Saturday, March 25, 2006
He didn't "Walk the Line"
I just saw "Walk the Line" the other day. In it, Elvis is depicted as having introduced Johnny Cash to drugs. In the movie, you see how his family, with the help of a pair of shotguns, are able to help Mr Cash to overcome his addiction. Elvis wasn't so lucky.
I like Elvis just as much as the next fellow. I don't work January 8th since, after all, that's Elvis' birthday. But do you suppose that Elvis would have taken all of those drugs if it said on the label, "Warning, use of this drug has been associated with dying on the crapper"? Maybe it did and, like so many people, he chose to ignore the warnings. Maybe he said to himself, "I'm Elvis, there's no way I'm going to die on the crapper."
It's a good thing Elvis is dead, otherwise, burying him was a real mistake.
I like Elvis just as much as the next fellow. I don't work January 8th since, after all, that's Elvis' birthday. But do you suppose that Elvis would have taken all of those drugs if it said on the label, "Warning, use of this drug has been associated with dying on the crapper"? Maybe it did and, like so many people, he chose to ignore the warnings. Maybe he said to himself, "I'm Elvis, there's no way I'm going to die on the crapper."
It's a good thing Elvis is dead, otherwise, burying him was a real mistake.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Psych Ward
I toured a mental hospital yesterday. I have a rotation in Psych nursing for the next eight weeks. I really thought that they would teach us some defensive moves before setting us students loose in a mental ward. Not full-on kung fu, mind you, but some basic don't-mess-with-me defensive techniques. Maybe they'll do that in the advanced course.
The psych ward was not really what I expected. I expected to see schizos sitting on urine-stained cots in their pajamas swaying back and forth and grunting. There was none of that. They acutally had nice furniture, and the facility was clean and well maintained. The few crazies I encountered were actually surprisingly polite. I was most surprised by the abundance of "Garfield" posters I saw taped to the walls. I wondered what Jim Davis would think of that.
The psych ward was not really what I expected. I expected to see schizos sitting on urine-stained cots in their pajamas swaying back and forth and grunting. There was none of that. They acutally had nice furniture, and the facility was clean and well maintained. The few crazies I encountered were actually surprisingly polite. I was most surprised by the abundance of "Garfield" posters I saw taped to the walls. I wondered what Jim Davis would think of that.
