Where Did The Day Go?

Another day is slipping away before I had a chance to post. I didn't think I was that busy on a regular basis, but what do you know, I am.

I got up at the crack of dawn today to take my mom to the doctor. Her appointment wasn't until ten, but I was up at 6:15, which is way too early for me. Why so early, you ask. Well, it's Summer in the City, and as such, all main roads are under construction. This means that even the shortest trip requires four times as much time. I had to pack provisions, get the car greased and oiled, and file an itinerary with the Department of Transportation. On top of all this, it's rush hour, so add in all the yahoos drinking coffee, reading the paper and putting on make-up, and you know I had a fun time on the road.

My mom is having her hip replaced, and this was the pre-op appointment. I guess mom wanted someone in the office with her to hear what the doctor had to say. This was a god idea, because usually the report my brothers and I get regarding mom's doctor visits usually involve her telling us how handsome the doctor was and how nice he seemed. She then gets a little sketchy on the medical details.

I hope I never need to have my hip replaced, but after seeing the cool new hip my mom is getting I was a little envious. It's shiny metal and space age plastic. It seems like you'd move so much better with these parts than with plain old bones. Maybe they could give me a titanium spine and some high powered shock absorbers for legs. I could be a real live "Transformer." It sounds good, but it would probably be a bitch at the airport.

On a different note, I received a couple of comments on yesterday's blog from a disgruntled Southerner. Apparently he took offense to my mentioning of the Klan and accused me of never having been to South Carolina. Now I could go off on a rant about the South, dating relatives, moonshine and bad dental care, but I won't. Well I might, but only when I feel the time is right. I will say this. I have been to South Carolina and the rest of the Southern US many times. I've had a good time and met many nice people. You may think I was using stereotypes, but isn't South Carolina the state that refused to take down the Confederate Flag from over the State capitol? Yes it was. Also for the record, I didn't slam NASCAR. I actually said it was more honest because the advertisers were in plain sight. I know this may be a tough concept for a lot of folks (both in the North and South), but read before you have a knee jerk reaction. Leave the crazy arguments to me. That's what I'm here for. Later...Brian