A number of years ago on this date, Topeka had a great tornado. It killed a bunch of people and left a great big bunch homeless. 36 Years ago! I remember it well. Here and here and here are some links. And then, of course, there's my story, which is the seventh link if you google Topeka Tornado. There are about 3,650 sites there. I've been told that I have not been keeping up very well with the pictures, and that is true. I have said in the past that I would try to do better, and I have tried, and failed. I will say it again, and try, and fail. Face it, I will take pictures when I think of it and I won't feel guilty about it if I don't. Damn it all, I've got enough things to feel guilty about that are *real*, after all! Today... hmmm... started off with a phone call at about 08:00, and I was at the hospital at 08:22 or something like that. Kept busy doing patients until about 15:30, and I came home then, thinking that But wait, I have to back up a little bit. I got a call at 02:30 this morning. Computer problem, which I told the tech how to bypass and that I would cure it in the morning, which I did. I really think that there needs to be a way of getting paid for those calls, especially the ones in the middle of the night. Most of the time they're necessary, of course... little quirks of the silicone machinery that the night techs aren't exposed to on a regular basis, if ever, and they really can't be expected to know everything, after all. But it does disrupt my sleep, and I'm resentful that the hospital can do that to me and not compensate me for it. I could just lie about it and say that I came in, but I really can't do that. That would be lying, and it could get me fired. I don't lie about stuff like that, serious stuff. Speaking of serious stuff... it's been almost a year since I quit smoking. I'm still amazed about that. Anyways, back to work... I only did a coupla patients when I went back in, and I came home about 21:00. Karen had been to the store and bought chicken livers, so I had some of those and left-over potato salad for supper... and a big glass of milk. Love that combination! Anyway, anyways, back and forth here... today's picture has been altered to make it appear that I was smiling... I really wasn't, I was frowning because my damned camera is messing up. Tomorrow will be a "better" day, I probably won't get called much, there's gonna be a day tech who knows how to do some CTs, so I might get to sleep in and get up and lounge around and drink coffee and read the paper with Karen! Or it might be so busy that I have to go in from 07:00 on... y'just never do know 'til it happens, heh.
I'd get called right back. But no, I didn't get called until 18:30! I even lay down a little bit, thinking that I'd nap, but of course I didn't, just laid there until I got up, bored with not being able to go to sleep.