Cat--if your English friend should experience a hurricane, that would be good for conversation for decades!
Rather gratifying experience today; I had helped out a high school teacher who was on probation for alcohol abuse. It seems he was taking a medicine to help him stop smoking that can activate latent diabetes (or cause a pseudo-diabetic state). He gave a urine specimen, which was shipped to the east coast for testing. He probably had sugar and yeast in his urine, and of course that combination produces alcohol… the lab didn't check for sugar and yeast, so his teaching certificate was suspended. Well, it was reinstated. The best part is that the credentialing commission has asked me, through the teacher's lawyer, how this sort of thing can be avoided in the future.
Tomorrow I will be testifying in a friendly little double homicide being prosecuted as murder with special circumstances that has had quite a bit of coverage in the local paper. One of these days the reporters are going to catch up with me and I will get my name in the news, but believe me I am in no rush for that. My most notorious case was that of Princess Diana's driver, Henri Paul--and that seems to have gone just about 100% unnoticed. My part in tomorrow's case is little more than a cameo; shouldn't take even an hour.
Today I finally received the first of the Andy Williams double album CD reissues I ordered some time ago. No idear why they are taking so long.
Anyway, this CD includes the album on which Andy recorded "Abraham, Martin and John." It has always made my heart stand still, even as a little kid, it is just so plaintive and moving, and all the more so knowing that Andy was a dear friend of Bobby Kennedy. Much more affecting than Dion's record. Needless to say, it had me in tears. I'll try to put it up on YouTube tomorrow. But there's no way of knowing till you try whether YouTube will accept or reject a given recording.
Got a late night email from Sweetie's sister. Her partner has late 4th stage esophageal cancer and has made the decision to stop chemo and do Hospice. So I've been interceding. I can sleep in tomorrow, so it's okay.
Howard and Ally are first! Great news about the scans.
ReplyDeleteWhat Bill said!
ReplyDeleteCat--if your English friend should experience a hurricane, that would be good for conversation for decades!
Rather gratifying experience today; I had helped out a high school teacher who was on probation for alcohol abuse. It seems he was taking a medicine to help him stop smoking that can activate latent diabetes (or cause a pseudo-diabetic state). He gave a urine specimen, which was shipped to the east coast for testing. He probably had sugar and yeast in his urine, and of course that combination produces alcohol… the lab didn't check for sugar and yeast, so his teaching certificate was suspended. Well, it was reinstated. The best part is that the credentialing commission has asked me, through the teacher's lawyer, how this sort of thing can be avoided in the future.
Tomorrow I will be testifying in a friendly little double homicide being prosecuted as murder with special circumstances that has had quite a bit of coverage in the local paper. One of these days the reporters are going to catch up with me and I will get my name in the news, but believe me I am in no rush for that. My most notorious case was that of Princess Diana's driver, Henri Paul--and that seems to have gone just about 100% unnoticed. My part in tomorrow's case is little more than a cameo; shouldn't take even an hour.
TTFN
--Alan
That action by the credentialing committee is indeed gratifying.
DeleteAlan, you do the Lord's work!
DeleteWhat you are doing, Alan, is saving lives as well as reputations. Well done, good and faithful servant!
DeleteVERY good to hear the news about Miss Ally!! Long may she run!
ReplyDeleteThis, courtesy of Quintus Jett (former DeanFest Organizer) is just beautiful!!
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Tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 Esme is going to be put to sleep. If you guys could send her your thoughts, it would be greatly appreciated.
ReplyDeleteMy sincere condolences. I guess we all -- human or cat -- have to go sometime.
DeleteThanks, Bill!
Delete=^. .^= Esme =^. .^=
DeleteOhhh, Catreona, I'm so sorry. ♥
Ah, Cat, of course. You, too. It surely is never easy, but most of the time kinder. ♥
ReplyDeleteThanks, Puddle♥
DeleteI am really really really ready for Donald Trump to shut his flipping noise hole.
ReplyDeleteI offer no attention to him at all. At least he's aptly named...what could one expect? :-)
DeleteToday I finally received the first of the Andy Williams double album CD reissues I ordered some time ago. No idear why they are taking so long.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, this CD includes the album on which Andy recorded "Abraham, Martin and John." It has always made my heart stand still, even as a little kid, it is just so plaintive and moving, and all the more so knowing that Andy was a dear friend of Bobby Kennedy. Much more affecting than Dion's record. Needless to say, it had me in tears. I'll try to put it up on YouTube tomorrow. But there's no way of knowing till you try whether YouTube will accept or reject a given recording.
Wow. You're right. Check this out:
Deletehttp://m.youtube.com/#/watch?http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=ykK98kM6BwA&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DykK98kM6BwA
Trying again:
Deletehttp://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=ykK98kM6BwA&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DykK98kM6BwA
Yes, I am still awake at 3:45 am.
ReplyDeleteGot a late night email from Sweetie's sister. Her partner has late 4th stage esophageal cancer and has made the decision to stop chemo and do Hospice. So I've been interceding. I can sleep in tomorrow, so it's okay.
XOXOXXX
Ah, hugz, listener! Hard decisions all around.
ReplyDeleteCat, too!
L♥ve all!