I actually had a neighbor, supposedly a very educated man, tell me with a perfectly straight face that he couldn’t figure out how his dog got pregnant. “She’s only ever been around her brother!” Called me quite a few interesting names when I asked if her brother was neutered. (I never saw any evidence of this “intelligence” or “education” he was always bragging about.)
Samson’s tail was his favorite toy from the time he was tiny. We always called it his “Jacob tail,” or just Jacob. (His name was Samson Jacob, and, since the tail obviously had a mind of its own, it obviously needed a name of its own, too.)
As a general rule, it takes me less than 5 minutes to do my makeup. Of course, I usually just use a bit of lipstick,and add a little blush if I’m going somewhere “nice.”
I didn’t see your comment, yesterday, but I will say that I’m sorry you were hurting. Lashing out in some way from a place of pain is understandable, and I am certain no one here holds it against you. Glad that you seem to be feeling better today.
The meeting with the lawyer went well. Not only does he only get paid if I win the case, he only gets paid if I get awarded more than the original offer, and he only takes a third of whatever I get over that offer. Since he set the payment terms and then happily handed me papers to sign in order to retain him, I’m assuming that means he expects to win. Surely he wouldn’t have taken me on as a client without expecting to get paid. He also told me that I need to contact HR from the company and get the information due both short and long term disability, just to be safe. Glenda gets her first infusion in the morning. So far, she’s doing well, but we will see how she feels after this.
He’s been my doctor since he worked at an urgent care in 1996. He was the one who figured out what damage I did to my left arm when the fire door slammed on it. Unfortunately, by the time I saw him, it was too late to even try to fix it, but he was still good enough that my entire family started using him as soon as he opened his own practice. He also sent a very detailed note to the doctors at the hospital when he had me take Daddy straight from his last appointment to the emergency room because he needed an amputation ASAP. The note told them to calm Daddy by taking to him about his five rose bushes, (and listed the colors) his three “human daughters,” (with our names) and his little, black “kitty daughter,” Damien, "who isn’t so little, but is very loved. Definitely hoping he will give me a recommendation for a decent doctor.
I also saw my own doctor Friday, which was partially what I was waiting for. He found several bulging discs and a couple of compressed ones, just by looking at the two images that the last doctor bothered to include in his report. He also tested my reflexes and found evidence of major nerve damage in my right leg. According to him, from the images and my symptoms, it appears that two nerves are compressed and damaged at this point. He said that the hospital system his practice has joined will not allow him to give depositions anymore, but he can put extremely detailed notes in the online chart that patients can access, and those notes can be shown to the patient’s lawyer and used in court, as long as the patient gives permission. Honestly, I was kind of amazed by just how detailed the note was when I read it. I will really miss him when he retires fully in a couple of months.
I actually had a neighbor, supposedly a very educated man, tell me with a perfectly straight face that he couldn’t figure out how his dog got pregnant. “She’s only ever been around her brother!” Called me quite a few interesting names when I asked if her brother was neutered. (I never saw any evidence of this “intelligence” or “education” he was always bragging about.)