Getting Caught Up

Well, the vacation is over. I had a great time and wish it had lasted longer. But reality crept back in and work is already picking at me. Boy, is the fuse getting shorter - and I haven’t even been back into the office yet!

• My dad did fine in his recall/replacement surgery. The more I look at it the more it convinces me that the old defibrillator was bad from the moment they first installed it 4 years ago.

• Can you believe that FEMA is demanding their money back for their errors after a third review of a person’s application? Yes, restitution should be made but at least be considerate and work with the people. How can someone repay the $12,000 you gave them within 30 days or incur penalties and interest, when the Insurance Company has been dragging their feet for 6 months? They are struggling just to live and pay a mortgage on a totally destroyed house. Go after the Insurance company, those are the real crooks. The new twist is claiming the water damage was caused by the high surge of water - Thus the Hurricane didn’t directly cause the damage and therefore isn’t covered. Will we start not covering fires? The fire may destroy some of the house. But anything not burned and that is damaged as the result of the water and the firemen’s attempt to stop the fire aren’t! So FEMA, forget the Red Tape for the time being and help the people in Florida some. Oh that is right, Congress is too involved in violating state’s rights and personal issues of the citizens to do their job.

• I was appalled at seeing how much damage still needs to be fixed, even after 6 months. There is more work than workmen available to do the job. And can you believe this, the local companies want to change the law and cancel all temporary licenses of companies that have come down to Florida to help. Talk about being greedy! From all I spoke with it’s the local companies that are the worse offenders of doing shoddy work, taking deposits and never showing up, or promising work and then backing out.

• I wish the rhetoric over Terry Schiavo would die down but I am afraid these two warring camps will continue until someone feels they have won.

• It is getting to the point you can’t trust the press to report the true facts of the case and leave personal or network bias out. Once again this morning I watched them evaluate some new video of the lady and draw conclusions to support their fight for her life. Excuse me, BUT THE PICTURES WERE THREE (3) YEARS OLD! Maybe three years ago you would have had a valid point, but not now. Show me picture from the last two weeks! They would be more supportive of the point of the matter. I have a funny feeling down inside that the new and current pictures would underscore the husband’s decision to let his wife rest in peace. That would be bad for the Press, so erase them.
• The Press reports - He (Michael) didn’t let the family in to be with her at the end! Excuse me, but isn’t the Husband part of the Family? Besides, maybe he just wanted to spend the last moments alone with her. That is his prerogative as her husband. The rest of the family was there up to the last ten minutes. Yes, maybe that was a bit dramatic on Michael’s part to ask them to leave. But after the way the other side of the family as acted I could see a reason to not allow them. Even that the spokesman, the Priest showed his disdain of Michael when he said, “the family would even sit with Michael in order to be there.” How loving is that .. Taking shots at him even to the last moment.
• I hope every one of those “CHRISTIAN PROTESTORS” apologize to the other people in that Hospice Center for denying them their peace and quiet as they dealt with their own problems. They banged their personal war drums so loud and often, I wonder why didn’t the Police stop them from disturbing other people in their time of sorrow and pain. The Priest’s showed real compassion by making just as much noise so they could get their picture on TV. Maybe this was the Catholic Priest’s way of deflecting their child abuse problems much like Tom Delay deflected his ethics woes for a brief moment, or as Jesse Jackson tried to bolster his flagging ego. Shoot, Michael Jackson should have come. Maybe he could have help support the circus atmosphere that the Media was generating.
• Shame on the Media, the Catholic Church, and the so-called Christian Protestors, and the busybody Congress.
• Shame with extenuating circumstances to the Family of Terry Schiavo (mom, dad, and brother).