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, November 21, 2010

The Really Strange Story Behind Sunday's Blue Moon - Yahoo! News




The Really Strange Story Behind Sunday's Blue Moon - Yahoo! News: "Occasionally, however, there will come a year when there are 13 full moons during a year, not the usual 12. The almanac explanation continued:
'This was considered a very unfortunate circumstance, especially by the monks who had charge of the calendar of thirteen months for that year, and it upset the regular arrangement of church festivals. For this reason thirteen came to be considered an unlucky number.'
And with that extra full moon, it also meant that one of the four seasons would contain four full moons instead of the usual three.
'There are seven Blue Moons in a Lunar Cycle of nineteen years,' continued the almanac, ending on the comment that, 'In olden times the almanac makers had much difficulty calculating the occurrence of the Blue Moon and this uncertainty gave rise to the expression 'Once in a Blue Moon.''"


"You can get the answer you want if you know how to word the question."

Was having a dispute with an employer over reimbursment for malpractice insurance premiums I understood they were going to pay. 

"Well then, here the insurance office phone number! YOU call them while I stand here and watch how to get a different answer with the same question!"

Alan was the WASP out of three who formed a corporation acquiring and managing veterinary practices Jacksonville, Florida. OF the other two, one  a JEW with a son in veterinary school about to graduate and the other, a quite large country veterinary, the signature behind the operation.

Aways thought of them as the three stougges.

Third year out of veterinary school and no business experience.  Surprised they where putting me in charge of a brand new clinic.  Knew I was probably asking a lower salary then most other veterianrian my age.; but then again, there was no business.

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"Can you just send us a bill?"


Took me my first year just to learn why you don't allow billing.  And I'm not talking critical, or even needed care.

"YES WE WILL!"

Had no clue it was actually legal for them to let you assume they would pay  after service rendered; that it was your job to ask first before service rendered.


"I have a lot of bills to pay.  And quite frankly, this bill is the least important."



"To assume is to make an ass of "u" and "me."


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