TOTALLY GEEKED!

Always love the middle of the week, 'cause the weekend is near. LOL And, for some strange reason, I can get a lot done on Wednesday....

Okay - that was strange, but I admit that this one cracked me up.

 

I saw that video the other day. It's funny.

Morning!

Southern_Belle wrote:

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Morning report is going to be interesting. A nurse that was in the department 17 years was fired yesterday. People are not happy.

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 Was the firing justified?

Even if it was, that's a lot to process.

flan

flan327 wrote:

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Southern_Belle wrote:

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Morning report is going to be interesting. A nurse that was in the department 17 years was fired yesterday. People are not happy.

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 Was the firing justified?

Even if it was, that's a lot to process.

flan

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 Not really. She's been at the hospital 28 years, 17 with our department. Slowing down a little.  They could have transferred her to a less intense position. 

Southern_Belle wrote:

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flan327 wrote:

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Southern_Belle wrote:

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Morning report is going to be interesting. A nurse that was in the department 17 years was fired yesterday. People are not happy.

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 Was the firing justified?

Even if it was, that's a lot to process.

flan

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 Not really. She's been at the hospital 28 years, 17 with our department. Slowing down a little.  They could have transferred her to a less intense position. 

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 I don't understand the stance on older workers some employers have.  Sure everyone slows down, doesn't mean there isn't a lot of value there.  The day to day worker bee tasks maybe can be done quicker by someone younger, but the corporate knowledge and skills are there and should be used to help run the place.

Southern_Belle wrote:

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She's an excellent nurse.

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 Well, that sucks. Do you think she had any idea what was coming?

flan

Another example of a growing part of society who is trying to weed out the baby boomers.

Sorry to hear that, SB.

Tig, peanut butter babies are always funny.

Good morning, good morning.

I ironed a dress.

That is all.

flan

And how is "it's always been that way" an excuse?

You don't accept it for anything else.

Lawyerlady wrote:

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And how is "it's always been that way" an excuse?

You don't accept it for anything else.

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 I don't "accept" it.

It's merely more difficult to change something that is so entrenched in society.

flan

Does anyone know anymore what the average life expectancy is in the U.S. anymore? Has it gone lowered? It seems like a good number of people are dying earlier, in the last few years.

Actually yes it has gone down for white men. The reason they lowered it was because of the increasing rate of suicide among older white men and also the increasing prescription drug abuse epidemic.

FNW wrote:

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Does anyone know anymore what the average life expectancy is in the U.S. anymore? Has it gone lowered? It seems like a good number of people are dying earlier, in the last few years.

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 Yes.  The latest generation will have a shorter lifespan.  Basically because of what we eat and lack of physical exercise.

Lawyerlady wrote:

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FNW wrote:

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Another example of a growing part of society who is trying to weed out the baby boomers.

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 Ageism.  Now there's a REAL issue.  But the media won't bother.

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The media won't bother because it is not an LGBT issue. Bwahahaha

Sorry, but it's true, IMHO. 

Had a rude awakening this morning. DD sent the three little's over WITHOUT feeding them! AHHHH!

I really do not like to cook in the morning anymore.

DD is doing job training this morning. I have no idea how long the kids will be here. The house looks like a tornado went through already.

But, I have several new pretty colored pictures on my frig.

They are now playing in the stairway.....I'm waiting for the first smashed face.

Zoo! LOL

FNW wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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FNW wrote:

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Does anyone know anymore what the average life expectancy is in the U.S. anymore? Has it gone lowered? It seems like a good number of people are dying earlier, in the last few years.

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 Yes.  The latest generation will have a shorter lifespan.  Basically because of what we eat and lack of physical exercise.

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 I've heard we need to cook like our grandmothers did, not our mothers.  But for younger adults, I think they would need to cook like their great grandmothers.

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 And of course, many people are eating poison with every meal -  GMOs, artificial sweeteners, more and more chemical preservatives.  

FNW wrote:

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Scary thing is doctors are recommending it. Dad's doctor told him it's better to use artificial sweeteners over sugar for his diabetes. What is this stevia thing? Comes from plants, but it gives me pause.

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 Stevia is not as natural as they claim, but probably the best choice b/c it comes from a plant.  But it has to be processed.  You can get it in Organic, though.

FNW wrote:

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I prefer sugar, but rarely use that, too.

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I prefer pure cane sugar as well.  

 

 Of course check with his doctor, but you can read this, it's a little old, though.    

 

http://www.organiclifestylemagazine.com/issue/13-is-stevia-safe

Ouch! I slipped on the stairs last year and my whole right thigh was purple for weeks. Then I tripped on the boys' plastic eggs and landed on our smart TV, causing the glass screen to crack. That was weird. Had this spider web-like effect.

Yeah, and it was fairly new, too. I think we paid $800 for it, but the replacement, which is newer, larger, and has more features, was around $400. I told DH he can thank me for being clumsy.

Lexxy wrote:

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Morning everyone. I slipped on the stairs last night & have a huge bruise on my butt. It really hurts but at least I didn't hit my tail bone like I did a few years ago.

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 Those butt bruises can be terrible!  At least you'll remember how you got it.