All about Attitude…

Yesterday I decided to venture into my Town for the first time since Francis the new Hip has been installed.
Getting the basics, Fuel, meat, groceries all that stuff but foe me was getting out of the bloody house into the Landy and basically scenery change.
Well I sat their in the local supermarket crutches at my side and saying g,day to many, having a yarn to those who needed one, general human interaction.
On the other side though their was some who distinctly went out of their way not to be seen..
Now this could be put down to many factors. I do have a tendency to call it as it is , and I have left the local golf club and gone to the opposition. No browny points their, so its a laugh when you see old people acting like kids in a schoolyard.
Well I suppose that’s small town mentality, and I knew straight away why I did not frequent the town before, which is sad, but as people get older many seem to get bitter instead of the reverse as they need more interaction instead of isolating it.
Anyway that’s their problem, I’m outta here and a life to live…

March 27, 2013

Value your Mate while you have one.

What a difference one day makes in our life.
After writing about my Unconditional Mate, later in the day led me to take her to the Vet after a she appeared stressed, and after diagnosis yesterday I had to have her euthanised.
This outcome has gutted us all, but we are confident we got the diagnosis early and although in curable she did not suffer.
That’s was the positive, as I owe it to that beautiful Girl who gave my life and my families so much pleasure daily.
Their will never be another Ebony in my life and she impacted on everybody who had the honour to be part of her pack. …

Love ya Ebbs…..

March 26, 2013

My Unconditional Mate

Well it’s 11 days since my new hip nick named “Francis”as it was installed the same time as the Pope, and things are moving along quite well.
Slowly the body is allowing me to progress movement with diminishing help from medication, and after you can actually feel the strength returning.
One thing that is really worth mentioning is the behaviour of my “dog” or probably better referred to as my best mate.
On arrival home from hospital she knew something was amiss and stood back for about 30 minutes observing my new body language and movements on crutches.
After she was comfortable she then approached me with caution not to lean or pressure the right side of the body and just let you know she was around.
When settled I called her and she sat down beside me in the chair and just leaned ever so lightly and gave me a lick on face.
Being Great Dane Ridgeback Cross that was not a big deal, as when seated she can nearly look eye to eye, and since then she has accompanied me regardless making sure she is out of the way yet present.
I have always had a dog in my life, and would be lost when not having one. All reasonably smart in their own way, all with unconditional love to our family.
This one Ebbs is exceptional in as I have had many terriers, Ebony seems to have a knowledge of how moods change in her Pack she sees as Me, the Wife and Her.
When you are in recovery mode you do spend the little extra time you have to observe what you really have, a break to our life routine developed from repetition, and time to take stock on what we should prioritise in the future.

March 25, 2013

Getting to Know My Body

Well I have never had major surgery and I don’t know about you I was very apprehensive about my upcoming ordeal.
Now its done and dusted, I did not realise how well the body goes to work when its put under the pump.
I thought I was in charge of my body up until then, I knew the signs and triggers, but no way it told me what I was going to do and when and no way could I override the instructions to if I tried I would pay a price of pain.
The staff all know, the medics know, you jus got to accept you are not bulletproof.
One can only commend the Nurses, Doctors, Surgeons, phisio’s, cooks and cleaners all putting it together to make a orthopaedic ward work.
You need to be special people to work in those wards and get the best out of their patients recovery.
Anyway no time for sitting here stiffening up, it’s time for exercise and more exercise to get through the barrier or all will be lost….

March 21, 2013

All Logied Out

Well I hope your all Logied out by now and able to sit down and have a cup of tea.
Well what did we see yesterday that we have not seen before?
May is suggest nothing, just the actors have had a change. Same old talk it up,dress it up,ho hum we have to go through to make a few egos bigger and give the parasites of pizzas self justification.
Yes they are in a profession, a good one when your in work and not so good when your not, and you do have to make hay when its your turn if your lucky enough to get a gong, but why is it that different to any other tradesman or tradeswomen winning a contract to support their livelihood?
No, unlike the impersonators, they have to be themselves, no one writes their scrips, tells them where to stand and dress, or say.
I suppose I am being a little harsh but far to often these actors/impersonators do have far to much impact on the gullible. Some unfortunates think they are real! Some worship them as gods!
It seems once you go into a movie you are supposed to leave reality out the door, and that’s fine but when you forget to pick it up after the movie that’s when all of us are in strife.
Even our so called political leaders are quoting script from movies to enhance their standing amongst the numb nuts, actors talking to chairs and lets not go near the singers who get movie gigs.
We wonder why our kids get stupid ideas, do stupid things they see a vast majority of adults incapable or unwilling to accept the difference between fantasy ,fiction and fact and I concede many actors do excellent charity work, they and their industry need to remind the public they are only playing a part, and its not life.

February 25, 2013

The Frock is Falling

Oh Dear!!
Now we don’t know what to believe. We all were of the belief that the Pope was old and frail and wanted out for the good of his successor, then after a while the masses started to give that some thought.
What about the things he said he was going to address? Endemic Pedophelia for one, seems to have been conveniently washed over in the kuffaffel of his departure now it has been revealed total corruption has been exposed that all have known about.

http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-world/vatican-scandal-cited-in-pope-resignation-20130222-2euzj.html

I am not a Catholic nor do I follow any Protestant Church and I respect any God you may feel you feel you need to follow, however I do object to having any religion or God shoved up in front of me. I am a member of the human race first and foremost and the best I can offer is respect to all religions , however I am troubled with the biggest business in the world conning its constituents.

February 21, 2013

And Around We Go Again!

You would reckon about 6 months out from a election a government would have its act together but not on your sweet Nellie we have.
With those polls the politicians all knee jerk to showing a swing against the Government the Media yes Media is talking up a challenge. We have to ask why but I suppose if you don’t have much to report or your too lazy to get up off your bum to find real stories you just create it and report it as fact.
No, I am being a little too hypersensitive I suppose but there is some truth in the way they do “creative press”.
Personally, right now in Australian politics the people are not listening to Julia Gillard. That’s from a party member too. Kevin Rudd was the deposed Emperor by the factions and still has political credibility across the nation still regardless of what you are fed by the press. We have a right wing state government that has presumed a ideology that would be introduced across the nation if Abbott was to win government, however the rest of the nation does not know or realise the impact nationally if those policies were introduced nationally.
This nation would be on the streets within 6 months as they are in Europe, but they,as punters are usually vote without much thought, just what they get from the 60 second news grabs or what they hear at the lunch table at work.
Back to Rudd. He may not win the election if he has a run at the leadership but he will certainly change the political landscape, something the ALP need to do to sell their achievements, instead of defending the truth. Negativity sells to the ignorant.
The circus continues…..

February 18, 2013