Blog Overload + Inappropriate Carry-on, Horse Riding, & Surgery
Am I blogging too much?
Conventional wisdom has it that one shouldn't be posting a blog too frequently; for sure not every day. So why have I been blogging so much lately? Let me remind you of my modus operandi.- I blog for self-therapy.
- I've been sitting around the house a lot since returning from my Mayo Clinic Road Trip last week, while I continue to recover from Influenza A & pneumonia. Therefore, I've had more opportunity to write & also more need to work off some of my depression & anxiety.
- I try to include some insights that may be helpful to others.
- I like to include things that amuse me, & my conceit is that these same things will amuse my readers.
Quiet time
Once again this morning one of my devotional resources * included an insight that really spoke to my heart. The scripture reading was Romans 3:21-26. Here's the insight. "In the reading for today, the apostle shows us the truth. All people without exception, have sinned & fall short of God's righteous demands. That truth leads to an even more glorious one: all are justified freely by God's undeserved grace in Jesus Christ. No one can stand before God because of the dignity of his person or the office that he holds. But all of us, in highest or lowest station, stand forgiven & pure through the atoning blood of Christ."
* Arrows of Light: Devotions for Worldwide Christians, by David Schneider. (Morris Publishing: Kearney, Nebraska)
Criminal Minds
From Omaha World Herald (12/28): "Man's trip delayed; cougar carcass found in luggage. Police said a hunter's trip home hit a snag in Las Vegas when security screeners found a dead cougar in his luggage. No crime was committed because the man had a hunting tag, police said, & it is not illegal to transport legally possessed game on an airline flight . . . the man ended up shipping the cougar carcass home." COMMENT: "But officer, this is my emotional support cougar carcass!"
Ditto (1/5): "Horse in custody. A FL judge said a sheriff's office must retain custody of a horse whose owner was charged w/drunken driving while riding the animal . . . Byrne was arrested 11/2 after riding her horse down a highway. Police said her blood-alcohol level was twice FL's legal limit." COMMENT: There is no place like Florida.
Ditto (1/10): "Couple who said they planned to give pot as gifts arrested again. Deputies say CA couple, 70 & 80, had $18,000 that smelled of marijuana. A CA couple arrested last month w/60 lbs of marijuana that they described as Christmas gifts were arrested again TUE on suspicion of possessing drug money . . . Lancaster Co. (NE) Sheriff's deputies stopped that couple's westbound pick-up truck, saying it was following another vehicle too closely . . . A K-9 (service dog) was deployed & alerted to the presence of drugs." COMMENT: It's their own fault for choosing marijuana over chain saws, axes, & guns for Christmas gifts.
Ditto (1/13): "Surgeon burned initials onto patients' livers. A British surgeon who burned his initials onto patients' livers during transplants has been fined $13,600 & ordered to perform community service . . . " COMMENT: This reminded me of the wood-burning kit I got for Christmas one year. Is it possible that this surgeon was reliving a nostalgic moment from his childhood. [What's your hobby? I use my wood-burning kit to write inspirational sayings on tree branches that fall into my yard. What about you? I burn my initials on my patients' livers.]
Dept. of Shameless Joke-Stealing
From Norfolk Daily News, Entertainment Spotlight, "late laughs." "Prince Harry has announced his engagement to an actress from L.A. That's exciting! So congratulations to Prince Harry & his fiancee Betty White." Conan O'Brien
"According to the chairman of NBC News, (Matt) Lauer was fired due to 'inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.' Not to be confused with 'appropriate' sexual behavior in the workplace. Because that does not exist." Stephen Colbert
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