Quite a day today... I need to tell you about it. It may bore you, so skip to another day or another blog.
TRIAD
I attended the TRIAD quarterly meeting in Sykesville, Maryland. I made sure that I got there early so I would get a parking place on top of the hill, instead of huffing and puffing uphill.
My buddy, Bruce Lohr, gave a presentation of how to handle "shooter" incidents. Both the police officers attending and us "civilians" paid rapt attention. To see a recap of what you should do in a bad event, check out YOUTUBE video: Run, Hide, Fight.
If a school, company, or church does not prepare for a "shooter" incident, they may just as well bend over and kiss their asses "goodbye." People should also always take threats seriously.
Preparation for something that hopefully will never occur, is good practice. I mentioned the company boss, who remembered when a plane crashed into a building some years ago, and who, therefore, had all of his World Trade Center workers go through frequent evacuation procedures. The employees didn't like the practice, but when the planes hit the WTC complex, all of these employees survived. Unfortunately, the boss decided to go back into the building to see if he could help anyone else, and was killed.
I learned that Maryland County police are creating task forces to counteract an incidence of HIV/AIDS in the senior citizen population. Some diseased prostitutes are sneaking into senior living buildings and selling their bodies to old widowers.
As the oldest person at this meeting, I felt duty-bound to tell everybody about the city in Italy where 10% of the population reach the age of 100. This longevity is attributed to sex in old age. My goal was to call the young officers attention to the fact that even though there is snow on the roof, there probably still is fire in the furnace.
Hearty Har Har!
My afternoon was spent at the cardiologists' office. First, I had an echocardiogram (a sonogram.. a lot like running a wand over a pregnant lady's belly to find out how the fetus is developing. ) To make sure I wasn't nervous, the nice young operator/analyst kept up a pleasant Carroll County type conversation.
After the echocardiogram, I had a regular EKG. I passed both tests. So, next, at visits by two cardiologists and an intern, I got another session of poking and cold stethescoping... One Doctor asked me if I noticed a swelling in my breasts... yes, Elaine told me she is thinking about getting me a bra. I thought this was just a feature of being fat. Not so, says Doctor Rahmani. He said that was a common side affect of one of my medications. So, after a lot of squeezing, it was determined that these were not pecs... Therefore, he changed my medication, and said that my pecs would suddenly reappear. Good... I sure didn't want to be the Dolly Parton of Carroll Lutheran Village.
Next, Doctor Jerome did some poking and joking. He always says he is amazed that I am in my 80's.. he says that he thinks I look a lot younger. Thank you, Doc... you have a nice "bedside manner." I really like Doctor Jerome... he saved my life when I had a heart attack back in 2001.
Montreal Trip
The food folks at Carroll Lutheran Village are having an "imaginary trip" to Montreal, Canada. I was able to get Elaine and I signed up for it. Our entres had to be chosen... Elaine took sole, I took Elk. We usually have a great time at these functions. I wonder where I put my beret ?
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