Guest guest Posted August 5, 2000 Report Share Posted August 5, 2000 Rexanne, I was reading your email and was thinking about my friend Jean. Jean is a PhD psychologist and she's been in charge of our local counseling center which is now huge and includes a 28-day program, etc. (but I digress). Jean was married to Earl. Earl was the head of the art department at St. 's College of land. Earl was also bi-polar. Jean was a recovering alcoholic. What fun she was! She's the one who slapped my husband in the looney bin twice to get his meds straight. She was the only person he would ever listen to. She also got him into treatment when his alcoholism was raging. Anyway, one day she calls me at work. I'm in court. The bailiff hands me a message to call her right away. I call. It seems Earl is in Paris. He had been manic and flew there. Didn't remember much about it. Had no money, no nothing. Jean was so cool. She'd take everything in stride. When I called her back, she just said. " Hi Florence. Earl has lost it again. He's in Paris. So how do I get him some money to get home. Do you have anyone you can call so he won't get locked up? " I contacted Interpol and we got him a ticket home and they escorted him to a plane and we picked him up in DC. Earl died of cancer about three years ago. He was a brilliant artist and teacher. But when he lost it...he lost it big time! Jean has just retired. She said she misses him so much and that for 45 years they were married and for 45 years she tried to " fix " what ailed him. LOL...she said she missed the excitement of what in the world would Earl do next. The college seemed to understand that every few years this would happen. He did not have a rapid cycle like lots of our criminal defendants so it was easier for him to hold the position that he did. I'm on the board of a residential halfway house. We have 15 beds. Currently 13 of the occupants are dually diagnosed and most are poly addicted. We only have two clients not on meds...yet! What fun that place is! Talk to you later! Flo Florence Ballengee Hollywood, land florence@... Download NeoPlanet at http://www.neoplanet.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2000 Report Share Posted August 5, 2000 Ooops. That was meant for Rexanne who is stamping out mental illness in Tampa, not for the list...sorry! flo > ** Original Subject: RE: Funny > ** > ** Original Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 22:26:27 -0400 > ** Original Message follows... > > Rexanne, I was reading your email and was thinking about my friend Jean. Jean is a PhD > psychologist and she's been in charge of our local counseling center which is now huge and > includes a 28-day program, etc. (but I digress). Jean was married to Earl. Earl was the head > of the art department at St. 's College of land. Earl was also bi-polar. Jean was a > recovering alcoholic. What fun she was! She's the one who slapped my husband in the > looney bin twice to get his meds straight. She was the only person he would ever listen to. > She also got him into treatment when his alcoholism was raging. Anyway, one day she calls > me at work. I'm in court. The bailiff hands me a message to call her right away. I call. It > seems Earl is in Paris. He had been manic and flew there. Didn't remember much about it. > Had no money, no nothing. > > Jean was so cool. She'd take everything in stride. When I called her back, she just said. " Hi > Florence. Earl has lost it again. He's in Paris. So how do I get him some money to get home. > Do you have anyone you can call so he won't get locked up? " I contacted Interpol and we > got him a ticket home and they escorted him to a plane and we picked him up in DC. Earl > died of cancer about three years ago. He was a brilliant artist and teacher. But when he lost > it...he lost it big time! Jean has just retired. She said she misses him so much and that for 45 > years they were married and for 45 years she tried to " fix " what ailed him. LOL...she said she > missed the excitement of what in the world would Earl do next. The college seemed to > understand that every few years this would happen. He did not have a rapid cycle like lots of > our criminal defendants so it was easier for him to hold the position that he did. > > I'm on the board of a residential halfway house. We have 15 beds. Currently 13 of the > occupants are dually diagnosed and most are poly addicted. We only have two clients not > on meds...yet! What fun that place is! > > Talk to you later! > > Flo > > > > Florence Ballengee > Hollywood, land > florence@... > > Download NeoPlanet at http://www.neoplanet.com > > > > > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com > Please visit our web site at http://clos.net > Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm > > To Unsubscribe Send and Email to: MiniGastricBypass-unsubscribe (AT) egroups (DOT) com > >** --------- End Original Message ----------- ** > Florence Ballengee Hollywood, land florence@... Download NeoPlanet at http://www.neoplanet.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2000 Report Share Posted August 6, 2000 Darn Flo, I thought, what has this got to do with my MGB list??? Maybe I just dreamed the surgery and I'm really in reality now!!! lol It made for interesting reading though!! You may be a perrrrrrrfect contact for me in the coming months!!!! I'm scheduled for psychology this semester! You are such an inspiration!!! Hugs, Rosemary 7/24/00 RE: Funny > > ** > > ** Original Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 22:26:27 -0400 > > > ** Original Message follows... > > > > > Rexanne, I was reading your email and was thinking about my friend Jean. Jean is a PhD > > psychologist and she's been in charge of our local counseling center which is now huge and > > includes a 28-day program, etc. (but I digress). Jean was married to Earl. Earl was the > head > > of the art department at St. 's College of land. Earl was also bi-polar. Jean was > a > > recovering alcoholic. What fun she was! She's the one who slapped my husband in the > > looney bin twice to get his meds straight. She was the only person he would ever listen to. > > She also got him into treatment when his alcoholism was raging. Anyway, one day she > calls > > me at work. I'm in court. The bailiff hands me a message to call her right away. I call. It > > seems Earl is in Paris. He had been manic and flew there. Didn't remember much about it. > > Had no money, no nothing. > > > > Jean was so cool. She'd take everything in stride. When I called her back, she just said. > " Hi > > Florence. Earl has lost it again. He's in Paris. So how do I get him some money to get > home. > > Do you have anyone you can call so he won't get locked up? " I contacted Interpol and we > > got him a ticket home and they escorted him to a plane and we picked him up in DC. Earl > > died of cancer about three years ago. He was a brilliant artist and teacher. But when he lost > > it...he lost it big time! Jean has just retired. She said she misses him so much and that for 45 > > years they were married and for 45 years she tried to " fix " what ailed him. LOL...she said > she > > missed the excitement of what in the world would Earl do next. The college seemed to > > understand that every few years this would happen. He did not have a rapid cycle like lots > of > > our criminal defendants so it was easier for him to hold the position that he did. > > > > I'm on the board of a residential halfway house. We have 15 beds. Currently 13 of the > > occupants are dually diagnosed and most are poly addicted. We only have two clients not > > on meds...yet! What fun that place is! > > > > Talk to you later! > > > > Flo > > > > > > > > Florence Ballengee > > Hollywood, land > > florence@... > > > > Download NeoPlanet at http://www.neoplanet.com > > > > > > > > > > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com > > Please visit our web site at http://clos.net > > Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm > > > > To Unsubscribe Send and Email to: MiniGastricBypass-unsubscribe (AT) egroups (DOT) com > > > > > >** --------- End Original Message ----------- ** > > > > > > Florence Ballengee > Hollywood, land > florence@... > > Download NeoPlanet at http://www.neoplanet.com > > > > > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com > Please visit our web site at http://clos.net > Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm > > To Unsubscribe Send and Email to: MiniGastricBypass-unsubscribe (AT) egroups (DOT) com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2000 Report Share Posted August 15, 2000 Hi all, thought this was pretty cute. I would hope that I would not warrant this type of treatment. When you're hospitalized, it pays to be nice to your nurse, even when you're feeling miserable. A bossy businessman learned the hard way after ordering his nurses around as if they were his employees. But the head nurse stood up to him. One morning she entered his room and announced, " I have to take your temperature. " After complaining for several minutes, he finally settled down, crossed his arms and opened his mouth. " No, I'm sorry, the nurse stated, " but for this reading, I can't use an oral thermometer. " This started another round of complaining, but eventually he rolled over and bared his bottom. After feeling the nurse insert the thermometer, he heard her announce, " I have to get something. Now you stay just like that until I get back! " She left the door to his room open on her way out, and he cursed under his breath as he heard people walking past his door laughing. After almost an hour, the man's doctor came into the room. " What's going on here? " asked the doctor. Angrily, the man answers, " What's the matter, Doc? Haven't you ever seen someone having their temperature taken? " " Yes, " said the doctor. " But never with a carnation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2000 Report Share Posted August 15, 2000 oh, that was too cute. I just told Bud to watch real close when theytake my temperature tomorrow night!Oh I needed a good laugh. Getting a little more nervous.Dinah> Hi all, thought this was pretty cute. I would hope that I wouldnot warrant this type of treatment. > > When you're hospitalized, it pays to be nice to your nurse, even> when you're feeling miserable. A bossy businessman learned the hard> way after ordering his nurses around as if they were his employees.> But the head nurse stood up to him.> > One morning she entered his room and announced, " I have to take your> temperature. " > > After complaining for several minutes, he finally settled down,> crossed his arms and opened his mouth.> > " No, I'm sorry, the nurse stated, " but for this reading, I can't use> an oral thermometer. " This started another round of complaining, but> eventually he rolled over and bared his bottom.> > After feeling the nurse insert the thermometer, he heard her> announce, " I have to get something. Now you stay just like that> until I get back! " She left the door to his room open on her way> out, and he cursed under his breath as he heard people walking past> his door laughing.> > After almost an hour, the man's doctor came into the room. " What's> going on here? " asked the doctor.> > Angrily, the man answers, " What's the matter, Doc? Haven't you ever> seen someone having their temperature taken? " > > " Yes, " said the doctor. " But never with a carnation.> > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2000 Report Share Posted August 16, 2000 In a message dated 8/15/2000 9:00:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, hester95@... writes: << " Yes, " said the doctor. " But never with a carnation. >> LOL LOL LOL LOL .......ROTFLMAO.........LOL LOL LOL LOL Cathy Morrow in Lenoir, NC BMI 42 A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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