BARREL OF MONKEYS: "GENESIS" in Reverse


I consider myself a Democrat. Been called a Socialist. Definitely a bleeding heart liberal.


As a child from a traditional southern family, playing Barrel of Monkeys on the floor, church every Sunday, doing well in public school, learning a trade; in every sense privileged .........


Comfortable in middle age, an avid news reader, on learning the tragic story of a full grown chimpanzee destroying the face of a woman who offered a toy, only trying to help it's owner coax her surrogate child back into his cage......


Today being confrontational, ribald, offensive, restless, rebellious.......


How did I get here from there?


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Sunday, September 12, 2010

WITH HER HANDS OF LEATHER



"Thank you for calling. 
But before making my decision,
I'm going online
and 

Couldn't help but be amused, upon hearing this statement from a client as she wrapped up our conversation.  Well......what should have been the end of my phone call to discuss labwork we've just recieve on her pet.

"Ma'am.  I hope you don't mind me asking this question....but how old are you?"
Pretty obvious from the sound of her voice, I was speaking with someone quite elderly. One quick to laugh at reason for asking;  somewhat humored at being the one, patient enough to teach me how........as i've never until that day........to GOOGLE
.   
On this particular day, I was doing relief veterinary work at a one veterinarian hospital own by a young couple anxiously waiting the arrival of their first child.  As the due date was very close, the hospital administrator  called and arranged for me to sub for the doctor "until the baby arrived".

Boy was "until the baby arrived" understated.  His wife, the doctor, was back at work almost the second the baby took it's first breath!

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