Monthly Archives: January 2012
I fell into a hole
I fell into a hole For a project & on a mission To get some wrenches Striding through the door My forward motion —Turned straight down Surprise, lost, unknowing Words insufficiently strong For my disorientation My world, my purpose—disappeared Scraping … Continue reading
Crotchety is okety-fine
Crotchety is okety-fine when conversing: just stand clear of our itty bitty egoity keep to our universality! :- Doug.
Don’t use these passwords!
Here are the 25 most (stupid) insecure passwords. http://www.ic3.gov/media/2011/111229.aspx Don’t use these passwords! :- Doug.
Working on my compassion
I am working on my compassion. :- Doug.
Caring is compassion
Care can be a commercial transaction. Caring is compassion. :- Doug.
Caring who
Care is a word people use to say what they sell; Caring is a word I use to describe who I am. :- Doug.
Many ways to advocate
There are many ways to advocate. We can advocate by counseling. :- Doug.
Doctors may become mere technicians
I’m hearing from my elder clients’ children that they cannot get a time to talk with the doctor about what is going on with their parent, what the prognosis might be, and what the best course of treatment ought to … Continue reading
Elders, doctors and consults
A few days ago I learned that doctors are in some settings expected to see 40 patients a day. What’s the math on 40 patients in a day? Today I spoke with a couple of therapists about getting the doctor … Continue reading
There’s a pill for that
Far more than “There’s an app for that” Our medico-economic complex teaches “There’s a pill for that” “There’s a pill for every that” :- Doug.
Divine are the snowflakes/…
Divine are the snowflakes dancing, floating, flying divine is each each faces me and asks do you see me? :- Doug.
Why we are frustrated with one another
We’re frustrated with one another and so we shout at “them.” We’re frustrated with one another because we have forgotten how to dialogue. We don’t know how to hear, how to meet. :- Doug.
Long-Term Care: mysterious words and ways and….
Long-term care mixes the mysterious words and ways of medicine with the arcane rules and regulations of bureaucrat and insurance giant, and presents you with choices, the consequences of which you cannot yet see. Yet there are people in these … Continue reading
Work as inviting….
My work can be seen in terms of invite, free, call whole mmm. :- Doug.