Reflections

I had an exciting workday today…something exploded in the building around 2pm; we had multiple fire engines, police, etc. at the medical building. By 3pm, everyone was still running around, so the senior doc called it a day. Need to say no more, we all ran for our cars before he could change his mind.

     Settling myself in for the evening with an adult beverage, I started to reflect on some of the differences between the ole church secretary job and this current one in a medical office.. Two major things came to the forefront:
          1. church people expect the church secretary to be on the job on Sunday morning or any other time she’s in the building.[yes, I said “she”…have you ever seen a male church secretary???? It goes along with the female/support roles in churches…please, don’t get me started] There seems to be this invisible signed etched on her forehead [which she knows nothing about] that says it’s ok to interrupted her for the copy machine [oh, I don’t know how to run it; there’s paper jam, I wanted pink paper instead of blue, what do I do???] while you’re sitting in the church pew getting yourself prepared for Sunday worship. It’s seems it’s ok to them that they ask your where’s this or that is, hand you something to put in the bulletin, question you why something isn’t in the bulletin, tell you their name in spelled wrong in the church phone directory and expect you to remember by Monday, all while your trying to read the sermon verse for the day. Church folk have no qualms about calling you any time of day or nite about church business, meetings, tomorrow’s agenda, etc.
          2. Church people seem to have no boundaries regarding personal or workspace. It all belongs to God, so I can take it, use it, misplace it, leave crumbs, soda, coffee, cut paper, and anything else you could do in an office and put on your desk without leaving a note or cleaning it up. God’s grace covers it all.
     I am happy to say that I have not had that happen once this week on my new job.
I left the office in the midst of a building fire with pens, paper, Monday’s scheduled appointments on my desk. I know when I come to work on Monday, that my desk will look EXACTLY as I left it…with nothing added or taken away.
     When I leave a 5pm, I leave with no expectations that I’ll get a phone call from someone at work. We had a great time conversatin at work but it’s BYE BYE for the weekend.
     Stay tuned for the continuing saga of the “ousted church secretary.”

Considering a Name Change

Yea, I know...haven't done this in a while.  There has been drama in the ministry.  Seems like, due to the economy and building loan problems, the tithing is down and we're in the red.  So, they [this is an elder/trustee run church] want to cut expenses but reorganizing from the bottom up[??????????] Anyway, I'm on the bottom rung of the totem pole and was initially cut to part-time.  PT was not going to pay the bills!!! There was lots of nashing of teeth and tears b'cause of the way it was done.  So, I started the resume/interview process after 14 years of being out of touch with that stuff.  The short of it is that I now have a full-time job in a doctor's office starting Monday, March 15th.  Boy, were they surprised I found a job and so soon.  When one door closes He opens up another.  Praise, glory, and honor belong to Him.  So keep your dial set on this station for further developments.

In Memory of JC

In honor of John Caraian

March 18, 1916 – January 4, 2008

We were friends who never said goodbye.  In remembrance, here’s a recipe we shared, enjoy as we did.

5 Flavor Pound Cake

2 – ¼ lb sticks salted butter
½ c. vegetable oil
3 c. sugar
5 eggs
Mix above well, adding eggs one at a time.
Sift together:
3 c. flour
¾ tsp baking powder
½ tsp. salt
Add to above mixture, alternating with 1 c milk.
Add:
1 tsp. each of extracts: vanilla, rum, butter, lemon, coconut plus 3 tsp brandy liquor (cognac, rum) pour batter into a 10 “ tube pan sprayed well with PAM
Bake 1 ½ hours @ 325 degrees.
Glaze:
1 cup sugar
½ c. water
1 tsp each of same extracts above plus 2 tsp brandy, cognac or rum. Heat just to boiling point and pour over warm cake.


Good night Mr. Caraian...where ever you are!

Health Care Reform

All I'm asking is people to read the bill, including the President and our elected representatives, take out the garbage extreme leftist policies and come up with a decent healthcare bill.   Yes, I intend to joing the TeaParty Express on the 12th in Washington, DC.  Tell me why you need to know the following or have access to the following in the proposed healthcare bill:

Pg 22 of the HC Bill MANDATES the Govt will audit books of ALL EMPLOYERS that self insure!!

Pg 30 Sec 123 of HC bill - THERE WILL BE A GOVT COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benefits you get

Pg 29 lines 4-16 in the HC bill - YOUR HEALTHCARE IS RATIONED!!!

Pg 42 of HC Bill - The Health Choices Commissioner will choose your HC Benefits for you. You have no choice!

Pg 58HC Bill - Govt will have real-time access 2 individs finances
Pg 59 HC Bill lines 21-24 Govt will have direct access to you banks accountsts for electronic funds transfer

PG 84 Sec 203 HC bill - Govt mandates ALL benefit packages for private health care plans in the Exchange

PG 85 Line 7 HC Bill - Specs for of Benefit Levels for Plans = The Govt will ration your Healthcare!

PG 91 Lines 4-7 HC Bill - Govt mandates linguistic appropropriate services. Example - Translationf or illegal aliens

Pg 95 HC Bill Lines 8-18 The Govt will use groups i.e., ACORN & Americorps to sign up individuals for Govt HC plan

PG 85 Line 7 HC Bill - Specs of Benefit Levels for Plans.
PG 102 Lines 12-18 HC Bill - Medicaid Eligible Individuals will be automat ically enrolled in Medicaid. No choice

pg 124 lines 24-25 HC No company can sue GOVT on price fixing. No "judicial review" against Govt Monopoly

pg 127 Lines 1-16 HC Bill - Doctors/ #AMA - The Govt will tell YOU what you can make.

Pg 145 Line 15-17 An Employer MUST automatiocally enroll employees into pubic option plan. NO CHOICE

Pg 126 Lines 22-25 Employers MUST pay for health care for part time employees AND their families.

Pg 149 Lines 16-24 ANY Employer with payroll of 400k & above who does not provide public option. pays 8% tax on all payroll

pg 150 Lines 9-13 Business payroll between 251k & 400k who doesn't provide public option pays 2-6% tax on all payroll

Pg 167 Lines 18-23 ANY individual who doesn't have acceptable health care according to Govt will be taxed 2.5% of income

Pg 170 Lines 1-3 HC Bill Any NON-RESIDENT Alien is exempt from individual taxes.

Pg 195 HC Bill -officers & employees of health care Administration (GOVT) will have access to ALL Americans financial/personal records

Pg 239 Line 14-24 HC Bill Govt will reduce physician services for Medicaid.

Pg 241 Line 6-8 HC Bill - Doctors, doesn't matter what specialty you have, you'll all be paid the same

PG 253 Line 10-18 Govt sets value of Dr's time, professional judgment, etc.
PG 265 Sec 1131 Govt mandates & controls productivity for private health care industries

PG 268 Sec 1141 Fed Govt regulates rental & purchase of power driven wheelchairs

PG 272 SEC. 1145. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CANCER HOSPITALS - Cancer patients -

Page 280 Sec 1151 The Govt will penalize hospitals for what Govt deems preventable readmissions.



Pg 298 Lines 9-11 Drs, treat a patient during initial admission that results in a re-admission- Govt will penalize you.


Pg 317 L 13-20 PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. Govt tells Drs. what/how much they can own.

Pg 317-318 lines 21-25,1-3 PROHIBITION on expansion- Govt is mandating hospitals cannot expand

pg 321 2-13 Hospitals have opportunity to apply for exception BUT community input required.

Pg335 L 16-25 Pg 336-339 - Govt mandates establishment of outcome based measures.

Pg 341 Lines 3-9 Govt has authority to disqualify Medicare Adv. Plans, HMOs, etc. Forcing people into Govt plan

Pg 354 Sec 1177 - Govt will RESTRICT enrollment of special needs people!

PG 425 Lines 4-12 Govt mandates Advance Care Planning Consult.
Pg 425 Lines 17-19 Govt will instruct & consult regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney. Mandatory!

PG 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3 Govt provides approved list of end of life resources, guiding you in death

PG 427 Lines 15-24 Govt mandates program for orders for end of life. The Govt has a say in how your life ends

Pg 429 Lines 1-9 An "adv. care planning consult" will be used frequently as patients health deteriorates

PG 429 Lines 10-12 "adv. care consultation" may include an ORDER for end of life plans.

Pg 429 Lines 13-25 - The govt will specify which Doctors can write an end of life order.

PG 430 Lines 11-15 The Govt will decide what level of treatment u will have at end of life

Pg 469 - Community Based Home Medical Services=Non profit orgs.
Page 472 Lines 14-17 PAYMENT TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORG.
PG 489 Sec 1308 The Govt will cover Marriage & Family therapy. Which means they will insert Govt into your marriage

Can't we just get to the basics of (1) no pre-existing conditions, (2) ability to pick own doctor, specialist, hospitals, (3) access to experimental drugs, (4) alternative healthcare (better coverage for acupuncture, chiropractic, etc., (5) menu of benefits ... why do I pay for maternity/well baby care when I don't need it... alcohol/drug rehabit when I don't need it; and (5) limit lawsuits/ doctors liability???? 

Also needed to be reformed is the pharmaceutical industry (but that's another post).

FOR THE FULL AAHCA BILL:


http://edlabor.house.gov/documents/111/pdf/publications/AAHCA-BillT...

Bill Gates Says It All

Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not, and will not, learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality,and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.   BTW, guess  ya didn't see this on any front page, tv...


Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2 : The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss

Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping -- they called itopportunity.

Rule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault , so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades, and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life...

Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off, and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF.

Do that on your own time.

Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life. In real life, people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11 : Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.



If you agree, pass it on.

If you don't agree stick your head in the sand and take a deep breath!

If you can read this -Thank a teacher!

If you can read this in English thank a soldier!!!

Cathy Bailey