Thursday, April 28, 2005
Dubya you're full of caca
Distance Run: 4 Miles
Other Exercise: None
Ok so the other night I said that my leg really hurt and most people are probably wondering what the hell I am doing running on it (did 4 miles last night too). You see I'm one of those people who likes to kick pain's ass rather than letting pain kick my ass. Here's an example....When I was in college, I tripped and fell down some stairs as I was coming out of a building in a rush to catch a bus. I ended up with a moderately sprained ankle. Rather than taking it lying down, I went skating for 4 hours later that evening. Yah yah yah so it probably wasn't the smartest thing to do from a medical stand point, however, in some weird way it turned out to be therapeutic because my ankle, although still tender, felt better afterward. Well, when it came to the recent leg issue, I decided the hell if I was going to let it keep me from something I really enjoy so off I went on a run. I'll admit the first half mile was sorta gimpish but once I found my rhythm, nothing was going to stop me. Like the skating after the stair incident, my leg actually felt better after my run. Makes me think that I did just sleep funny and need a good "stretch" to cure it.
Now switching gears to address the issue which inspired the title to this post. I watched the poor excuse for a Prez we have babble tonight. It certainly reminded me of why I try to avoid any speeches that the guy gives. I swear the guy acted like a really shitty salesman who was under the gun and starting to panic.
More than anything his whole social security idea just really irks me to the Nth degree and don't even get me started on the energy bill. If you ask me, what they need to do with social security is have everyone pay in but put a stipulation on it that those with upper level incomes who really would not benefit from drawing SS must forfeit theirs. In return, those who have to give theirs up could be given some sort of tax credit once they are at the age that they would start collecting their SS.
Alrighty, I'm off. It's getting late and I want to see Red Dwarf before I go to bed.
Til next time....
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Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Props to my friend and co-worker J!
Distance Run: 0 - Ever since I went out the other night, I have been nursing a sore leg - don't know where that came from.
Other Exercise: See above
Bless her heart. I guess one of the local radio stations gave listeners a chance to nominate someone as an outstanding administrator for Administrator Professionals Day/Week. As it turns out, she nominated me and her nomination was picked. The receptionist called me up to the front desk this afternoon and there sat a box with a vase full of flowers in it.
When I first opened the card and saw that it was signed by someone I didn't know, I didn't know what the hell to think. I then noticed there was a bag with a plaque in it. When I pulled that out, I then figured out what it was. On one side it had my name and said I was an outstanding administrator. On the other, it had the message that my friend typed in. It really was a neat surprise especially after the day I had been having dealing with a business manager asking me to once again do something that was rather ridiculous and not really something I would say was my responsibility. Of course after the bullshit he told my supervisor about me giving "push back", I decided I would just go ahead and do it but write it down in detail should he try it again for next year's review - GRRRRR!
Well kiddies, I should be off now so I can finish watching that Eldard dude.
Til next time....
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Tuesday, April 19, 2005
They say it's your birthday....So Happy Birthday to you!
Distance Run: 2 Miles
Other Exercise: 100 Pushups, 1000 Crunches, 50 Leg Lifts, 50 Squats (I was an over achiever tonight LOL)
First things first....it's Steph's 24th birthday today! Happy Birthday biotch - only one year to go before you are officially an adult. ;) We never did finish our discussion about getting together to celebrate. If you are going to be around this weekend, give me a shout. I know the last time we talked we were "sidetracked" with road-tripping plans - still trying to get an answer out of Ant about the puter he wants to build. If he doesn't get up off his butt by tomorrow, I do believe I will be making the decision for him - meaning I go and screw the machine. LOL
As I mentioned awhile back, there was talk about Paul McCartney playing the new Wells Fargo Arena they are building downtown. Well, last night it became official. I was rather surprised too because the ticket price range isn't extremely outrageous like I thought it might be. $50 - $175 before "convenience" fees. I would really like to go to this show but getting tickets may not be the easiest thing in the world. The whole arena has 17000 seats and my guess is that some of them won't be sold (then again you never know) but either way, I have a feeling they will be going REALLY fast.
Well, we got a new Pope today. Given all the "talk" about him, it will be interesting to see what he does. I thought it was kinda funny how measures were taken so that everyone would know when a new Pope was decided upon and it still fell through.
Finally, I would like to take time to remember all those who died in the Oklahoma Federal building bombing and their loved ones. I will never forget that day. My friend and I walked back to our dorm from Journalism class and she turned on the tv for a few minutes before we took off again to go to lunch. Rather than seeing the soap opera she was intending to watch, there was footage of the bombing being shown. We were dumbfounded by it. Fast forward ten years - it's hard to believe that much time has gone by.
Well kiddies, I've got to be on my way now. The Eldard dude is on and I need to go put the finishing touches on the database I have been working on. They are saying we are supposed to get some thunderstorms tonight - I hope so. Stupid fuckers have been teasing me with this information for days now and nothing has become of it. Of course wouldn't you know, Ant was kind enough to handwash my car this past weekend and it had been bone dry outside up until the minute I opened the garage door this morning. I wouldn't have been quite so pissed off about it had it been caused by a really cool thunderstorm but Noooooooo just one of those little April showers. :(
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Monday, April 18, 2005
Who are you? Who? Who?
I know there are tons of tracking "devices" out there you can put on a blog to find out where visitors are from and how they got to your site to begin with but I have decided to go about things in a different more interesting sort of way. What is this new fandangled way? Simply asking all of you who visit to "give a shout out". I'm always here spilling my guts so I think it's time to dedicate a post to everyone else "dishing" for once. Don't sweat it, I'm not asking for a novel or anything. Just a hello, your general location, and how you found me will suffice but you can say more if you want to. ;)
Otay, I think I will be taking off now so I can rustle up some grub and attempt to get an Access database I have been working on to work.
Til next time....
Later taters!
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Sunday, April 17, 2005
Grease Is The Word.....
Distance Run: -- Day off
Other Exercise: -- Day off
Last night I went out with a couple of friends to see the stage production of Grease. Maybe it was me but I just wasn't that impressed. It was loosely based on the movie and there were other songs added that weren't in the movie. I also didn't think the people playing the parts of Danny and Sandy were all that great. They just didn't seem like very strong singers and sounded as though they had a few pitch problems. I guess after seeing Tommy the rock opera and Les Miserables, I just haven't been able to find anything that comes close.
The other news from yesterday is that I talked to Steph. It seems she has been able to convince me to at least make one Lep show this year. I was just going to pass especially since I thought the shows at the ballparks were going to be those in which there was a game afterward and the closest seat was miles away from the stage. Yes, I know, I really should read the OS more - so flog me. Anyway, with all the talk about road-tripping and after finding out Ant isn't going to be able to get a week off during the summer to go to Vegas, I figured what the hell. I know I can get the vacation time and I really would like to be able to go somewhere during the warm months. Now the biggest question is - which ones. Steph and I talked about the shows in Madison, Davenport, and NY (amazingly, there are some really good fares to be had) but I don't know which I will be attending yet. I'm still trying to get the financials surrounding the bad ass computer Ant wants to build from him before I start planning anything. I still have to be a little mindful because I am still planning to buy a new car at the end of the year (decided end of this year rather than early next year so I can reap the tax benefits on our next return). Oh by the way, that reminds me....I have found another car to add to the list of possibilities - a Pontiac Solstice roadster. Sweet looking car similar to a Porsche Boxter but about $20,000 less. Downside - it's a 4 cylinder.
As for today, I watched one of my all time favorite movies - Everafter. Drool drool slurp slurp - Dougray Scott - YUMMY *SIGH* LOL
I'm now watching the "encore performance" of the first Revelations episode (missed it the first time around). I'm not into religion and that sort of stuff, however, I saw the previews and it looked interesting. Kind of like the De Vinci code. After hearing all the hype about it, my curiosity has been piqued enough that I think I would like to read it. That's something coming from me too because I don't like books/reading much unless it's non-fiction about a subject I'm really interested in.
Otay kiddies....time for me to run.
Til next time.....
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Wednesday, April 13, 2005
The Results Are In.....
Distance Run: 0 - Not enough time
Other Exercise: See above
Well, the audit finished today (a day earlier than expected). I'm happy to say that I'm glad it is over and it went well. Turns out we scored .9 under perfect which according to the auditor was really good (a comment she said she rarely gives out). Considering we were 1.9 under last time around, I'm pretty damn proud of our score. What's better is that there was one item the auditor called us on (our biggest "ding" which was done at the direction of someone in the company doing the audit) that could actually be reversed. If it is, that will further boost our score.
I was a little puzzled when I was walking back to my desk though. My supervisor (she also works on the line) was asking me what I thought of the meeting but the way she asked lead me to believe that she wasn't overly happy about the results. Why I don't know. I mean I knew going into it, our score wouldn't be perfect (I don't know that anyone has ever received that sort of rating) but I wasn't sure it would be as good as it was. Who knows, maybe I will find out more behind her reaction tomorrow.
Well, that's all for tonight kiddies. I'm off to watch Ripley's. Looks like they are going to have a story about people who do shots with toes in them to be part of a "club" and there is a guy who decided to donate his own amputated toe to the cause. YUCK!
Til next time.....
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Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Lots to catch up on......
Distance Ran: 2 sweaty power miles
Other Exercise: No time tonight
So wow, it's been nearly a week since I last stopped by to say hello to all my fans. Sowwy I've been vewry vewry busy hahaha.
Ok, all seriousness aside tee hee. Friday night I went to Indianola to meet up with my parents so we could go to another play my nephew was in. I think the kid gets better every time I see him. Of course the fact that the part was him to a tee helped. ;) From what I understand, a senior drama student produced it and she did a damn fine job. Better than those who produced the other three plays in the set that we saw. Of course the fact that they were written by Anton Checkov and the actors in them weren't overly great didn't help.
Saturday I made my trek to Ames for a haircut. Doug worked his magic again. I swear my whole world is going to crash if this guy ever leaves central Iowa or retires. LOL Ant went out golfing with the guys so I went and did the grocery shopping to get it out of the way. You know, it's funny how if I go by myself I can usually be in and out of Wal-Mart and Sam's within an hour but if I take him, it's more like one and a half to two hours.
After I got home and got everything put away, I had a short nap while I waited for Ant to get ready to go out that evening. His golf buddies decided they wanted to have dinner at Hooters before heading to the bar. I'm not overly fond of the place not only because I don't like the atmosphere but because I don't think the food is all that great. There's just something about it that screams "White Trash Haven" to me. Even so, I sucked it up and went and there certainly weren't any extra points scored with me. I ordered a milk with my dinner as I usually do and it was sour to the point where you could see small curds forming on the glass. YUCK! I swear that is like the second time I have gone there and had that problem. At least my grilled chicken caesar salad was good.
When we got done at Hooters, we went over to the bar to meet some more of our friends. We didn't end up staying that late but it was a blast like always when the whole gang is together. We just play off each other so well.
Sunday wound up just being kind of a day of rest vegging in front of the tv and napping here and there. I think the stress of the past couple of weeks and the week to come had finally caught up with me because I just felt exhausted.
Monday was a really long day. The work day started by making a last minute check of the samples I had pulled for my audit. After our last audit back in 2003 which was also our first and just short of disastrous, I was kinda nervous about this one. I wasn't sure why though because I knew that we had made some good improvement since then and although we were spanked rather hard the last time by the regional, we did find out we weren't any worse than everyone else who was audited at the same time. It was because of this, I was glad to see 4:30 roll around so I could head home and get ready for the Crue concert where I could just let go and enjoy myself.
I ended up leaving the house about 20 to 6 that evening so I could stop and get some gas (the price is totally insane - glad I only have to fill up about once a month!) and then go get Brett before meeting up with another friend of mine downtown at The Spaghetti Works. We ended up having to wait a little while for a table so we didn't make it up to Vets until about 20 minutes before showtime. What a mad house! Everyone and their granny had already shown up an wading through the crowd to get to the will call window having people make comments about us cutting the line most of the way wasn't overly fun but we made it in the end.
The show itself certainly proved what sort of freaky and warpped people inhabit this Earth (definitely not a family show) but it was good. Lots of pyro and "glam" but I was surprised how good they did given the length of time they have been away from each other. I was a little puzzled by the vocals. At times, they seemed nearly flawless. At others, it sounded like Vince was only singing half the words. I couldn't figure out if it was because that's just how he does his show, he forgot some of the words, or there were enhancements here and there but it was strange. I just wish the "cut outs" wouldn't have all been during my more favorite songs (Dr. Feelgood, Girls Girls Girls, Kickstart My Heart). Oh well, I still enjoyed it.
You could also definitely tell that Mick is not well. His movements as to be expected were pretty stiff and fairly infrequent. I would have to say the only thing that I really didn't like was when Sixx (drool drool slurp slurp - that man is even better looking in person) smashed a guitar. The musician in me couldn't help but stand there and wonder how anyone in the music profession could do that.
Today was another day with the auditor. Since she hadn't really brought anything back unlike last time, I knew things must have been going better. Still though, it can be nerve wracking. After work, the other people I work on the line with, the auditor, and me all went out to eat at PF Changs. I had never been there before and wasn't too sure about the menu (not what I usually think of when it comes to Chinese) but I liked it. The spicy chicken I had was really tasty and it was nice to be able to just shoot the shit with my co-workers and the auditor about stuff that wasn't work related.
O tay kiddies, I must be off now.
Til next time........
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Thursday, April 07, 2005
And the winner is????
Miles Run: 2 - Spring has sprung and there are WAY too many bugs! ICKY! ICKY! ICKY!
Other Exercise: Zip Zero Nada
Yesterday morning I emailed the guy at the company downtown who made me the job offer to ask him for another day to think about it. I did this because I knew I had a performance review with my current employer later that day and I thought I would give them the chance to "bid" for me. Granted I don't like some of the things that go on there or the way the company in general is moving, however, I really like the banter that goes on between the people in my office and I wasn't sure I wanted to give that up.
Anyway, the review went ok although my supervisor told me a few things that really just kind of pissed me off. The first thing had to do with the way she could rate us. We started an online review system which like all of those things, has its limitations. What's worse is that she said she wasn't allowed to give 4s (a perfect rating) on several categories (something dictated by corporate). If she did, the review would be rejected and she would have to do it again. All I could think is WTF??? What's even more stupid is that the way the thing was written, it was basically impossible to improve. She said some changes would be made but my guess is that they will be worthless as usual.
The second thing that just dug at me was what she told me the business manager I work with said. This is the guy that from what my friend told me was beside himself because I might leave yet he told my supervisor he didn't like that I at times would tell him to do something himself because it wasn't my job and that I didn't "go that extra mile". EXCUSE ME??? Hearing that really made my blood boil! First of all the last time I remember telling the guy that I wouldn't do something because it wasn't my job is when he asked me to get him some tea. THAT is NOT in my job description and never has been so the HELL if I am going to do it. And this shit about not going the "extra mile" - PLEASE!!! I'm always doing extra shit for him along with making things easier and more efficient for him. For example he and the regional manager for our biggest client came to me and asked me to put together some "high tech" order forms for them - the ones which were so good and praised by the regional and his superiors that I am up for an award. I gladly accepted the challenge not because I knew there would be a little money in it for me but because I enjoy doing that sort of thing. Then there are the little "behind the scene" things that I'm sure he doesn't understand which I do that allow me to give him answers to his questions in a matter of seconds rather than hours. Oh and let's not forget the fact that I went in on a day that I took off to take care of some stuff so that the regional for the afore mentioned client would make his bonus. Even though he said he would take care of me, I got a lousy $100 when I know more than likely the regional probably made a few grand.
This brings me up to the next gripe I have from this meeting with my supervisor. I had told her I felt rather burned by the whole situation of coming in on my day off and then getting such a small reward for it. It's not even so much the issue of the money but more the principle of the matter. Anyway, I guess she had said something to the business manager about that and also asked him if I had made any mention of how much money I wanted for it. He told her that I didn't. I couldn't believe it! I don't know if the guy lied on purpose or if he really just didn't remember but I was completely dumbfounded. My guess, given his personality, is that he just wasn't really paying attention like he often does when we discussed the matter. He was too focused on convincing me to do the task that he completely missed the details. I told my supervisor that it was a bunch of hogwash and I did in fact state what I thought would be considered as "taking care of me" ($500) which is what the regional said he would do. I told her it's not that I actually expected to get that much but I didn't think it was unreasonable to expect two days pay since that is the amount of time it took for me to earn the time I spent working on my vacation. She agreed and she too made a comment about the regional more than likely getting a few thousand as he bonus.
I also found out in this interview that I may be asked once again to train my coworkers on Microsoft Office products. Now there is something that I know I would enjoy doing although if I am going to do it, I would like to be able to set up my own "curriculum" rather than teaching the preset crap that corporate sends out which is mostly useless for those I work with.
Toward the end of our meeting, I pitched the idea of a raise. I basically told my boss that I had a job offer but if the company would at least match the minimum I would be making there, I would be willing to stay. Well, to make a long story short, she said she would see what she could do and this afternoon she pulled me into her office and said that it had been approved. WHOOHOO!!! 13.5% pay jump - gotta love it!
Alrighty, I'm outta here.
Til next time......
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Tuesday, April 05, 2005
WTF???
Miles Run: 0
Other Exercise: 50 pushups, 200 crunches, and 100 leg lifts
Last night after work I went downtown to meet with a couple of guys from the company making one of the job offers I received. I have to admit, it wasn't too bad an offer. If you take the base salary plus what Ant and I would save in parking by commuting together (this company pays for ramp time) and estimate the possible incentives I could receive off of last year's figures, it would total close to a $10,000/year raise for me. What's more, I would get my own office with windows that open - WHOOHOO!
The downside to all of this is that because of the different start times Ant and I would have (he starts at 7:30 but arrives closer to 7 and I would start at 8), I would find myself having to waste nearly an hour every morning. In addition, they only are offering a half hour lunch with the possibility of having an hour every so often (time made up of course) so I could meet up with Ant and some of our friends for lunch. Not only that, I would also have to start all over again when it comes to vacation. I'm up to three weeks where I am now but if I take this job, it would be knocked back to two and I probably wouldn't even get that much this year because we are four months in already. I also am a little concerned about "fit". The guys are nice but they just seem to be a little more dry than I would like especially compared to the guy I work with now.
I'm just really stuck with this one. I really like the money but I don't know if I like the trade offs that come with it. SIGH My only other hope right now is getting a nice hefty raise where I am at. Although money isn't the biggest factor for me wanting to leave, I think if the raise was good enough, I could stick it out there a bit longer - at least until the new year.
My friend told me today that the guy I mainly work with has talked to her and is sweating bullets that I might leave. I guess he was asking her if he should say something to me or go straight to my supervisor to see what kind of strings he could pull. Poor guy. I have to admit though as annoying as the guy can be at times, I really do enjoy working with him. Unlike some businessmen, he's approachable and has a sense of humor. I told my friend that if he could get me a $6000 raise and an office with a window, I would stay but that I thought he had a snowball's chance in hell of it happening. She asked me if she could mention it to him so I said sure as long as it wasn't in a way that made it sound like I was "fishing". She said she would so I guess I will have to wait and see what happens. If she is going to do it though it will have to be soon. I have to give a decision on the job downtown tomorrow. Then again, I have a performance review tomorrow so maybe I will just see what I can work out with my supervisor.
As for the other position I was offered - the one from the company that I really liked and thought would be a perfect fit, I called and left a message for the woman this morning to see if they would be willing to up the starting pay by $1000 and increase the vacation time from two to three weeks. She called back and left me a message saying they couldn't and she was taking that as me declining the offer. When I heard her say that, I was like WTF??? I didn't say that I wouldn't take what they offered, I just wanted to know if they would be willing to negotiate. DAMN! I thought about calling her back and telling her that but then I decided not to because I got to thinking that if the company could write me off that easily over one question, it might not be such a good place after all. Not to mention I got the feeling that there is a lack of inter office communication which I don't see as a good thing.
If nothing else, there is still a tentative interview for the company just up the road from where I live. Again I have a feeling I would run into the vacation issue and maybe a possible "fit" issue but depending on what they might offer me, I might be able to overlook the time off bit and I don't think the "fit" issue would be as concerning as the place downtown especially since it seems like the tasks would be more "me".
Christ! I never knew job hunting could be more stressful than being on the job itself. UGH!
Well, that Eldard dude is on again so I'm off to veg for awhile and try to take my mind off all of this.
Til next time.....
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Sunday, April 03, 2005
A Couple Of Offers And Some Other Stuff
Miles Run: About 5
Other Exercise: None - I decided to be a slacker today. :P
I know, I've been MIA lately. The past week has been absolutely crazy with interviewing and then at work getting ready for an audit that begins a week from tomorrow (really not looking forward to it) so as you can imagine, there's lots for me to tell you about.
I went back downtown Thursday afternoon for the second interview I had been asked to attend. This time the guy wanted to ask me even more questions similar to the ones on the test I had taken. Things like: describe a time when you made an executive decision and describe a time when you made a decision based on a feeling. Things I just wasn't ever expecting nor have had asked of me at an interview before. I answered the best I could, however, I ended up feeling like what I said may have blown any chance I had at the job (1 of four people from what I was told). I mean some of the questions were kinda hard for me to answer just because they didn't really apply to my everyday life. Well, Friday told a different story. I checked my voicemail messages and one of them was from one of the guys at this company asking me to come in yet AGAIN but this time it was so they could give me an offer! I have to admit, this is really odd to me. I'm used to going in for an interview and getting a call if there is an offer to be made not appearing for two interviews and then again for the actual offer but hey, if it's a good one, what the hell.
In addition to that message, I also finally heard from the HR guy that wanted to speak to me from one of the other places I interviewed with. I wasn't able to arrange to go in and meet with him but he is willing to talk over the phone so I will be calling him in the morning. The woman from the same company that I did talk to when I went into interview also called and left a message after him. She didn't know if he had called or not but wanted to let me know that they didn't forget about me and she also wanted to talk to me again. I gave her a call and it turns out, they too are offering me the job! Two job offers in one day - can't beat that!
The fourth message I had was from the woman at the second company I interviewed with on last Tuesday. The woman I saw there wants me to come in on Friday and see her and the guy I would be reporting to if I took that job. Unfortunately, the earliest time I would be able to meet with them is on Friday so unless I turn down both of the other jobs, I probably won't be going to that although I have a feeling I would probably be offered that job too. It's kind of a shame because I think that one would make a really good use of my skills and it is only two miles away from where I live. Ah well, at this point, the decision is hard enough with just two offers, I can't imagine throwing a third into the mix.
There is a new "wrench" that has been thrown into everything that makes the decision of taking a new job all the more complicated. It seems that the Chi has grown a wild hair in his butt and wants to not only vacation in Vegas at some point this summer but is also talking about wanting to move there! What comes as the biggest surprise is that I didn't think that he liked it THAT much when we went before. Of course after he told me that they are supposed to be building a big megaclub there, that kind of said it all. LOL We'll see what happens. The downside is that I don't want to take a new job only to end up leaving it and I don't want to not take one only to find out we are staying. Given his history, I probably should just go ahead and take a new one because he likes to talk about doing things like moving elsewhere but he never seems to want to get up off his butt and make it happen. Personally, if I were going to move somewhere else, I would choose either London or Manhattan. Vegas although scenic and all just doesn't seem like that great of a place to live.
Saturday night, my mommy and I went shopping, out to eat, and to see a movie. We saw Upside Of Anger. It was alright although not exactly what I expected. It did have a few rather humorous bits and for the first time Kevin Costner actually seemed to be acting rather than standing around reading a script, but there were times when I did feel like it kind of dragged a little. I can't say I would buy this one on DVD but I also wouldn't say that it was a total waste of money either.
After I got home from the movie, I watched a show on tv about Terri Shaivo. It was really interesting and only helped to solidify my thoughts on the whole situation that went on. Although the woman's family want everyone to believe that her husband was this horrible person who denied her therapy and any attempt to improve her condition, according to this program, he did everything he could for the first two to three years including raising money to fly her out to CA to have a stimulator inserted into her brain and actually going back to school to get a nursing degree so that he could better care for her at home. It wasn't until a malpractice suit which was won by him that all the trouble came about. One million dollars was awarded - $300,000 to Michael and $700,000 to a trust fund for Terri for her care. Supposedly, Terri's family claims Michael said he would give the family a portion of the winnings. When he didn't and also didn't pay back any of the $10,000 he owed them for living expenses, that is what started the riff. The family says that Michael made up the stuff about Terri wanting to die because he didn't mention it until years down the road, however, more than anything, I think it's because like her family, he wanted to believe that she would improve. At one point Terri got a bladder infection and that is when a doctor asked Michael why he didn't just let her go because there was no chance she would ever improve. According to the program, this was when Michael came to the realization he was being selfish and should in fact let her go.
I think Michael's attorney also made a good point concerning the video played over and over by the media and Terri's family showing her responding to stimulus. He stated that the bit which was on the video may have been the 30th time she was asked to do something so in other words "luck" rather than her responding because there is also video showing her not responding at all.
All I can say is that I am glad that she has finally been allowed to die. Seeing the pictures of the person she was and then recent pictures of her knowing how conscious she was of her appearance, I can't imagine the woman wanting to live as she was. It does bug me a little bit to hear some of the comments her family has made about her now finally being at peace (something I feel that they have kept her from) but maybe one day they will realize what has happened is for the best.
Finally, I was sorry to hear about the Pope. I'm probably the one of the least religious people out there but I guess since I can remember my mom going to catch a glimpse of him when he stopped in Iowa back in 1979, it was more personalized for me than had there not been that "connection".
Otay.....time for me to go fold the laundry.
Til next time......
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