Wednesday's Digressions

FG's dumb cats first wildlife encounter.

A non English speaking patient passed me this note a day after a nurse from another clinic saw me taking a break  and said, Oh, you guys live the life of Riley over here! Rest assured, the other nurses called me Dr. Riley for days afterward.

2.50 at First Monday= a good investment.

This guy was comical. Don't worry I totally did not leave him there for FG to find nor did I put him in her shoe later.

I'm working on an idea where with an undecided, defined number of lines and a strong leading edge to whatever it is I want to represent I'll be able to quickly make an abstract line drawing of anything- especially wildlife that I encounter. Trust me- it will revolutionize doodling for thousands of years. I've also done frogs and owls to rave reviews.

Here is the first snake I did. It looks like a sperm cell getting shot in the head by a crossbow bolt. Fail.

Not only was the last campsite we occupied filthy, there was change everywhere. There was at least a few dollars lying around. Edit: the Spanish language trash all over another site we occupied informed me- the change is from a pinata.

• Stupid In America a John Stossel special. Very interesting- though at 40 mins may want to bookmark for later consumption.
• An old patient was a cavalry officer was issued a horse when he first enlisted in the US Army. The first night I cared for him he called me to the bedside and when I got there said, I was just testing- to make sure you could hear me. Now feel free to conduct your duties as you see fit and help yourself to whatever you need in the house. I will be asleep in 15 minutes, until then come back and ask any questions. If it's an emergency do not hesitate to wake me at anytime. He was 96 years old.
• Although I was never issued a horse and were separated by nearly 70 years he and I were in the exact same unit.
• Regarding the maintenance of our vehicles and equipment we still said the same thing he did back then: First the horse, then the saddle, then the man.
• On this day in history- as I write this anyway: The Sistine Chapel ceiling painting opens to the public November 1, 1512.
• A headline that was the only thing I have ever seen or heard that could make me less interested in seeing a soccer match featuring players whose ages are north of six: "Mob beheads referee for killing player" Good grief.
• Because we repealed ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ our military … is stronger and our country is safer, more equal and more just, said Valerie Jarrett, the keynote speaker at the Pentagon’s gay pride celebration."
• Uh, news flash- nobody cares. And anyway, more equal- more just OK, yeah- I get that. Our country is safer? That is odd.
• The movie Ronin has the best car chase scenes ever in the history of car chases and some great shootouts as well. Watch the full movie here. on HULU.