Will chat about various topics, first of which is about the last tornado which came thru Delaware last week about 10 miles from where I live. Below is a map of Delaware and I've circled my town of Seaford and the area the tornado caused damage to over 60 homes and other buildings plus took one life.
There was an article about last week's tornado in the Washington Post which you can read HERE. There is even a video which you can watch.
According to a local meteorologist the conditions are the same as last week which has the potential to give this area turbulent weather this evening. Am sure you are aware this storm system has already gone thru the mid-west. So I will be on high alert and doubt I'll get much sleep if the wind is strong when in bed.
Another topic on my mind is the annual Medicare physical. For those of us of 'a certain age' we are subjected to what I consider cruel and unusual punishment. Let me explain ... just knowing it is the annual physical my blood pressure increases even as I drive to the doctor's office.
Then while waiting for the doctor the nurse takes my bp which is, of course, elevated. The doctor looks at the bp number and says she wants me to have a follow-up in 3 months and if my bp is high then will increase my medication. So for that follow-up she would have used the hypertension code.
Continuing with the exam the doctor gives me three words which I'll recall upon command a little later. Meanwhile I'm asked a verbal math problem to solve in my head, after which I'm given a piece of paper to draw a circle, and mark a designated time.....say 5 minutes after 10. These tests are to determine whether or not I have dementia? Or is it a way go put a label or code for my medical records? After all they charge based on codes, each illness has a code so more codes the more a doctor can charge.
Okay, so lets say for arguments sake it really is for my (our) own good and health. Would they ask a 20 year old person these questions? Hell they can't do math because a calculator is part of their supplies when attending school. I can do it because at the age of 13 I had to do the math and make change with the old style cash registers.
Not sure how many teens can even read a clock since everything is digital and all they have to do is look at their iPhone. Okay, so those 3 words after all that? Sometimes I manage to name all three if I can concentrate and repeat those words during the rest of the interrogation, lol. But most times I can remember two of the three words.
Sooo, the million dollar question is ~ did Joe Biden pass or fail those tests? To quote Joe, "Come on man".
Don't know about you but I much preferred the Budweiser Clydesdale ads than the ad currently being circulated. I am NOT woke, I will never become woke, I'll continue to use the terms 'manhole cover' will still refer to my remaining male family members as 'son' and 'brother'. And will use the words man and woman not they, them, etc. Okay, got that off my chest, lol.
Now to the good stuff in case you haven't moved to another blog by now I'll treat you to a beautiful design by Theresa Rapstein. The pattern name is Old Blue Flowers and is hooked by Theresa. What an awesome design.
Oh, in case you're wondering I had that follow-up visit with the doctor after 3 months. I was to keep a record of my bp with the cuff and take it to the appointment. The doctor also took my vitals while in the office and blood pressure levels were in the acceptable range.
Happy hooking.
Saundra
