another hot weekend…thus, another sad day…the leather strap on my carryall broke…at the start of the day…again…and the solution this time is a padlock…yeah!...lock it up!...I think my search for a mini-stereo is almost over...
8/5/03: a college professor slits daughter’s throat to end her child’s suffering from a terminal illness…
8/6/03: not all INGENIX edits were closed for the month…calls from Hope & Sandra, finger pointing at us…could it possibly be the fault of their new employee, Dorothy?...of course not!...whom we met today…I had a panic attack last about 1 hour in the morning…said to me by Dr. Anaya, Are you helping me make lots of money?...
8/6/03: in KY, the Daniel Boone Highway will be renamed for Hal Rogers, the REP congressman who helped the state get federal dollars ($13 million of them) to eliminate toll roads…gas has risen to $1.49, up 6 cents…currently we are fished out of fish soup…the Arnold is running for GOV of CA...slater we will reheat it on the B-B-Q…well…here we go!...copy…and…paste!...well, it worked...to a point...just, no attributes...oh, well...it's better than nothing...
...and we continue our journey through my web stream; or decide it is time to leave...
...8/1/03: where did July go?...this was a bad head day!...and the case of the criss crossed communications!...I went to bed @ 7:30...there was another truck rollover, this time in San Ysidro...Mayor Chavez has not been wearing glasses at recent interviews...a controlled burn took place of marajuana, cocaine & meth...going up in smoke...what does it take to get rain to fall in ABQ?...there are showers in Tucson...for the fourth day in a row, 29 Palms, CA has flooded roads, thanks to our heavy monsoon rains...maybe the high pressure will slide over TX this week...there are T'storms near Tulsa...severe storms in E NM...8/2/03: Bismarck, ND had the coolest temp of the US major cities; 52 degrees!...8 million copies of Hilary Clinton's book have been sold...UNM has its first Hispaniac president, Louis Caldera...
...8/2/03: had a very good meal at the 66 Diner...this place returns you to the 50s'...and we got a coaster for a sounvenir...I had green chili cheese burger w/fries (that were not greasy at all!)...Brad had a Frito Pie, much better than the one at the Knoxville World's Fair...Brad made great guacomole...enjoyed The Bourne Identity w/Matt Damon...and there is a Fab 5 entering today's world in the series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy...a My Fair Lady makeover that includes revamping the place of residence!...amusing & amazing!...
...Susan Lucci is married for the 10th time on All My Children...Liza Minelli, in real life, is divorced for the ? time...
If a marriage is a union between a man & a woman, then is a union a marriage between 2 men &/or 2 women?
...8/2/03: Captain stayed the night in my bathroom...when I saw him in the morning, he was resting on the rug...water pipes broke @Candelaria & Pennsylvania NE due to construction in that area...3 others were due to the hot weather...the heat weakens the concrete & asphalt, causing it to collapse, strike the pipes and cause the water to erupt...the Congress is still talking about a Constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages...through history, it is only signified the bond between a man & a woman, for the purpose of creating a family...oh, really? says who?....why is a law needed, and why is it a priority item in a time of economic confusion?...aren't we Americans smart enough to define & determine what "marriage" means to us?...
...8/2/03: and I cried again!...a lot...
...in general, people appear more crazier this past week...
...the Diamonique ring...CZ in another disguise?...
...8/3/02: a chance of T'storms in N NM...a little rain in ABQ...lightning struck 3 people in Sheep Springs, killing one of them...the temp of a lightning bolt is 50,000 degrees...lightning can travel through the ground...NM is #1 in the number of lightning fatalities...the week may bring isolated T'storms throughout the state...maybe monsoons by the end of the week...flash flood warning for the Durango area...severe forest fires & drought plague Europe...Glacier NATL Park reopened for day trips...8/3/03: another night for Captain in the bathroom...saw Cher farewell concert again...
...people with diminished mental capacities cannot be executed in NM...this may mean a prison term for the sex offender who raped & killed a 16-year old...
...still no decision on what to do about Liberia...to aid or not to aid, that is the military question!...US naval forces are heading to its coast...8/4/03: 6 W African nations send over 3,000 peacekeepers to Liberia...
...a grape glut in CA...2 Buck Chuck wine selling between $2 - $4 per bottle...reviews are mixed...
...the two sides of news article...on the good side: the Shiprock area is getting new homes through a federal grant...on the bad side, however, the only road to this complex is closed, and will remain that way for the forseeable future...
The ruling on an item in the closet: if it has not been worn for 1 year, throw it away or give it away!
...over 12,000 hectare burned in British Columbia...firefighters from Ontario are battling the blaze...the military is providing assistance, also...
...Pirates of the Carribean remains in 3rd place, earning over $19 million...the Jo-Lo/Ben Affleck movie, Gigli, is a bomb...it made less than $4 million on its opening weekend...the movie cost $54 million to make...
...8/3/03: car collapses into sinkhole @Harper & Barnhart...both car & driver are rescued...Captain's prison includes a little rug for him to relax or sleep or both...5 AM and 54% humidity...
...the deputy of Osama bin Laden says the war has just begun and that the US will pay dearly if the prisoners in Gitmo Bay are mistreated...Colin Powell will step down at the beginning of the next President's term of office...
...N Korea peace (or war) talks to be held in Beijing...
...the top of the stainless steel rack was cut so that it fit in the kitchen corridor...Captain's food is now located in front of the water heater closet...Captain & catnip make a great are purrfect together!...tug o' war between the Yankees & Red Sox for 1st place & wild card position...Brad was irritated when I touched him in a sensative part of his body, causing him to wake up...15 yr. old, unrestrained, was ejected from his car due to an auto accident...he landed on a fence 60 feet from the incident...8/4/03: huge PM dust devils in the W Mesa area...gas price is $1.43, up 2 cents...
...Hope works @1650...8/2/03: Darlene Lujan, manager, took test for Coding license in the same room as Cassandra...Patrick is learning gambling techniques, such as counting cards...and now, women's football @UNM..
...8/4/03: Brad created a fantastic Bouillabaisse (fish soup, consisting of red snapper, lobster tail, crab claws, mussels & shrimp)...in the middle of the bowl was garlic bread topped with a rouille...Brad added 2 cans of diced tomatos & hot green chiles...8/5/03: we dined on Brad's Oriental Extravanganza, an original creation, which was great!...loaded with broccoli, mushrooms, carrots, garlic, noodles & more...
...the search for a mini-stereo begins!...8/4/03: a sad day...Mike Tyson spends $400 million, and now has no money...but he does have big homes, big cars, big cats & big legal fees...twin pandas may be born in captivity at the San Diego Zoo...there may be a paternity suit...the father has returned to China...
...8/5/03: suicide bombing kills 13 at a Jakarta Hilton...took place during lunch...140+ injuries...102 soldier have come down with a pneumonia type illness. 2 have died...it has struck the troops in Iraq & surrounding countries...fire caused by lightning destroys a Jim Bean production plant...
...Kobe Bryant will no longer represent McDonald's, Sprite, Nutella & possibly Nike...this means a loss of income for him to the tune of $15 million...
...more rain on the East Coast...8/5/03: here, hot, some clouds, but no rain...an ironic scene of people smoking outside & in front of the Cancer Center...Brad finally found bran when shopping @Wild Oats...anchor stores in malls used to generate 50% of the revenue...now, it's only 20%...stores like Home Depot & Wal-Mart are getting 75% of the customers who shop...the "all in one location" store is preferred...
...8/5/03: Colin Powell denies allegations of him leaving his position...there is no substance to that report...the best Democratic candidate for the 2004 election is Hilary Clinton...if Bush's popularity keeps declining...exact copies of Saddam's fingerprints can be found on the monumental arch in Baghdad...Iran is much closer to developing nuclear weapons than Iraq...we live in a land of labels...
...the allegations have been made, but so has the decision...and V Gene Alexander, 56, is the first "openly" gay bishop for the Episcopal Church for the NH dioscese...the divorced clergyman has been with his partner for more than 10 years...many feathers have been ruffled by this action...time will tell if there will be a ripple effect...
8/6/03: this is a new technique I’m trying…writing on Microsoft Word, and pasting it in the web page…here goes…
8/5/03: stocks drop almost 150 points, and are teetering at 9000…
8/6/03: Brad can’t sleep, so he gets up with me @4:30 (how nice, in slightly dripping sarcasm) and works on his recipe book…a small amount of troops land in Liberia for logistic support (?)…can soldiers do that?...they will also protect the peacekeeper...the al Qaeda may be responsible for the Hilton bombing in Jakarta…the country was aware that they might be targeted, and beefed up security…but, obviously, not enough…the Arab nations reject the new Iraqi GOVT…to spend $318 million, Mike Tyson would have had to have spent over $48,000/day…he had a 61 room mansion (to name just 1)…with 18 bedrooms (1 had 5 TVs’), 7 bath rooms, a gym & a disco (to name but a few)…he spent $110 million on cars…and plenty on lawyers…so if he sells the properties & the cars, he would not have to declare bankruptcy…I think!...
8/6/03: in Colfax CNTY, a woman is the 2nd person in the state to be diagnosed with W Nile Virus…she is recovering from the illness…4 people have died in CO from the disease…there is no vax for humans...Europe is baking as 100° temps bake the Swiss & the English, and everything in between...at least 10 people have died across the continent…the high pressure over NM may not budge for another month…Horrors!...and there is talk of a dry winter…but we did see a little rain in our area after supper…
8/6/03: sadness sets in as I realize that, by WED, I already know if I will have to remain inside due to another hot weekend…thus, another sad day…the leather strap on my carryall broke…at the start of the day…again…and the solution this time is a padlock…yeah!...lock it up!...I think my search for a mini-stereo is almost over...
8/5/03: a college professor slits daughter’s throat to end her child’s suffering from a terminal illness…
8/6/03: not all INGENIX edits were closed for the month…calls from Hope & Sandra, finger pointing at us…could it possibly be the fault of their new employee, Dorothy?...of course not!...whom we met today…I had a panic attack last about 1 hour in the morning…said to me by Dr. Anaya, Are you helping me make lots of money?...
8/6/03: in KY, the Daniel Boone Highway will be renamed for Hal Rogers, the REP congressman who helped the state get federal dollars ($13 million of them) to eliminate toll roads…gas has risen to $1.49, up 6 cents…currently we are fished out of fish soup…the Arnold is running for GOV of CA...slater we will reheat it on the B-B-Q…well…here we go!...copy…and…paste!...well, it worked...to a point...just, no attributes...oh, well...it's better than nothing...
...and we continue our journey through my web stream; or decide it is time to leave...
Silent Running!
...7/27/03: the Red Sox swept the complete series against the Yankees, the first time this year!...as men age, tattoos will expand or sag and the pretty women will definitely become out of shape!...
...downtown Santa Fe hotel room rates are higher than San Francisco, New Orleans & 5 other major US cities...
...7/27/03: Bob Hope, dead @ 100 from pneumonia...flags will be raised to half-staff on the day of his funeral, 7/30/03...
...7/28/03: Rosanne out all day...23 D/C + 23 CACU rooms + 8 PICU rooms = lots of work & long Rounds!...a boy who was buried in a sandpile for 6-10 minutes, died this weekend...he "died" but was revived...I am curious to find out what happened...the Hem/Onc form will contain both I/P & O/P CPT codes...Cassandra spent the weekend camping in Ruidoso...they arrived late and could not get into the site...so they passed Miguel to their relatives, and slept inside the truck...comfortable, I might add...except for the rain!...they rose at dawn [they had no other choice!], and spent part of the day fishing...a bear cub wandered close to their location...they did not go outside for until the danger was gone...their tent was set up as they slept on cots SAT evening...then they returned home on Sunday...Cassandra could use more sleep...Patrick has to be at work by 4 AM...which means he gets up @2:30 AM...and is wiped out by 2 PM...the Sandia Casino is installing new slot machines...Natalia is able to do cartwheels...
...7/29/03: definitely a day from (or of) hell!...let's see...Hope & Arlene are feuding...Hope told their boss that Arlene wasn't doing enough work...plus they are both drooling over the same man...which makes Hope polite (sort of) to useither that, or it's a good clone!...and Hope wants to transfer to 1650 UNIV...for now, they deliver their corrections at separate times and want us not to combine their work into 1 pile...fine by us!...the battle continues between Rosanne & Pat, who says that she can have a meeting with anyone at anytime & decides whom she wants to attend...Pat does not need to substantiate her actions, since she is the big boss...in the AM, she has one response to a question,...by the PM, it's the complete opposite...well, Dr. Heideman knows about Pat not wanting to include a modifier for multiple services in the hopes that the insurance company would pay the full amount for 2 identical procedures performed during the same session...off the record, he called her an idiot...it's fraud, and Hem/Onc would get the blame...Rosanne wants Cassandra to call Compliance and report this incident...we shall see...no way!...as soon as Pat heard why she was being investigated, there would only be 2 possible people who could have report her...and both of us would like to keep our jobs!...Pat thinks we should monitor I/P Hem/Onc services...which we have been doing since FEB, 2003!...Pat contradicted Cassandra by saying I/P & O/P services could appear on 1 billing sheet...evryone asks for Doris' opinion, but not Jackie (Clinic), MGR of Data Entry!...
...Finding Nemo is now the highest grosing cartoon, beating the 1994 hit, the Lion King, which made over $312 million!...
...7/24/03: a month old baby girl lost the will to live...she was the product of a mother who took any & all illegal substances throughout her maternity...the child was born with Hep C, which is fatal and there is no curre...7/28/03: a 12-year old boy passed away...all his body functions were failing...it was better this way, because there was no chance of recovery...good-bye, CJ!...
...7/29/03: the Liberian president may not resign!...
...7/29/03: someone took our entire stock of Newborn Nursery forms...which we had just reordered on 7/24/03...
...Tiger Woods, sponsored by Nike, uses Titleist golf clubs!...
...7/28/03: Dr. McKinnel chewed us out about procedures never done by Hem/Onc doctors...after he left I found an example of Dr. Winter doing a "never" (I/P admit visit done in the hospital, not in the ER or Clinic)...7/29/03: idea from Dr. Heideman...form with carbon...one part goes to us...the other to the Clinic...he wants as few people as possible handling their billing sheets...
...this one is good!...an on-line web site has been created to predict when a war will occur or a government will be overthrown...players will bet on these events...the FED GOVT hopes 10,000 people will sign up for the "game"...Congress is appauled!...
...another good one!...11 TX State Senators are in ABQ to protest the redistricting of their state...in May, they fled to OK...1 security guard protects them, and does not work O/T...by law, they must return home in 30 days...we shall see...
...GOV Richardson will chair the DNC in Boston at their 2004 NATL Convention to choose a PRES candidate...the Pope is playing politician...he is trying to convince lawmakers to pass laws banning same-sex marriages...not bad, for someone in ill health...
...7/30/03: 1 Red Sox player...2 Grand Slams in 1 game!...Fantastic!...
...is Saudi Arabia associated with the men who planned & carried out the 9/11 attacks?...not allowed to see implicating documents...there is a chance of suicide plane attacks on buildings in US East Coast cities, in the UK & Italy until 10/31/03...teams of 5 will take over a jet during landing or take-off...another Saddam broadcast from Cairo, stating that he knows of his sons' deaths & mentions them by name...he is willing to sacrifice 100 sons for the jihad cause!...his sons died as martyrs!...their coffins, draped with the Iraqi flag, will be buried in Tikrit...cost estimates of the war...undeterminable?...there will be no reduction in the number of air marshals...money ($100 million) was found to pay for these jobs...
...can we hope for monsoon activity in AUG?...on Good Morning, America there were several areas in the country to get great last minute travel deals...one was a tour through NM, starting in ABQ!...other locations were the Great Smokies...and Savannah, GA...and Washington, DC...July, 2003 will be the warmest days & nights in recorded history...the average temp was 83.8 degrees...the average high, 96.7...the average low, 71...there were 8 days with 100+ degree heat...the highest temp was 104 ...7/30/03: a few showers during the AM...the air smelled like rain...the day remained cloudy...and the temps mainly were in the 70s'...but it reached 86 degrees...and started dropping by 4 PM...dry weekend ahead!...
...these are the facts...APS Superintendant + 49 + Single + recent promotion + PM at the gym + step-relatives + with criminal records + party in Moriarity + alcohol in his blood above the legal limit + driving (?) at 80 mph + rollover + car lands on driver (Sup) + dead at the scene + minor injuries to passengers = something is not right with this picture!...who was driving the car? + driving around for hours?...now + going to a place to eat + 2 Long Island Iced Teas + Nachos + on the road for "hours"...
...7/30/03: 2 football players, in complete uniform, collapse in training due to heat exhaustion...
...Gay-TV?...the newest trend?...will it be accepted, or suffer the same fate as same-sex marriages?...
...7/29/03: a Hazmat truck blocked the entrance to the newest campus construction site off Vassar...two homes were also "taped off"...but, nothing was either heard or published about the event...Dr. Anderson & her discharge not & Never mind!...Cassandra could not get her car alarm set when she arrived @work...then she spilled a large glass of water on her desk, her chair & her clothes...napkins & towels to the rescue!...in spite of the mess, we had to laugh!...
...7/31/03: first human case in NM of the West Nile Virus is a woman in Valencia CNTY...
...7/30/03: the end of an era...the last VW "Bug" was built in Mexico...in 1949, this car sold for $800...someone has to show the American public that the economy is getting better...point me in the right direction to see how it is improving, and I will take a look...many white collar jobs are going to Asia (i.e., India) & E Europe, where labor is quite cheap...7/31/03: 2 of Saddam's daughters are in Jordan...Bush admits responsibility for the claim in his State of the Union message regarding Iraq seeking uranium from Africa...
...very good & very hot green chili harvest from Hatch...7/29/03: Brad made a green goddess salad dressing w/anchovies...he poured it on a salad made with home grown tomatoes & basil...7/30/03: he fried bread & topped the slices with anchovies!...delicious!...he also created a new look for the kitchen by moving the stainless steel cart from under the counter to a side wall in the kitchen corridor...Captain approves & uses his litter box in its new location...Brad used fabric from NC to cover the space under the counter...
...7/31/03: one last chance before interest & mortgage rates go up...US 666 is officially US 491!...it runs 194 miles from Gallup through CO to Monticello, UT...man kills his 2 children over a custody dispute...they are taken away from their NH home, and shot in OH...then he continues his drive across America...woman who claimed to be the daughter that vanished from an IN family in 1986 has been arrested...she said the calls were from VA; in reality, she lived in MO...this person does have a criminal background...she has also been an FBI informant...she does not think what she did was wrong, so she may do this again to another family...
...7/30 & 7/31/03: made it home early, in part due to the Central driver who says nothing to everyone, and goes at a reasonable speed...
...7/30/03: a half million people saw the Rolling Stones concert in Toronto...
...truck carrying liquid nitrogen rolled over on US 550...road was closed, houses were evacuated...rain containing ash from forest fires is falling into the water of the Nambe Pueblo...Spruce Pine fire has burned 10,000 acres in the Gila NATL Forest...
...Bill Clinton is in Santa Fe to raise money for his presidential library (number 12 in the nation) to be built in Little Rock...NM is kind to Democrats in terms of contributions...7/30/03: Mike & Dr. C Johnson recalled the early days of TV...7/31/03: forgot Census sheets, had to walk from CACU to my desk, and back again to start my work...Coding workshop from 11 - 3...2004 ICD & CPT changes & Heart Failure were the topics...I learned more about modifiers...Cassandra got a new filing cabinet...Margaret, my housekeeping friend at UNMH, gave me a pile of purple latex gloves...
...7/29/03: traffic light repaired @2nd & Copper...street lights are still on @6 AM on Central!...7/31/03: for about 10 seconds, there was pure silence (i.e., no cars) while I waited for the AM Central bus...
...7/31/03: E-mailed Rosanne for time off on 8/1/03...reason: Cassandra will be out all day on 8/8/03...received response that Rosanne would not be able to answer any mail due to the workshop...she opened at @3:30...tried calling her...the "workshop" message said she would not be at her office until 4 PM...8/1/03: E-mailed her in the AM for her answer...she opened the morning message...then nothing...I called her @11, asking for a reply (at this point I didn't care if it was no!)...Brad did not know what to do...should he go to the market or accessthe Internet...at 11 he called me...I didn't know what to say...at 12:20, I told him I wa eating lunch, and he shouldn't wait any longer...12:40, and Rosanne calls...she opens all her E-mail, then reads it per priority...I can leave on Friday PMs' if I want to do so...then Cassandra said there was no need for a person to be here all the time...this is because I said I felt someone should be here during the day, to prevent an outsider from complaining...so I left...it took forever to get home...got my hair cut...then went to for my comics...that ride also took forever...by the end of the day I had a splitting headache...
...downtown Santa Fe hotel room rates are higher than San Francisco, New Orleans & 5 other major US cities...
...7/27/03: Bob Hope, dead @ 100 from pneumonia...flags will be raised to half-staff on the day of his funeral, 7/30/03...
...7/28/03: Rosanne out all day...23 D/C + 23 CACU rooms + 8 PICU rooms = lots of work & long Rounds!...a boy who was buried in a sandpile for 6-10 minutes, died this weekend...he "died" but was revived...I am curious to find out what happened...the Hem/Onc form will contain both I/P & O/P CPT codes...Cassandra spent the weekend camping in Ruidoso...they arrived late and could not get into the site...so they passed Miguel to their relatives, and slept inside the truck...comfortable, I might add...except for the rain!...they rose at dawn [they had no other choice!], and spent part of the day fishing...a bear cub wandered close to their location...they did not go outside for until the danger was gone...their tent was set up as they slept on cots SAT evening...then they returned home on Sunday...Cassandra could use more sleep...Patrick has to be at work by 4 AM...which means he gets up @2:30 AM...and is wiped out by 2 PM...the Sandia Casino is installing new slot machines...Natalia is able to do cartwheels...
...7/29/03: definitely a day from (or of) hell!...let's see...Hope & Arlene are feuding...Hope told their boss that Arlene wasn't doing enough work...plus they are both drooling over the same man...which makes Hope polite (sort of) to useither that, or it's a good clone!...and Hope wants to transfer to 1650 UNIV...for now, they deliver their corrections at separate times and want us not to combine their work into 1 pile...fine by us!...the battle continues between Rosanne & Pat, who says that she can have a meeting with anyone at anytime & decides whom she wants to attend...Pat does not need to substantiate her actions, since she is the big boss...in the AM, she has one response to a question,...by the PM, it's the complete opposite...well, Dr. Heideman knows about Pat not wanting to include a modifier for multiple services in the hopes that the insurance company would pay the full amount for 2 identical procedures performed during the same session...off the record, he called her an idiot...it's fraud, and Hem/Onc would get the blame...Rosanne wants Cassandra to call Compliance and report this incident...we shall see...no way!...as soon as Pat heard why she was being investigated, there would only be 2 possible people who could have report her...and both of us would like to keep our jobs!...Pat thinks we should monitor I/P Hem/Onc services...which we have been doing since FEB, 2003!...Pat contradicted Cassandra by saying I/P & O/P services could appear on 1 billing sheet...evryone asks for Doris' opinion, but not Jackie (Clinic), MGR of Data Entry!...
...Finding Nemo is now the highest grosing cartoon, beating the 1994 hit, the Lion King, which made over $312 million!...
...7/24/03: a month old baby girl lost the will to live...she was the product of a mother who took any & all illegal substances throughout her maternity...the child was born with Hep C, which is fatal and there is no curre...7/28/03: a 12-year old boy passed away...all his body functions were failing...it was better this way, because there was no chance of recovery...good-bye, CJ!...
...7/29/03: the Liberian president may not resign!...
...7/29/03: someone took our entire stock of Newborn Nursery forms...which we had just reordered on 7/24/03...
...Tiger Woods, sponsored by Nike, uses Titleist golf clubs!...
...7/28/03: Dr. McKinnel chewed us out about procedures never done by Hem/Onc doctors...after he left I found an example of Dr. Winter doing a "never" (I/P admit visit done in the hospital, not in the ER or Clinic)...7/29/03: idea from Dr. Heideman...form with carbon...one part goes to us...the other to the Clinic...he wants as few people as possible handling their billing sheets...
...this one is good!...an on-line web site has been created to predict when a war will occur or a government will be overthrown...players will bet on these events...the FED GOVT hopes 10,000 people will sign up for the "game"...Congress is appauled!...
...another good one!...11 TX State Senators are in ABQ to protest the redistricting of their state...in May, they fled to OK...1 security guard protects them, and does not work O/T...by law, they must return home in 30 days...we shall see...
...GOV Richardson will chair the DNC in Boston at their 2004 NATL Convention to choose a PRES candidate...the Pope is playing politician...he is trying to convince lawmakers to pass laws banning same-sex marriages...not bad, for someone in ill health...
...7/30/03: 1 Red Sox player...2 Grand Slams in 1 game!...Fantastic!...
...is Saudi Arabia associated with the men who planned & carried out the 9/11 attacks?...not allowed to see implicating documents...there is a chance of suicide plane attacks on buildings in US East Coast cities, in the UK & Italy until 10/31/03...teams of 5 will take over a jet during landing or take-off...another Saddam broadcast from Cairo, stating that he knows of his sons' deaths & mentions them by name...he is willing to sacrifice 100 sons for the jihad cause!...his sons died as martyrs!...their coffins, draped with the Iraqi flag, will be buried in Tikrit...cost estimates of the war...undeterminable?...there will be no reduction in the number of air marshals...money ($100 million) was found to pay for these jobs...
...can we hope for monsoon activity in AUG?...on Good Morning, America there were several areas in the country to get great last minute travel deals...one was a tour through NM, starting in ABQ!...other locations were the Great Smokies...and Savannah, GA...and Washington, DC...July, 2003 will be the warmest days & nights in recorded history...the average temp was 83.8 degrees...the average high, 96.7...the average low, 71...there were 8 days with 100+ degree heat...the highest temp was 104 ...7/30/03: a few showers during the AM...the air smelled like rain...the day remained cloudy...and the temps mainly were in the 70s'...but it reached 86 degrees...and started dropping by 4 PM...dry weekend ahead!...
...these are the facts...APS Superintendant + 49 + Single + recent promotion + PM at the gym + step-relatives + with criminal records + party in Moriarity + alcohol in his blood above the legal limit + driving (?) at 80 mph + rollover + car lands on driver (Sup) + dead at the scene + minor injuries to passengers = something is not right with this picture!...who was driving the car? + driving around for hours?...now + going to a place to eat + 2 Long Island Iced Teas + Nachos + on the road for "hours"...
...7/30/03: 2 football players, in complete uniform, collapse in training due to heat exhaustion...
...Gay-TV?...the newest trend?...will it be accepted, or suffer the same fate as same-sex marriages?...
...7/29/03: a Hazmat truck blocked the entrance to the newest campus construction site off Vassar...two homes were also "taped off"...but, nothing was either heard or published about the event...Dr. Anderson & her discharge not & Never mind!...Cassandra could not get her car alarm set when she arrived @work...then she spilled a large glass of water on her desk, her chair & her clothes...napkins & towels to the rescue!...in spite of the mess, we had to laugh!...
...7/31/03: first human case in NM of the West Nile Virus is a woman in Valencia CNTY...
...7/30/03: the end of an era...the last VW "Bug" was built in Mexico...in 1949, this car sold for $800...someone has to show the American public that the economy is getting better...point me in the right direction to see how it is improving, and I will take a look...many white collar jobs are going to Asia (i.e., India) & E Europe, where labor is quite cheap...7/31/03: 2 of Saddam's daughters are in Jordan...Bush admits responsibility for the claim in his State of the Union message regarding Iraq seeking uranium from Africa...
...very good & very hot green chili harvest from Hatch...7/29/03: Brad made a green goddess salad dressing w/anchovies...he poured it on a salad made with home grown tomatoes & basil...7/30/03: he fried bread & topped the slices with anchovies!...delicious!...he also created a new look for the kitchen by moving the stainless steel cart from under the counter to a side wall in the kitchen corridor...Captain approves & uses his litter box in its new location...Brad used fabric from NC to cover the space under the counter...
...7/31/03: one last chance before interest & mortgage rates go up...US 666 is officially US 491!...it runs 194 miles from Gallup through CO to Monticello, UT...man kills his 2 children over a custody dispute...they are taken away from their NH home, and shot in OH...then he continues his drive across America...woman who claimed to be the daughter that vanished from an IN family in 1986 has been arrested...she said the calls were from VA; in reality, she lived in MO...this person does have a criminal background...she has also been an FBI informant...she does not think what she did was wrong, so she may do this again to another family...
...7/30 & 7/31/03: made it home early, in part due to the Central driver who says nothing to everyone, and goes at a reasonable speed...
...7/30/03: a half million people saw the Rolling Stones concert in Toronto...
...truck carrying liquid nitrogen rolled over on US 550...road was closed, houses were evacuated...rain containing ash from forest fires is falling into the water of the Nambe Pueblo...Spruce Pine fire has burned 10,000 acres in the Gila NATL Forest...
...Bill Clinton is in Santa Fe to raise money for his presidential library (number 12 in the nation) to be built in Little Rock...NM is kind to Democrats in terms of contributions...7/30/03: Mike & Dr. C Johnson recalled the early days of TV...7/31/03: forgot Census sheets, had to walk from CACU to my desk, and back again to start my work...Coding workshop from 11 - 3...2004 ICD & CPT changes & Heart Failure were the topics...I learned more about modifiers...Cassandra got a new filing cabinet...Margaret, my housekeeping friend at UNMH, gave me a pile of purple latex gloves...
...7/29/03: traffic light repaired @2nd & Copper...street lights are still on @6 AM on Central!...7/31/03: for about 10 seconds, there was pure silence (i.e., no cars) while I waited for the AM Central bus...
...7/31/03: E-mailed Rosanne for time off on 8/1/03...reason: Cassandra will be out all day on 8/8/03...received response that Rosanne would not be able to answer any mail due to the workshop...she opened at @3:30...tried calling her...the "workshop" message said she would not be at her office until 4 PM...8/1/03: E-mailed her in the AM for her answer...she opened the morning message...then nothing...I called her @11, asking for a reply (at this point I didn't care if it was no!)...Brad did not know what to do...should he go to the market or accessthe Internet...at 11 he called me...I didn't know what to say...at 12:20, I told him I wa eating lunch, and he shouldn't wait any longer...12:40, and Rosanne calls...she opens all her E-mail, then reads it per priority...I can leave on Friday PMs' if I want to do so...then Cassandra said there was no need for a person to be here all the time...this is because I said I felt someone should be here during the day, to prevent an outsider from complaining...so I left...it took forever to get home...got my hair cut...then went to for my comics...that ride also took forever...by the end of the day I had a splitting headache...
…10/29-08: invest, investigate & investigation
47º in ABQ; 58% humidity at 6A…Code: Yellow, Moderate Quality for Fine Particles; budget cuts in Santa Fe?; changes need to happen now; review outside contracts; but some politicians voted to get $10K raises; the ‘their point, plus one’ theory; Michelle called NM residents, asking them to cast ballots; high cheek boned bandit has been arrested; can the Duke City afford a downtown arena?; Olde Towne Boys & Girls Club needs $30K to obey fire codes; fireball sighted across NM skies, probably meteor, or space junk; signs point to a warm, dry winter: NM State Fair down 17% from last years, lost $600K in revenue: the people who went did enjoy themselves, but the event has to be more ‘green’ and ‘money friendly’; Tingley Coliseum made more revenue this year; fake cash being circulated in Rio Rancho; Reno children make news for Children’s HOSP; NM Sun News getting world attention for prediction Obama’s victory; gang violence rising in Four Corners area; Michelle Obama does not want to accept a copy of the newspaper; $4 million shortfall for the City Different, what about elected officials; picture of handicapped drivers placed on their windshields could cause more personal attacks; stomach hurts this AM, after large meal yesterday for supper; in Santa Fe, a stolen car, combined with a crime spree; NM is the third highest state in the number of uninsured children; NM GOV thinks Obama will win; Brad made a tasty Salmon & Shrimp Terrine; one vehicle pushed another onto the tracks, just as the Rail Runner was approaching: fortunately, police cadets were training at a nearby academy, and pushed the trapped car to safety; gas is $2.39 per gallon;
helping Evelyn with Consult coding vs. template, which is yielding lower results; finished Rounds by 9:30A; Code Purple by 9:30A; doors closing in wards; Dr. Anaya consult for Dr. Vigil on child abuse, turning spreadsheets into Green Cards for Nephrology; temps entering charges, but why are they also deleting them; brought Newborn forms, need to order more; people need to learn doctors’ handwriting styles; could UNM lose state funding because of economy?; JoAnn says I have more patience than her, to handle Hope’s errors; Coders should enter their own charges, I will support that idea; in the long run, it would save time; and I E-mailed JoAnn that I would; patient ‘shipped’ here?; nothing about Monday’s power outage; the ‘pulse ox’; Brandi not doing well in Physics; homeless tucked in corners across the campus; watered Myrna’s plant; early AM panic attack;
ME is warmer than PA; temps from 30s to 90s; warm in Phoenix & Los Angeles; cool in FL, ATL & DC; snow, up to twenty inches in NY & New England, more is expected; flurries in Elkins, WV; very windy in Hartford, 100K without power in NJ; relatively ‘warm’ in Erie; 230K in upstate NY are without power; record lows in OK;
the new Pepsi logo; how much will FED Reserve cut the interest rate…answer: down to 1%; money should loan money, not use bailout to pay CEO bonuses; Detroit mayor spent his first night in jail; is currency worth less than the cost of its paper; the gap is shrinking between the candidates; Perot did it years ago; polling places in FL are being kept open longer; John McCain on cable TV channels; Obama airs his thirty minute ad on prime time in prime channels, ‘bumping’ the World Series Game; Clinton will join [D] candidate; do people have ‘extra money’?; Christian Science Monitor on Internet during part of the week; bargain hunters buying cheap stocks; new security checkpoints at ATL airport; Kennedy returns to Capitol Hill to continue his health care campaign; later this year, cost of houses may be lower; the ‘pumpkin chucking contest’; tourism down in HI; Las Vegas motels at $1 per night; time to buy travel INS; McDonald’s raising the cost of cheeseburgers; Game Five of the World Series should be played today; Boston Celtics & the Championship Banner; CA man killed by police in a case of mistake identities; Cloris has been eliminated from dancing with the stars; Obama, and his campaign finance promise; no suspect for the Hudson murders; ABC won’t broadcast Obama’s ad; investors still feel they are on shaky ground; NATL AVG price of gas is $2.589 per gallon; McCain, the ‘moderate’?; parts of MICROSOFT software packages going online, called Beta; sixteen years after a brutal murder took place on Halloween in Oil City, PA…the town again celebrates the holiday; so far, an up & down day on Wall ST; market motion momentum; people still watch TV between 8P – midnight; the dollar is losing value; one hundred letters containing white powder have been mailed; one IN gas station has $1.95 per gallon fuel, prices have dropped over $1.20 during the past forty days; Aetna posed third quarter losses; McCain keeps pushing NATL security, and the risks a novice leader would pose to the US; FED crime fighters mixing business with pleasures, going to conferences in exotic locations, all paid by US citizens: this includes ‘double dipping’; the DOW ended in negative territory; banks & finance companies still fear lending money, even when they have plenty of currency; having one person from the other political party would make the next Cabinet ‘bipartisan’; Obama ‘stole good ideas from whatever source’; three million dollars, for a thirty minute ad; will the IL SEN go from a Socialist to a Communist?; the interest rate has only been lower during the Eisenhower era; early leads do not make a winner; Palin vs. ethics: having children’s fare paid by the state; AOL Pictures will close on 12/31/08; recession may be good for your health; the end of the PT Cruiser?; Delta & NW Airlines will merge; who is leading vs. who will lead?;
bigger rat population in the UK, reasons: budget cuts, bigger cities, more people, milder winters, more food tossed on streets & open trash cans, more animals; British surgery on fish with hernia; oil had reached $68.91 per barrel, as the world starts to worry, but fell to $67.45; punk rock auction at Christie’s; 6.4 tremor in SW PAK, centered SW of Islamabad: at least 170 dead, mud homes, remote areas; foreign markets rising; cruise ship tours for $99; British white men can jump; the new ‘Casino Royale’ has made more money than any other Bond film; there have been eleven US air strikes in PAK, the Asian country said these attacks must halt!;
helping Evelyn with Consult coding vs. template, which is yielding lower results; finished Rounds by 9:30A; Code Purple by 9:30A; doors closing in wards; Dr. Anaya consult for Dr. Vigil on child abuse, turning spreadsheets into Green Cards for Nephrology; temps entering charges, but why are they also deleting them; brought Newborn forms, need to order more; people need to learn doctors’ handwriting styles; could UNM lose state funding because of economy?; JoAnn says I have more patience than her, to handle Hope’s errors; Coders should enter their own charges, I will support that idea; in the long run, it would save time; and I E-mailed JoAnn that I would; patient ‘shipped’ here?; nothing about Monday’s power outage; the ‘pulse ox’; Brandi not doing well in Physics; homeless tucked in corners across the campus; watered Myrna’s plant; early AM panic attack;
ME is warmer than PA; temps from 30s to 90s; warm in Phoenix & Los Angeles; cool in FL, ATL & DC; snow, up to twenty inches in NY & New England, more is expected; flurries in Elkins, WV; very windy in Hartford, 100K without power in NJ; relatively ‘warm’ in Erie; 230K in upstate NY are without power; record lows in OK;
the new Pepsi logo; how much will FED Reserve cut the interest rate…answer: down to 1%; money should loan money, not use bailout to pay CEO bonuses; Detroit mayor spent his first night in jail; is currency worth less than the cost of its paper; the gap is shrinking between the candidates; Perot did it years ago; polling places in FL are being kept open longer; John McCain on cable TV channels; Obama airs his thirty minute ad on prime time in prime channels, ‘bumping’ the World Series Game; Clinton will join [D] candidate; do people have ‘extra money’?; Christian Science Monitor on Internet during part of the week; bargain hunters buying cheap stocks; new security checkpoints at ATL airport; Kennedy returns to Capitol Hill to continue his health care campaign; later this year, cost of houses may be lower; the ‘pumpkin chucking contest’; tourism down in HI; Las Vegas motels at $1 per night; time to buy travel INS; McDonald’s raising the cost of cheeseburgers; Game Five of the World Series should be played today; Boston Celtics & the Championship Banner; CA man killed by police in a case of mistake identities; Cloris has been eliminated from dancing with the stars; Obama, and his campaign finance promise; no suspect for the Hudson murders; ABC won’t broadcast Obama’s ad; investors still feel they are on shaky ground; NATL AVG price of gas is $2.589 per gallon; McCain, the ‘moderate’?; parts of MICROSOFT software packages going online, called Beta; sixteen years after a brutal murder took place on Halloween in Oil City, PA…the town again celebrates the holiday; so far, an up & down day on Wall ST; market motion momentum; people still watch TV between 8P – midnight; the dollar is losing value; one hundred letters containing white powder have been mailed; one IN gas station has $1.95 per gallon fuel, prices have dropped over $1.20 during the past forty days; Aetna posed third quarter losses; McCain keeps pushing NATL security, and the risks a novice leader would pose to the US; FED crime fighters mixing business with pleasures, going to conferences in exotic locations, all paid by US citizens: this includes ‘double dipping’; the DOW ended in negative territory; banks & finance companies still fear lending money, even when they have plenty of currency; having one person from the other political party would make the next Cabinet ‘bipartisan’; Obama ‘stole good ideas from whatever source’; three million dollars, for a thirty minute ad; will the IL SEN go from a Socialist to a Communist?; the interest rate has only been lower during the Eisenhower era; early leads do not make a winner; Palin vs. ethics: having children’s fare paid by the state; AOL Pictures will close on 12/31/08; recession may be good for your health; the end of the PT Cruiser?; Delta & NW Airlines will merge; who is leading vs. who will lead?;
bigger rat population in the UK, reasons: budget cuts, bigger cities, more people, milder winters, more food tossed on streets & open trash cans, more animals; British surgery on fish with hernia; oil had reached $68.91 per barrel, as the world starts to worry, but fell to $67.45; punk rock auction at Christie’s; 6.4 tremor in SW PAK, centered SW of Islamabad: at least 170 dead, mud homes, remote areas; foreign markets rising; cruise ship tours for $99; British white men can jump; the new ‘Casino Royale’ has made more money than any other Bond film; there have been eleven US air strikes in PAK, the Asian country said these attacks must halt!;
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
"The ' Sum- Sum- Summertime ' Mix!"
...the Iraqi informant will receive $30 million US dollars, for the tip leading to the location & subsequent deaths of both sons...maybe this reward will be delivered to Saddam himself...
...the weather pattern referred to as the deck of clouds...my new (for now) bus stop is 6th & Marquette...storms rumble across the state...any for ABQ?...the answer from us is No!...stopped on Lomas by a train with over 110 cars, plus 3 engines...the W Nile Virus killed a golden eagle in Santa Fe County...CO has the first human death from WNV...man kills his political opponent in NY City Hall, and is then critically shot by the police...loose security policies...employees can bypass the scanners...not any more!...and yet...7/24/03: a man walks into a TX real estate agency, kills 2 people, then shoots himself...
...7/22/03: Arlene is polite...7/23/03: Hope still turns her ass to me when speaking to Cassandra...7/25/03: Hope, conservatively dressed (for Hope), politely asks me a question...this has to be a clone!...
...7/22/03: lots of link INGENIX edits...these charges should be brought to us in order to review & OK them...but who remembers anything around here, except us!...Cassandra left @3...but Geri could not officially approve her Leave Request...only Rosanne can do that!...Drs. Anaya & Anderson switch rotation schedules...7/24/03: nurses dressed as super heroes...an 8 foot rubber Hulk guarded the Clinic...there were posters everywhere featuring DC & Marvel heroes...
...7/23/03: and at the end of the day...I cried...
...7/23/03: Brad created homemade tuna & homemade potato salads, plus homemade croutons & modified NY Viangrette dressing...
...the governor of Sandia Pueblo is providing Dell PCs' w/Pentium 4 chip to each household...plus a printer & scanner & fax machine in one piece of equipment...the money comes from the casino's earnings...
...7/24/03: the Channel 4 news van was outisde the Bosque entrance on Central...SLC, UT records its tenth 100 degree day in a row!...slightly cooler weather in the AM...this July may be one of the warmest in NM history!...fires threaten the western side of Glacier NATL Park...the newest trend in stores is departmental cashiers & personnel plus computer guides...the goal is to prevent frustrated customers...stores will need to provide more & friendlier & knowledgable employees...good luck!...Farmington is hosting the High School Rodeo, the largest in the world!...NM is invaded by midges, very small bugs that thrive on wet grass...they should be gone in 5-7 weeks...Target stores are on our "not to do" list!...Brad tripped & fell on a step, cutting his R arm...otherwise, OK...received an E-mail from Cherilyn in OK...
...SARS has become the forgotten terror or the forgotten enemy...
"Backlash is expected; larger good is served!" (Comment on the deaths of Odai & Quasi.)
...7/24/03: 3 soldiers who were in the military division that attacked the home of Saddam's sons, died at the hands of Iraqis who are still loyal to their former leader...the weapon used was a rocket propelled grenade launcher...graphic pictures showed the bodies of the two men who were killed by US soldiers...dental records substantiated the identities of these victims...the bodies were "patched up", displayed with reconstructed & shaved faces...viewing these bodies should "help save lives"..."we" know that their deaths were not suicide...they were shot 20 times apiece...and further DNA tests will be done in DC...while we are on the subject of war...who determined the war was "over"...using what criteria?...was there a vote or discussion?...if so, by whom?...if not, who decidied not, and why?...was Britain, the UN or the Coalition countries &/or forces privy to this decision before it was made public by President Bush?...why or why not?...I know, I know, there will never be answers to these questions...why or why not?...
...7/25/03: thanks to an informant...Saddam's personal security detachment was located & arrested in Tikrit...since there was no sign of Saddam, could that mean he is dead...they had had to be always at his side...but soldiers missed capturing the head security officer, and possibly Saddam himself, by 24 hours...
...7/25/03: Bush's choice for Sec'y of the Navy, Colin Mcmillan, committed suicide...he had been a politician (the Ass't Sec'y of Defense to the first Bush), and a popular businessman in Roswell...but he also owned a vegetable farm outside of town...sources say he had cancer...
...the US will send Marines who will patrol the coast of Liberia to allow West African peacekeepers (that had not been chosen as of 7/25/03) & humanitarian aid...Liberia's leader, Charles Taylor, is being charged with war crimes by Sierra Leone...
...7/25/03: a report says that 9/11 happened because the intelligence community (i.e, CIA & FBI) thought an event such as that could never happen to us (or US)...also, no one wanted to work together or share data...and the blame falls on both Clinton & Bush...7/27/03: the 50th anniversary of the armistice signed to end the Korean War...54,000 soldiers died in 3 years of fighting...no peace treaty was ever signed!...38,000 troops are still stationed there...
...a good manager is a good listener...Rosanne doesn't have time for that...neither does she have time to completely read an E-mail...she responds with comments based only on the first sentence...yet she sends E-mail about how her staff should always be polite & courteous...at least Joanne provides answers...Geri's answer is Talk to Rosanne, I have no authority...sounds like Linda Griffin to me!...
...7/25/03: calm but humid...left work @11. wonderful Dim Sum @Ming Dynasty!...friendly & very professional staff...Dow is up 172 points, closing @9284...weekend rain?...don't bet on it!...7/26/03: but weekend leftovers from Dim Sum!...Yum!...and 98 degrees @3:30 PM...peaked at 99 degrees...hot!...
...7/26/03: storms will be moving from E to W...chance of a "training" effect...rain in the afternoon?...cooler temps next week?...make a wish!...and it was 100 degrees in Bismarck, ND & Omaha, NE...a tropical depression brings rain to the Carolinas...
...Japan sits on the junction of 3 tectonic plates...in May, a 7.0 quake struck the northern province of Miyagi...the effects were felt in Tokyo, 190 miles S of the epicenter...most of the damage was due to loss of power & mudslides...7/26/03: a 6.2 tremor affected the same area...many injuries, but no deaths...
...on 7/25/03, the Yankees beat the Red Sox in the last inning...7/26/03: Mick Jagger turns 60!...in France, the Tour de Lance has Mr. Armstrong in the lead...7/27/03: Lance won this biking event for the fifth time in a row!...7/26/03: there was the Third Annual Old Route 66 Car Show in Old Town ABQ, followed by a parade down Central...cars were parked around the plaza...most are the typical models; '55, '57 & '64 Chevys, late 60s' Pontiacs, 1964-66 Mustangs & Corvettes of several decades...then there was a '64 T-bird, various hot rods & car from the early 40s'...it was fun (and hot!) to stroll by myself & gawk when I felt like it...with musicians playing in the background...plus a DJ spinning 60s' tunes...on 7/26-27/03, Gilroy, CA will host the Garlic Festival...it is an after the harvest celebration...saw a 1961 "future" B-movie which took place in 1980...its title was Phantom Planet...the rocket was on a collision course with a meteor...in space?...the rocket could have turned & continued its journey in many other directions, avoiding any dangers...but that would not have helped the plot...
...scientists in Los Alamos have developed the means of speeding up Internet connections...the words from all the pages of all books in the Library of Congress were sent from CA to Switzerland in 12 hours!...the process is 128,000 times faster than dail-on...easy-to-find equipment was used to accomplish the task..it has not been developed for public use as of now...
...7/26/03: went to Wal-Mart on Coors...good values, but hard to reach in terms of bus routes...in Flagler Beach, FL, a senior citizen drives through a farmer's market...he claims the gas pedal got stuck...sounds familiar...
...7/26/03: Captain enjoyed an early morning nap on the bench in the front porch...
...7/26/03: watched T2...still very good...Brad made peach cobbler with raspberries...great!...
...7/27/03: still no rain, just lots of lightning after the sun set...68 degrees @6:30 AM...65% humidity...it will be very hot again!...@noon, it was hazy, but not as warm or humid as yesterday...in fact, the day remained cloudy, and the temp just reached 90 by late PM...all helicopters that have been fighting fires across the SW have been grounded for 24 hours...a copter crashed near White River, AZ killing 2 fireman...1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in San Jacintho, CA due to forest fires...lightning caused fires in Carson NATL Forest; the largest being 75 acres...the PM & evening rain has helped keep these blazes under control...the monsoon moisture is trapped in AZ by a high pressure over NM...but heavy rain has caused mudslides & poor visiblity on Denver roads...microbursts in AZ had winds which exceeded 100 mph...the only problem was power loss...
...there are no safety regulations for ATVs'...7/27/03: a shooting @the Frontier Restaurant @1 AM between a man with a knife & a security guard...the ABQ Isotopes are their division leader...Quest has lost 20,000 home telephone customers...
...and 224 soldiers have died in Iraq, 85 since President Bush declared the war had "ended"...the number keeps on rising...this figure included deaths not directly attributed by the war...most of the casualties are between 18 & 30...7/26/03: Japan will send troops to Iraq...
...Johnny Depp's pirate movie remains in second place...
...7/27/03: Brad prepared Boeuf Bourguignon...served with Cardinal's Crest, a smooth merlot from Biltmore Wineries in NC...our chef prepares this meal the all-natural way...Nude Cooking with Brad, the Bare Bear...
...7/28/03: Patti Labelle on Emeril...BAM!...an 18-wheeler made too sharp a turn and smashed the traffic light @2nd & Copper...part of it fell on the street & was crushed...all of the remaining traffic signals at that intersection stopped working...Lead & Coal are now 2-way streets...the federal deficit is crowding out available money for mortgages...recall of Land o' Lakes Salted Butter Sticks...cloudy but no rain...temps reached 91...between 78 & 80 degrees @noon...received a letter as admission for 2 at any time to the downtown Century Theatres...the expiration date is 9/30/03...
...7/28/03: Saddam is on the run!...where?...is Iraq truly "free"?...how can you tell?...Baghdad has limited water & power...the infrastructure is in shambles...where can people work or shop or bank (in safety)?...2 Bush presidents, 2 post-war economic problems...at least the war of Bush #1 had a definite end!...
...strange as it seems...short people have a harded time getting dates, going up the corporate ladder or becoming president of the US...
...to continue, this way; to leave, press here...
...Lance Armstrong is the second 5-year winner of the Tour de France...will try for number 6 next year...this from a man who has cancer...
...the weather pattern referred to as the deck of clouds...my new (for now) bus stop is 6th & Marquette...storms rumble across the state...any for ABQ?...the answer from us is No!...stopped on Lomas by a train with over 110 cars, plus 3 engines...the W Nile Virus killed a golden eagle in Santa Fe County...CO has the first human death from WNV...man kills his political opponent in NY City Hall, and is then critically shot by the police...loose security policies...employees can bypass the scanners...not any more!...and yet...7/24/03: a man walks into a TX real estate agency, kills 2 people, then shoots himself...
...7/22/03: Arlene is polite...7/23/03: Hope still turns her ass to me when speaking to Cassandra...7/25/03: Hope, conservatively dressed (for Hope), politely asks me a question...this has to be a clone!...
...7/22/03: lots of link INGENIX edits...these charges should be brought to us in order to review & OK them...but who remembers anything around here, except us!...Cassandra left @3...but Geri could not officially approve her Leave Request...only Rosanne can do that!...Drs. Anaya & Anderson switch rotation schedules...7/24/03: nurses dressed as super heroes...an 8 foot rubber Hulk guarded the Clinic...there were posters everywhere featuring DC & Marvel heroes...
...7/23/03: and at the end of the day...I cried...
...7/23/03: Brad created homemade tuna & homemade potato salads, plus homemade croutons & modified NY Viangrette dressing...
...the governor of Sandia Pueblo is providing Dell PCs' w/Pentium 4 chip to each household...plus a printer & scanner & fax machine in one piece of equipment...the money comes from the casino's earnings...
...7/24/03: the Channel 4 news van was outisde the Bosque entrance on Central...SLC, UT records its tenth 100 degree day in a row!...slightly cooler weather in the AM...this July may be one of the warmest in NM history!...fires threaten the western side of Glacier NATL Park...the newest trend in stores is departmental cashiers & personnel plus computer guides...the goal is to prevent frustrated customers...stores will need to provide more & friendlier & knowledgable employees...good luck!...Farmington is hosting the High School Rodeo, the largest in the world!...NM is invaded by midges, very small bugs that thrive on wet grass...they should be gone in 5-7 weeks...Target stores are on our "not to do" list!...Brad tripped & fell on a step, cutting his R arm...otherwise, OK...received an E-mail from Cherilyn in OK...
...SARS has become the forgotten terror or the forgotten enemy...
"Backlash is expected; larger good is served!" (Comment on the deaths of Odai & Quasi.)
...7/24/03: 3 soldiers who were in the military division that attacked the home of Saddam's sons, died at the hands of Iraqis who are still loyal to their former leader...the weapon used was a rocket propelled grenade launcher...graphic pictures showed the bodies of the two men who were killed by US soldiers...dental records substantiated the identities of these victims...the bodies were "patched up", displayed with reconstructed & shaved faces...viewing these bodies should "help save lives"..."we" know that their deaths were not suicide...they were shot 20 times apiece...and further DNA tests will be done in DC...while we are on the subject of war...who determined the war was "over"...using what criteria?...was there a vote or discussion?...if so, by whom?...if not, who decidied not, and why?...was Britain, the UN or the Coalition countries &/or forces privy to this decision before it was made public by President Bush?...why or why not?...I know, I know, there will never be answers to these questions...why or why not?...
...7/25/03: thanks to an informant...Saddam's personal security detachment was located & arrested in Tikrit...since there was no sign of Saddam, could that mean he is dead...they had had to be always at his side...but soldiers missed capturing the head security officer, and possibly Saddam himself, by 24 hours...
...7/25/03: Bush's choice for Sec'y of the Navy, Colin Mcmillan, committed suicide...he had been a politician (the Ass't Sec'y of Defense to the first Bush), and a popular businessman in Roswell...but he also owned a vegetable farm outside of town...sources say he had cancer...
...the US will send Marines who will patrol the coast of Liberia to allow West African peacekeepers (that had not been chosen as of 7/25/03) & humanitarian aid...Liberia's leader, Charles Taylor, is being charged with war crimes by Sierra Leone...
...7/25/03: a report says that 9/11 happened because the intelligence community (i.e, CIA & FBI) thought an event such as that could never happen to us (or US)...also, no one wanted to work together or share data...and the blame falls on both Clinton & Bush...7/27/03: the 50th anniversary of the armistice signed to end the Korean War...54,000 soldiers died in 3 years of fighting...no peace treaty was ever signed!...38,000 troops are still stationed there...
...a good manager is a good listener...Rosanne doesn't have time for that...neither does she have time to completely read an E-mail...she responds with comments based only on the first sentence...yet she sends E-mail about how her staff should always be polite & courteous...at least Joanne provides answers...Geri's answer is Talk to Rosanne, I have no authority...sounds like Linda Griffin to me!...
...7/25/03: calm but humid...left work @11. wonderful Dim Sum @Ming Dynasty!...friendly & very professional staff...Dow is up 172 points, closing @9284...weekend rain?...don't bet on it!...7/26/03: but weekend leftovers from Dim Sum!...Yum!...and 98 degrees @3:30 PM...peaked at 99 degrees...hot!...
...7/26/03: storms will be moving from E to W...chance of a "training" effect...rain in the afternoon?...cooler temps next week?...make a wish!...and it was 100 degrees in Bismarck, ND & Omaha, NE...a tropical depression brings rain to the Carolinas...
...Japan sits on the junction of 3 tectonic plates...in May, a 7.0 quake struck the northern province of Miyagi...the effects were felt in Tokyo, 190 miles S of the epicenter...most of the damage was due to loss of power & mudslides...7/26/03: a 6.2 tremor affected the same area...many injuries, but no deaths...
...on 7/25/03, the Yankees beat the Red Sox in the last inning...7/26/03: Mick Jagger turns 60!...in France, the Tour de Lance has Mr. Armstrong in the lead...7/27/03: Lance won this biking event for the fifth time in a row!...7/26/03: there was the Third Annual Old Route 66 Car Show in Old Town ABQ, followed by a parade down Central...cars were parked around the plaza...most are the typical models; '55, '57 & '64 Chevys, late 60s' Pontiacs, 1964-66 Mustangs & Corvettes of several decades...then there was a '64 T-bird, various hot rods & car from the early 40s'...it was fun (and hot!) to stroll by myself & gawk when I felt like it...with musicians playing in the background...plus a DJ spinning 60s' tunes...on 7/26-27/03, Gilroy, CA will host the Garlic Festival...it is an after the harvest celebration...saw a 1961 "future" B-movie which took place in 1980...its title was Phantom Planet...the rocket was on a collision course with a meteor...in space?...the rocket could have turned & continued its journey in many other directions, avoiding any dangers...but that would not have helped the plot...
...scientists in Los Alamos have developed the means of speeding up Internet connections...the words from all the pages of all books in the Library of Congress were sent from CA to Switzerland in 12 hours!...the process is 128,000 times faster than dail-on...easy-to-find equipment was used to accomplish the task..it has not been developed for public use as of now...
...7/26/03: went to Wal-Mart on Coors...good values, but hard to reach in terms of bus routes...in Flagler Beach, FL, a senior citizen drives through a farmer's market...he claims the gas pedal got stuck...sounds familiar...
...7/26/03: Captain enjoyed an early morning nap on the bench in the front porch...
...7/26/03: watched T2...still very good...Brad made peach cobbler with raspberries...great!...
...7/27/03: still no rain, just lots of lightning after the sun set...68 degrees @6:30 AM...65% humidity...it will be very hot again!...@noon, it was hazy, but not as warm or humid as yesterday...in fact, the day remained cloudy, and the temp just reached 90 by late PM...all helicopters that have been fighting fires across the SW have been grounded for 24 hours...a copter crashed near White River, AZ killing 2 fireman...1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in San Jacintho, CA due to forest fires...lightning caused fires in Carson NATL Forest; the largest being 75 acres...the PM & evening rain has helped keep these blazes under control...the monsoon moisture is trapped in AZ by a high pressure over NM...but heavy rain has caused mudslides & poor visiblity on Denver roads...microbursts in AZ had winds which exceeded 100 mph...the only problem was power loss...
...there are no safety regulations for ATVs'...7/27/03: a shooting @the Frontier Restaurant @1 AM between a man with a knife & a security guard...the ABQ Isotopes are their division leader...Quest has lost 20,000 home telephone customers...
...and 224 soldiers have died in Iraq, 85 since President Bush declared the war had "ended"...the number keeps on rising...this figure included deaths not directly attributed by the war...most of the casualties are between 18 & 30...7/26/03: Japan will send troops to Iraq...
...Johnny Depp's pirate movie remains in second place...
...7/27/03: Brad prepared Boeuf Bourguignon...served with Cardinal's Crest, a smooth merlot from Biltmore Wineries in NC...our chef prepares this meal the all-natural way...Nude Cooking with Brad, the Bare Bear...
...7/28/03: Patti Labelle on Emeril...BAM!...an 18-wheeler made too sharp a turn and smashed the traffic light @2nd & Copper...part of it fell on the street & was crushed...all of the remaining traffic signals at that intersection stopped working...Lead & Coal are now 2-way streets...the federal deficit is crowding out available money for mortgages...recall of Land o' Lakes Salted Butter Sticks...cloudy but no rain...temps reached 91...between 78 & 80 degrees @noon...received a letter as admission for 2 at any time to the downtown Century Theatres...the expiration date is 9/30/03...
...7/28/03: Saddam is on the run!...where?...is Iraq truly "free"?...how can you tell?...Baghdad has limited water & power...the infrastructure is in shambles...where can people work or shop or bank (in safety)?...2 Bush presidents, 2 post-war economic problems...at least the war of Bush #1 had a definite end!...
...strange as it seems...short people have a harded time getting dates, going up the corporate ladder or becoming president of the US...
...to continue, this way; to leave, press here...
...Lance Armstrong is the second 5-year winner of the Tour de France...will try for number 6 next year...this from a man who has cancer...
"The Atomic Nightmare Mix!"
...should obese people be able to sue restaurants?...do fast food joints make people gain weight?...do they intemidate them and make these people feel they have to eat?...is that true about buffet style eateries?...do they encourage seconds &/or thirds?...should the calerie & nutritional facts be placed next to the item?...will customers know how to read, interpret & digest the facts...if not, who will teach the American public?...how will they do it?...should there be a nutritional school?...
...7/18/03: Tiger Woods had a not so good day at the British Open...7/19/03: he played better...a survey reveals that 66% of those surveyed feel that gays are more accepted in 2003 society...young people are the age group most involved in fatal accidents...they have not had years of experience in handling sudden decisions...only IL & NH require older people to prove their capability to drive...FL requires people over 80 to pass a vision test...that state has the most senior citizens...
...7/18/03: slightly cooler today...4 AM...open front door...Captain doesn't want to go outside...he prefers after 5 PM...Claudette dumped lots of water to S NM...4 inches of rain fell between Deming & Las Cruces...ABQ may get some moisture by 7/21/03?...the city will get $3 million to clean up, or rehab, the Bosque...
...7/18/03: left work @11...went to the bookstore then had another wonderful meal [alone] at Ming Dynasty...Dim Sum is served, but only by request...it is also an expensive eating proposition that usually provides leftovers...we were treated to a coconut milk fruit dessert and wet towels to clean our hands...we will definitely go there again...some more shopping, then home...now, Gateway laptops start at $799...the following is something I read and saw on TV...masturbation could prevent some forms of cancer...most [on-line] charities are scams!...in downtown ABQ, there is a sign for the Albuquerque Petroleum Club???...
"What Dr. Heideman wants, Dr. Heideman gets!"
...7/19/03: pre-dawn chit-chat in bed, then back to sleep...a pilot falls aslep, but claims he was just resting; the co-pilot assumed control of the plane...police cars, ambulances & bus have been stripped down (no "bells & whistles") and will be sold at an auction in Santa Fe...it appears that our repairman Mike has left the Beach...a carjacking occurred at gunpoint between 2 & 3 AM, in the 2200 block of Central...this was near the Frontier Restaurant & UNM...the vehicle, a Lexus, was later recovered in SE ABQ...
"Thoroughly Modern Makeover!"
...being a stranger may mean no friends, but it also may be interpreted as having no enemies...
...151 soldiers have now died in Iraq, another today...the Navy Seals started a brush fire in CA during training sessions...
...the high pressure over NM will be pushed to the west by a low pressure, bringing rain (?) & slightly cooler temps...7/19/03: at 7:30, it was 76 degrees at Cape Cod...Central Park in NY is 150 years old!...in Africa, Bush saw 2 elephants mating, up close & personal!...by 7/20/03, the Bush campaign will have raised $41 million...this is more than any Democratic candidate...
...Johnny Depp's movie, Pirates of the Carribean, is very good...but, at 2 hours & 20 minutes+, it may be too long for children...the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen has not received good reviews...
...7/19/03: Brad prepared a delicious Saltimbocca All Romana, served with a Greek Salad...heavenly!...
...was the Santa Monica driver leaving the scene of another acccident when he killed & injured those people in the open market...Canada may soon define marriage as the lawful union between 2 people...7/19/03: which do you prefer...the folk years' music of the 60s'...or the ultimate music of the 70s'...these 2 ads were on at the same time, but on different channels...7/20/03: now, it's the Sounds of the 80s'...which arouse memories of the jukebox @the Exile...you know, maybe this is Dr. Heideman's way of filibustering!...to what purpose?...?...saw a show in which a straight professional race car driver dressed up as a woman, Porche Mercedes (with heels!), and performed at a NY drag club...he/she was tutored by [gay] men & women on how to walk, act & lipsync...?...
"In the final analysis, the President is responsible for what he says, not the CIA!"
...as of now, N Korea can easily attack S Korea & Japan...political analysts think "we" could win a war against them in a couple of months...others say this is a most serious threat...so, should we strike now before they have a stockpile of nuclear weapons?...
...7/22/03: Bob Dole turns 80!...
...7/20/03: leftovers day!...ABC Channel 7 AM news pre-empted by the British Open...Tiger Woods did better on 7/19/03...saw Ocean's 11...very good!...Captain kept meowing just after we went to bed...no matter what we did or where we went with him, he ended up in our bedroom constantly "talking"...so he stayed the night in my bathroom...human remains found in a CA home...sex slaves found in a NY home...4 teens killed in TX...intimate items of JFK & Jackie auctioned...$5,000 for a pair of boxer shorts?...one man's junk is another man's art treasure...person who bought pciture for $5 at a yard sale...now has a Jackson Pollack painting valued in the millions!...
...thanks to QE2, Pierce Bronson is now the next Sir James Bond...Nelson Mandella turns 85...invitation only birthday party in S Africa with guest such as President Clinton & Oprah Winfrey...the Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial is held at Gallup on 8/6-8/10/03...
"The best tops can go to the bottom!"
...President Bush has the ability & power to raise money, taxes, blood pressure, suspicion, doubts & tempers...wow!...
...new "D" tropical storm near the Azores...Canada also wants to legalize marijuana...
...7/20/03: Pirates of the Carribean pushed its 12-day total to $132.2 million and vould become the year's fifth movie to top $200 million...the year's top moneymaker, the animated fish tale Finding Nemo, had a $7.3 million weekend to cross the $300 million mark...
...7/20/03: lots of lightning, some cloud to cloud, and rumbles of thunder...storms around us...where's the rain?...that's my beef!...from 6 to 7 PM, it came down!...the lights & power dimmed & faded, but never went completely off...then, by 8, the storm moved west, and things were back to normal...31 days without rain!...one-third of an inch fell in a 1-hour period in parts of ABQ...parts of Mesa Verde reopened...near Ft. Sumner is a wind ranch which will generate power for 94,000 people...
7/20/03 PM: It's really raining outside!
...7/21/03: humid AM!...slight constipation for the past 2 days...problem resolved, with the help of yogurt...the Smithsonian & other museums around the country would like to display wreckage of the space shuttle Columbia...
...7/21-22/03: funeral services for Celia Cruz were held in both New York & Miami...
...7/21/03: security personnel (?) sent to Liberia...no committment by the President yet...this conflict has been waged for 13 years...Iran has nuclear weapons which could strike any Middle East country plus India...countries will not send troops to various war zones without an OK from the UN...
...a theater employee, who was a known sex offender, choked a teenager after forcing her to have sex with him...she had to die because if she told someone he waould have to go to jail...this same man also raped a 3-year old...a father from NH killed his children somewhere on a route to CA...the reason: divorce custody decrees...end of an era...the Biltmore cork broke, snapped in two...Brad's visit to the doctor went well...no serious conditions...Cassandra bought a Jeep Liberty...I found the Nuclear Medicine area, home to the second Geri I know...
...7/22/03: companies are still letting employees go...inventory remains the same...equipment is not replaced at the same rate as in previous years...the confidence in the business sector is very low...
...7/22/03: Bush says that Syria & Iran harbor terrorists...and will be held accountable for their actions...PVT Jessica Lynch returns to her home in WVa, where she will continue her rehab therapy...countries are upset that the US is detaining their citizens in Gitmo Bay and not allowing these prisoners to consult with attorneys...people in Bush's White House staff knew about the incorrect info re: Iraq & uranium, months before the President's speech...above all, Bush wants to focus on the positive aspects of the war...a US military official confirmed that Saddam Hussein's sons Odai and Qusai were killed 7/22/03 in the northern city of Mosul...in Baghdad, people celebrated with a shower of bullets...the tipster will receive $15 million as a reward...there is still $25 million for the whereabouts of Saddam...
...Rosanne will be at a conference on 7/23-24/03...Dr. Heideman wants to bill for a conscious sedation by incorporating it into a consult...CACU no longer has a 28-bed limitation...31 patients appeared on the Census for that area...the Curse of the Rounds still exists!...UNM HR employees reprimanded for sending X-rated E-mail!...
...crazy!...a man cut an ear & fingers off his girlfriend...then he burnt her mobile home, killing her child...and, finally, he drove off a cliff in the Sandias...hopefully, killing himself...an on-line scam...pay a company $30 to prevent you from receiving pop-up messages...I know how to delete items, and that's free...
...no rain here on 7/21/03...in & out showers around the city...7/22/03: brief downpours...7th & Copper store fronts are painted salmon, reddish & plum!...the ABQ Isotopes draw record crowds!...the lost Central bus on Tues PM...arrived home @5 PM...
...Liberia...from reckless shooting to cease fire...for now...but no longer, as attacks begin again...W Africa provides support...more US Marines arrive...
...7/22/03: day of despair...Brad spends money at a faster rate than I earn it!...7/23/03: I'm still "down"...it is hot & very humid @5 AM...
...7/22/03: the death of Saddam Hussein's 2 sons causes the stock market to go up...but, another tape surfaces...dated 7/20/03, Saddam tell the Iraqi people to revolt & attack US forces...are we behaving like the countries we are fighting against?...some do not believe the sons are truly dead...concrete evidence to be presented...the deaths of these 2 men are thought to bring stability to Iraq...that the old regime is finished...it actually breeds more skepticism...there are celebrations in the streets of Baghdad, shooting gunfire in the air...there are also loyalists of Saddam who are striking back on account of these murders...7/24/03: "proof positive"...pictures [graphic] of the 2 men killed...those who want to believe, believe in what they want...and 3 more US soldiers died that same day...they belonged to the battalion that attacked the home of Saddam's soons...some of the actions attributed to PVT Jessica Lynch were actually performed by another soldier who died in battle...the news report states this other person fought bravely all by himself...if there was no one else with him, how does anyone know what he did?...
...7/18/03: Tiger Woods had a not so good day at the British Open...7/19/03: he played better...a survey reveals that 66% of those surveyed feel that gays are more accepted in 2003 society...young people are the age group most involved in fatal accidents...they have not had years of experience in handling sudden decisions...only IL & NH require older people to prove their capability to drive...FL requires people over 80 to pass a vision test...that state has the most senior citizens...
...7/18/03: slightly cooler today...4 AM...open front door...Captain doesn't want to go outside...he prefers after 5 PM...Claudette dumped lots of water to S NM...4 inches of rain fell between Deming & Las Cruces...ABQ may get some moisture by 7/21/03?...the city will get $3 million to clean up, or rehab, the Bosque...
...7/18/03: left work @11...went to the bookstore then had another wonderful meal [alone] at Ming Dynasty...Dim Sum is served, but only by request...it is also an expensive eating proposition that usually provides leftovers...we were treated to a coconut milk fruit dessert and wet towels to clean our hands...we will definitely go there again...some more shopping, then home...now, Gateway laptops start at $799...the following is something I read and saw on TV...masturbation could prevent some forms of cancer...most [on-line] charities are scams!...in downtown ABQ, there is a sign for the Albuquerque Petroleum Club???...
"What Dr. Heideman wants, Dr. Heideman gets!"
...7/19/03: pre-dawn chit-chat in bed, then back to sleep...a pilot falls aslep, but claims he was just resting; the co-pilot assumed control of the plane...police cars, ambulances & bus have been stripped down (no "bells & whistles") and will be sold at an auction in Santa Fe...it appears that our repairman Mike has left the Beach...a carjacking occurred at gunpoint between 2 & 3 AM, in the 2200 block of Central...this was near the Frontier Restaurant & UNM...the vehicle, a Lexus, was later recovered in SE ABQ...
"Thoroughly Modern Makeover!"
...being a stranger may mean no friends, but it also may be interpreted as having no enemies...
...151 soldiers have now died in Iraq, another today...the Navy Seals started a brush fire in CA during training sessions...
...the high pressure over NM will be pushed to the west by a low pressure, bringing rain (?) & slightly cooler temps...7/19/03: at 7:30, it was 76 degrees at Cape Cod...Central Park in NY is 150 years old!...in Africa, Bush saw 2 elephants mating, up close & personal!...by 7/20/03, the Bush campaign will have raised $41 million...this is more than any Democratic candidate...
...Johnny Depp's movie, Pirates of the Carribean, is very good...but, at 2 hours & 20 minutes+, it may be too long for children...the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen has not received good reviews...
...7/19/03: Brad prepared a delicious Saltimbocca All Romana, served with a Greek Salad...heavenly!...
...was the Santa Monica driver leaving the scene of another acccident when he killed & injured those people in the open market...Canada may soon define marriage as the lawful union between 2 people...7/19/03: which do you prefer...the folk years' music of the 60s'...or the ultimate music of the 70s'...these 2 ads were on at the same time, but on different channels...7/20/03: now, it's the Sounds of the 80s'...which arouse memories of the jukebox @the Exile...you know, maybe this is Dr. Heideman's way of filibustering!...to what purpose?...?...saw a show in which a straight professional race car driver dressed up as a woman, Porche Mercedes (with heels!), and performed at a NY drag club...he/she was tutored by [gay] men & women on how to walk, act & lipsync...?...
"In the final analysis, the President is responsible for what he says, not the CIA!"
...as of now, N Korea can easily attack S Korea & Japan...political analysts think "we" could win a war against them in a couple of months...others say this is a most serious threat...so, should we strike now before they have a stockpile of nuclear weapons?...
...7/22/03: Bob Dole turns 80!...
...7/20/03: leftovers day!...ABC Channel 7 AM news pre-empted by the British Open...Tiger Woods did better on 7/19/03...saw Ocean's 11...very good!...Captain kept meowing just after we went to bed...no matter what we did or where we went with him, he ended up in our bedroom constantly "talking"...so he stayed the night in my bathroom...human remains found in a CA home...sex slaves found in a NY home...4 teens killed in TX...intimate items of JFK & Jackie auctioned...$5,000 for a pair of boxer shorts?...one man's junk is another man's art treasure...person who bought pciture for $5 at a yard sale...now has a Jackson Pollack painting valued in the millions!...
...thanks to QE2, Pierce Bronson is now the next Sir James Bond...Nelson Mandella turns 85...invitation only birthday party in S Africa with guest such as President Clinton & Oprah Winfrey...the Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial is held at Gallup on 8/6-8/10/03...
"The best tops can go to the bottom!"
...President Bush has the ability & power to raise money, taxes, blood pressure, suspicion, doubts & tempers...wow!...
...new "D" tropical storm near the Azores...Canada also wants to legalize marijuana...
...7/20/03: Pirates of the Carribean pushed its 12-day total to $132.2 million and vould become the year's fifth movie to top $200 million...the year's top moneymaker, the animated fish tale Finding Nemo, had a $7.3 million weekend to cross the $300 million mark...
...7/20/03: lots of lightning, some cloud to cloud, and rumbles of thunder...storms around us...where's the rain?...that's my beef!...from 6 to 7 PM, it came down!...the lights & power dimmed & faded, but never went completely off...then, by 8, the storm moved west, and things were back to normal...31 days without rain!...one-third of an inch fell in a 1-hour period in parts of ABQ...parts of Mesa Verde reopened...near Ft. Sumner is a wind ranch which will generate power for 94,000 people...
7/20/03 PM: It's really raining outside!
...7/21/03: humid AM!...slight constipation for the past 2 days...problem resolved, with the help of yogurt...the Smithsonian & other museums around the country would like to display wreckage of the space shuttle Columbia...
...7/21-22/03: funeral services for Celia Cruz were held in both New York & Miami...
...7/21/03: security personnel (?) sent to Liberia...no committment by the President yet...this conflict has been waged for 13 years...Iran has nuclear weapons which could strike any Middle East country plus India...countries will not send troops to various war zones without an OK from the UN...
...a theater employee, who was a known sex offender, choked a teenager after forcing her to have sex with him...she had to die because if she told someone he waould have to go to jail...this same man also raped a 3-year old...a father from NH killed his children somewhere on a route to CA...the reason: divorce custody decrees...end of an era...the Biltmore cork broke, snapped in two...Brad's visit to the doctor went well...no serious conditions...Cassandra bought a Jeep Liberty...I found the Nuclear Medicine area, home to the second Geri I know...
...7/22/03: companies are still letting employees go...inventory remains the same...equipment is not replaced at the same rate as in previous years...the confidence in the business sector is very low...
...7/22/03: Bush says that Syria & Iran harbor terrorists...and will be held accountable for their actions...PVT Jessica Lynch returns to her home in WVa, where she will continue her rehab therapy...countries are upset that the US is detaining their citizens in Gitmo Bay and not allowing these prisoners to consult with attorneys...people in Bush's White House staff knew about the incorrect info re: Iraq & uranium, months before the President's speech...above all, Bush wants to focus on the positive aspects of the war...a US military official confirmed that Saddam Hussein's sons Odai and Qusai were killed 7/22/03 in the northern city of Mosul...in Baghdad, people celebrated with a shower of bullets...the tipster will receive $15 million as a reward...there is still $25 million for the whereabouts of Saddam...
...Rosanne will be at a conference on 7/23-24/03...Dr. Heideman wants to bill for a conscious sedation by incorporating it into a consult...CACU no longer has a 28-bed limitation...31 patients appeared on the Census for that area...the Curse of the Rounds still exists!...UNM HR employees reprimanded for sending X-rated E-mail!...
...crazy!...a man cut an ear & fingers off his girlfriend...then he burnt her mobile home, killing her child...and, finally, he drove off a cliff in the Sandias...hopefully, killing himself...an on-line scam...pay a company $30 to prevent you from receiving pop-up messages...I know how to delete items, and that's free...
...no rain here on 7/21/03...in & out showers around the city...7/22/03: brief downpours...7th & Copper store fronts are painted salmon, reddish & plum!...the ABQ Isotopes draw record crowds!...the lost Central bus on Tues PM...arrived home @5 PM...
...Liberia...from reckless shooting to cease fire...for now...but no longer, as attacks begin again...W Africa provides support...more US Marines arrive...
...7/22/03: day of despair...Brad spends money at a faster rate than I earn it!...7/23/03: I'm still "down"...it is hot & very humid @5 AM...
...7/22/03: the death of Saddam Hussein's 2 sons causes the stock market to go up...but, another tape surfaces...dated 7/20/03, Saddam tell the Iraqi people to revolt & attack US forces...are we behaving like the countries we are fighting against?...some do not believe the sons are truly dead...concrete evidence to be presented...the deaths of these 2 men are thought to bring stability to Iraq...that the old regime is finished...it actually breeds more skepticism...there are celebrations in the streets of Baghdad, shooting gunfire in the air...there are also loyalists of Saddam who are striking back on account of these murders...7/24/03: "proof positive"...pictures [graphic] of the 2 men killed...those who want to believe, believe in what they want...and 3 more US soldiers died that same day...they belonged to the battalion that attacked the home of Saddam's soons...some of the actions attributed to PVT Jessica Lynch were actually performed by another soldier who died in battle...the news report states this other person fought bravely all by himself...if there was no one else with him, how does anyone know what he did?...
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