Paul's Journal

10/16/2009 20:55 #50029

Shawn's visit

My buddy (e:shawnr) came to town to visit. It was a great stay, I just
wish we could have had some more time between me working and the
conference he was at. I also wish his wife could made it ;(. There is
always next time. Maybe we'll actually go to DC.

tinypliny - 10/17/09 13:39
I am sure some kind of a bargain can be worked out over a REGULAR blogging promise, (e:hodown). Isn't that right, (e:PMT)? Isn't it? hunh? hunh?

hodown - 10/17/09 13:37
No eff that you SO owe me a visit first PMT!

tinypliny - 10/16/09 21:11
That is a classic picture. It makes me smile for no apparent reason. :)

10/16/2009 10:44 #50025

Jesse Hearts China
Category: friends

My friend Jesse hearts china

paul - 10/16/09 23:02
yes, that is him

tinypliny - 10/16/09 12:04
Is this (e:Jesse)? (and that was an interesting essay?) Is he a teacher in china?

10/15/2009 16:22 #50021

Why so cold?

I was not ready to dig out a pre-winter hat ;(

tinypliny - 10/15/09 21:15
At least you were canny enough to dig it out. I think my ears nearly froze and dropped off earlier this evening - I walked to the central library and back and I swear I saw SNOW FLURRIES!

10/13/2009 15:00 #50007

My first flu shot

Saved the lot number in this pic just in case. I never got a flu shot
before but damn they hurt. We had no choice this here at work ;(. Two
weeks until immunity.

libertad - 10/14/09 19:51
Those are all good points metalpeter and jenks. My grandfather had a reaction to a flu shot once. He had symptoms of a heart attack and went to the hospital at my grandmother's insistence. I don't believe he has had another flu shot since. It would be awful if either one of them got the flu. It is so dangerous.

metalpeter - 10/14/09 19:42
I'll tell you why they are freaking out: our at least why I disagree with the mandate.

1. The Vacine for Swine Flu is new and hasn't really had that much testing. What I mean is for things long term.

2. The Government is over stepping their bounds. If they can make you get a shot of this, what is the next thing they will be able to force you to do?

3. Some people with shots do get sick from them. I don't mean that tiny bit of sick you are supposed to get. Everyone's body doesn't take to it the same.

4. I have heard that this Swine Flu going around now may have changed some and if that is really true then would the shot help any one any ways.

5. There are some people who I'm guessing also have conditions that might not iteract well with it. How about people who have poor imune systems. I'm not sure what else but what happens if you are on allergy medicine those seem like that could be a problem.

I get what NYS is trying to do, and I don't fault them for doing it, but I get why a nurse would be upset. But there is one other factor and that is group think. What I mean is when a couple people don't like something they talk a lot about how it is bullshit and how they aren't doing it and this and that and then others join in. Then when that event comes they do it any ways.

jenks - 10/14/09 18:47
twisted- I think NY is mandating all 'health care workers' get the flu shot. (I guess paul counts since he's at roswell?)

I dunno. I personally am sick of hearing the nurses bitch about it. I have heard several that say they will be fired before getting a flu shot.

Seriously? I don't understand what the big deal is. Ok sure, your arms hurts for a day or so. Sometimes you get some mild flu symptoms. And there's like a one in a million chance something bad happens.

Seriously? it's worth losing your job over that?

I mean the point is so you don't get the flu from/give the flu to your patients/coworkers/family/friends. I don't see why people are freaking out so much.

Bleh.

libertad - 10/14/09 13:34
So far nobody in my dept has gotten sick from flu shot but our arms all hurt.

ladycroft - 10/14/09 13:33
you know, i only ever got 1 flu shot my entire life, and that is the time I got the flu, really, really badly. Most other years, no shot, no flu.

twisted - 10/14/09 01:01
What do you mean "you had no choice?" Did Buffalo suddenly become a police state?

tiburon1724 - 10/13/09 23:55
it shouldn't hurt if they give the shot right :/

tinypliny - 10/13/09 21:48
Don't think about it - plus don't keep rubbing it. The pain should subside overnight.

paul - 10/13/09 21:44
It hurts a lot but I had no choice. They wrote the lot number down for us on a paper we are supposed to give to our primary care physicians.

vincent - 10/13/09 19:39
What's the point of saving the lot #, the manufactures have full and total immunity from any liability lawsuits.

lilho - 10/13/09 17:27
paul it does not hurt. i have gotten them the last three years... not required to, but i haven't gotten sick so...

10/12/2009 23:39 #50003

Christmas already?

Home depot has already started selling tons of Christmas stuff. Bits
like holloween never happend?

metalpeter - 10/14/09 19:44
Well they do have some pretty cool christmas stuff. That Reminds me I need to go get some christmas village stuff, oh wait maybe not, my neice might try to eat it, well the building might survive. I wish I had the money to get the really cool ones like the Nightmare Before Christmas ones or other ones from movies like A Christmas story.

tiburon1724 - 10/13/09 23:55
yup Christmas has been flowing in from the warehouse for a month now. Have some out, no choice.