Viral Vicissitudes

Rushing Dis-Information… Cloning his phoning… Aaron and his ambulance… Meets with Greek weak… Only makes sense, when you’re trying to de-mythify, the basis for choosing this particular ambulance driver, to drive home their points…which goes weigh back to the Greeks and other mythical creatures…the ones that if their face comes even close to their melodic voices, are worth the risk of crashing my ship on the rocks… “They did me wrong!” The Siren Song 🎵 😫 (a story of yet another “Russian hoax!” worth a look)

Arms dealers are inking deals by the… Poolside, beyond the slippery slide...  "Complete coverage!" or so it appeared to me... Coat of arms…so many coated with ink, it was difficult to discern where the family crest gave way, to their arms, all the rest...  "Roll up your sleeve"…good luck with that -- given what in "tat" chat amounts to layering up...    Epi-derm no longer firm…as in acceleration of whatever “normal aging” is in this age of self-adornment… Signage of the times…not only that I seemed to be one of only a few adults who had not freely elected to have my already bruised body, more abused…etching, sketching, stretching…but also the new sign at my local pool…”no running on deck -- please wait for your ink to dry prior to entering…”  (having fun, in the sun fact: a skin sample taken from a dermatologist's office is referred to as a biopsy, whereas in tattoo parlors, you may be asked to bring one in as a "rough draft" 😕)

Geri-meandering, re-drawing the fault lines… Where ageism is a thing…of the past (then why did they pass me up?)   Social Security…”it’s getting kind of old” (89 and counting😊, deficits keep mounting😟)  Medicare is parting ways…with A and B, taking away from Gen X,Y, and Z😠 AARP…while still in the game, slight change to its name…the R now represents “Redeployment” finally recognizing our value, and the military buildup in the Big, beautiful…just when we were told it was almost time to “pack up and go to a home…😢” (to lighten our load we are fully e-quipped, with NERF guns😳)

When the host becomes toast.   Hey Jay... what do you  say...? You'd have to ask, as he was given...to subtlety...the art of a good jokester. "Butt a bit of advice..." Don't be the butt of your own joke..."I'm dying up here, think I need..." Knew writers... the ones the host got fired, given the lack of laughs...that resulted from being told what we already knew...it's as if the material was stretched... Too damn Sirius… when the one liners can be predicted well ahead of time, based on the politics of the day, says Jay... Injecting some Sybility… "gotta keep them guessing, not know which side you'll take...makes for a strong stand-up chameleon routine..." Streaming and screaming… the former being another pressure on late night TV, the latter being Stephen, getting even...as in laughing all the way to the bank… Late night comedy... not a fan, not one bit.

Simmer Vaca 2025...the watered down checklist... Road nap... sure wish my Siri, would have told me not only those under construction, but those where the workers were on break, so I could take my foot off mine...could have made better time... Rest stop... for our group of vacationers, it began as soon as we pulled out...and back in, the driveway ("what in the #@*& did you forget now?!")  Orange scones... the updated version of "when life gives you lemons..." road guide... Sun screen... it's as if it disappeared the minute our family packed up, to go out... Surf and turf... "a slip and slide in your own backyard...no waiting, hidden fees, ex-cise, oversize taxes, on hotel rooms...harmful to consumption and consumers"  Ready, to go now? "If so, better go now, as I'm not stopping until we get there..."  

  Welcome to the age of AI Where critical thinking goes…”on critical” Depth of thought…needs life support Based on current scientific analysis… We may have already entered the ER (original thought, of mine- when you are forced to wear a hospital gown and have the choice of an elevator, you’re probably better off, enduring the stares) 

What’s your (out)take, on this fake…?   “My turn, to ask the questions…Mr. Hogan…” ( so said the ring announcer) - just after aka “The Hulk” announced his own arrival…”I’ve got more answers than you’ve got questions…but go ahead and try me…I made Ozzy look more like Harriet…showed up all the so-called showmen…I’ll call them all out, then throw them out, of the ring, by their...bling!" “Which brings me to the first question, I’ve been wresting with…about this whole ring thing” “Easy trapeze Announcer…man! “It’s where we professionals meet to square things up, settle the whole who’s got the best hair and in my rare case, macho mustachio!” Speaking of rare…if you ever find yourself on top, Hulk’s only rule…try not to drool, grosses me out more than that old lady picking her nose in the nose bleed section…wouldn’t want to run into her in a dark alley if you get my mid-drift…!”  “ Ok try this one on for size, settle the controversy that’s been whirling around the World Wide Web, Fe...

  Will the real  Marco Polo... "Please speak up…please speak up…?!” 👂💦 Now that  would be something... as in "Now you're IT!"  Well, if I have to be IT... let me do IT m y way...🎝 Idol chatter...ripple affects... "Forget Polo, I'm going solo” First name only, if you please… Thrashing and splashing… preferred to splish, splash, make a dash...for it, in the other direction... "where did they all go?!"Alone in the pool, perhaps I'm the fool... Distant thunder... just dive under...don't come out (of captivity) until the storm's past...C. August, 1299...”don’t hold your breath.. “ Splash pad... "Is there an echo...in here?!" A natural inquest, given the conquests of his father, his uncle, the huge "palazzo" (I say palo, you say "azzo!")...just maybe, I'll find you. From Marco milestones, to... Reeling in, invasive species ...”I’m a lifeguard and I have a duty to warn you, Mr. Marco, don’t look now, but......

 “ The Land of Oz” On stage, off Broadway … where else would you expect to find such a headliner, whose stage craft included biting (one, at least) head off… “A (patron) saint…I ain’t” A common refrain to one's patrons from one with imperfections. But if he was it would be one who was the strongest advocate of the national pastime… Pitch Perfect… as in when the pitcher pitches what’s known as the “perfect game” - no one gets on base…no need for even a “pitch out” to catch a base runner…off base. While he, himself, was known for being a byte so…the best of the best pitch men was also known, and will likely go into the Hall of Fame…”the one who silenced bats” Our bats are off, to the great and powerful Ozzy Osborne

A knew TV - a viewing post, from your tuned out host So Smart - that comes with AI, Alexa, the whole gang of smart - - - es!  Direct - but who's doing the directing, these daze...more time reading directions, less time on TV? Easy set up - after we carefully preserved the preservative paper, found a place to preserve, as in store it for next 90 days (given the return policy and Pro-Visions)  Enter your password - in order to get what used to be free on commercial TV - our favorite program (guess again -a guessing game “Password” - please pass it on...😕)   Fire it up - after following all the prompts - only makes sense since it’s advertised as a “Fire Stick” TV (if you stick to it long enough, once UR sufficiently heated, it will finally fire up)  And here’s the clicker - take care with that sticker…could ruin the 'finish' Color me Brilliant - just not bright orange…why we needed to run out and purchase one that is a byte muted  In sharp Contrast - to all t...

Pop culture, popping off - verbs, add verbs, verbiage... Lamentations, negative commentations... Whereas my Boomer Gen started us off on a positive note... "Business is booming...step on the gas!"  Then came the Bummer Gens... "Gas lighters!" They really need to lighten up, themselves. Coupled with... Love bombing... Sure seems to be happening the world over these daze, no longer exclusive to those trying to, albeit disingenuously, "woo" the other into a relationship, only to drop, the bomb on them... Breadcrumbing... What we learned as aspiring behavioral scientists, amounted to "intermittent reinforcement" which was just enough, at a specific frequency (now called all go rhythm) to keep them coming back for more...just to have the cookie crumble😞 Or, once you have their attention... Dump all your crumby stuff... What they, whatever gen thinks was original (goes back to when Caine dis-Abled) "trauma dumping" Takes every down, in the d...

Calling out, for showers and their umbrella...drinks. Burning, boring a hole... in your pocket book, let alone the home zone (why won't will they leave, now that I have my gifts, gave them goodies in a boogie bag?!) Bridal, baby, new bedding... invited to give again at the wedding... Engagement parties, great reveals... bottomless pockets, is how it feels. After hours, of showers... after all the straining, lots of pouring...comes the dry ice.  Fore-casting: from summer shorts, on to fall sports  - “Time to finally hit the showers!” (whether you think you need one or not😷!) 

"Walk, don't run" (there goes our fun) - like a broken record... Hot sun, swimmers on the run… slippery deck, could break your neck… From lifeguards to guard rails... yell at them, when talking nice fails...(all answering to "Buddy")  Mid summer, such a bummer... having to be reminded over and over again about pools and their rules... But on the track, it's a whole other tack... another attempt at a broken record... "Not so fast girl" It could ruin your reputation as one who not was fast only out of the blocks, but one, who on Match.com acknowledges "been around the block" more times than I can remember, mostly in a counterclockwise direction...flanked by 13 decorated runners in their own right, as in decked out in the latest NIKE finest... Personal pace setters ...other go getters... All in fun... as I'm a girl on the run... "Get in in gear!" is the NIKE cheer... Six seconds short... she's such a good sport... Managing ...

Gowning up, by dressing down - A Pre-quel to being hospital-eyesd "You ain't see nothing yet..." “Drop…” Your drawers, if course.. “Tie one on…” Completely by feel, and quickly, with zeal...  "Time equals money..." You'll look kind of funny... Doing the strip T's... "Yep, even the BVD's"  Parts are baring... Tempers start flaring - butt, if you're really feeling pissed off, you'll have to make a few minor adjustments... Don't you dare... don't go there ...the old "looks like you need a new butt; yours has a crack..."  Bye Directional… as in famous last words “tie one on, and make it snappy”🙃

"Ain't it grand, finally making it all the way around...?"  1001, and counting... In case you lost count, of how many patients we saw last hour, on what's called in Med Ed. as "Grand Rounds" The extra two that took us over the top, came from me taking two glances at one patient in a private room (that still lacks privacy, unless you count the curtain), and opening, closing the door of a dyad..."two halves make..."    "Hey..." Here they come, turning the corner, the whole gang of them...zooming (these daze includes this format, as everything these days are for "efficiency sake")... "Here comes the whole lot of them... which includes "what's his name" who's a really nice "fellow" who takes the lead in the line (given that they are considered "senior" and specialize in something-or-other, and otherwise have put the most miles in walking this path) who is joined by young lady who is chief r...

Shark, weak - “Under attack, from above!” Happens this time, every year - schools out, sharks are still in... Getting re-schooled - another point, of view...from beneath, the surface… That of US, sharks... infesting, digesting... No tooth, how uncouth... "yeah, well it's about all those beaches out there and their shark tooth collectors, which was my undoing - bye cuspsids😢" Land Shark... "oh, my aching back...fin! It's one thing to jump in and swim with us, but can't you look out below, before you leap...just once😖?!"  Shark NATO! "Now they've really  taken a bite out of Shark Week, by de-funding us…😢” Bare bones… as in “Jaws” wide open, suffering from overexposure during this 50th anniversary - "where's our take?!😠" Cesspool… resulting from all those bad ideas thrown out on “Shark Tank”…"what will they think of next, a mechanical bull?! Perhaps they could use it on the set of Urban Cowboy…🥴" Leg I see… "why we...

Blood lines, supply chains…body, of knowledge  It’s what’s going around (as in circulation), and around in the centrifuge (central to blood workers). Making the rounds...is how your blood works. No time off - right from and right back to, the heart of the matter.  Core-puscle muscle training...red, white...even though, in appearance, coursing through blue veins... Re-generational - a marrow margin… Hemato-poietry (stem cells) in motion... “Start a line” (in the morphology of hematology) and remember... "Better to give..." (over and over again) as you never know when you may to receive...and who the giver may have been...when you need it, you probably won't even ask...or where to send the "Thank You" note.  Keep it simple: C/O Red Cross (probably a blood drive circulating near you)...always in short supply…”The line begins over there…” (afraid of your phlebotomist? try seeing a lobotomist😳) Re-join me, back here won’t you - on “Grand rounds, a place where you’ll...

Collagen, come again...from your lips to elephant ears.   Cosmetic enhance-meants... the non-surgical type, cause for all the hype... Buying in to onabotulinumtoxin eh? Botox for short, just in case you're coming up, a bit thin... Cosmetic sites... from your thinny chin chin, down to your... Add, subtract... be discrete, show some tact...don't do too much, too many parts all in one visit. Someone might notice...that you're lip sinking, after you went a great distance, and paid "through the nose"... Pursing of lips... while not showing wrinkles anymore, those observing the new you, can't hide their show of disapproval. Which may also be the only gesture you can muster, after discovering nothing left...in your purse, to purchase more. As in bottoming out... “Seems we’ll be seeing lots more of you…since you returned from your surgical vacation”😆

Taking the STEM out of home schooling  Stemming the tide and outflow  What does this meme? Depends on the theme…park you are parked in. “Where your dreams come true…” At least, come to life, in the new student guidebook… Park and ride guide…quick hall pass… "Welcome back, students, to the Wonderful World Walt built (at least created); now time to use your own…" Mind crafting... “Imagination…  🎶 “ Station…first class period of the day Built on brilliant "Marketing" (Imagination alone couldn't explain the continued growth...in ticket prices), I imagine.  Fast Pass...Why wouldn't a student want to enroll in such a (hot) school...open all year round, hottest during when other of their peers are going to summer school..."cool!" “If you build it they, the home schoolers, will come…” From Field of Dreams to multiple theme…parks.  Where all kids want to go, which now promises to STEM the flow…as in ruining their appetites for taking a vacation here…which,...

Hospitalists and their in-hospitable nature.   A natural evolution ...a partial solution Yet another round... of specialists who are making rounds, who don't seem to make it all the way around, to my room… Health care in crisis... too many devices? All these ,modernized versions of the ones they used to simply wear on their necks and such...now peering into, after they finally get them hooked up, calibrating (patient is waiting)...instead of peering into my eyes, nose, ears....tears Death of the steth-oscope... no more exultation, for auscultation (med lingo for "listening to the patient...internally")  Primary, secondary, tertiary care... now, there's room(s) for all, as long as you're willing to share.... An emerging specialty... as primary care and general practitioners are too busy, to make rounds...(not just on Wednesday anymore - paperwork galore) Growing impatience with inpatients- getting them out and about...STAT!

 Just in - we have outrun the space race! If the number of You Storage facilities is any indication  Space Savor…”what’s your flavor?”  “Buy it in stores…” Then just store it away, after using it once, maybe even twice… Even future gen has the capacity…to see what’s in store for his and their future…”that’s not a train car grandma, it’s a container, to ship and store…stuff” Specious spacious…no way are we running out, of room …there’s yet a whole other system out there, in which to jettison our junk…”

A knew Presidential post - Add-visor on Debt wish The dis-spelling of stereo typos: Debtors and abettors... Updated dash and cash bored: What you might find add-versive about all this debt discussion..."all that talk about debt defying acts, going to great debts, doing a debt spiral, or even accusing me of lacking...debt (sp?) -- it's all false knews..." Rear view mere image: This is what it's all about, what future gens will be fussing, I mean buzzing about...what every bill passer who has passed on, wishes for..."We are, forever in his debt..."    Debit or credit: What's your take?

Going Pro-filing, chalk talk "You're not...so amateurish, after all!"   Well, at least ....% which match the earnings you'll have to contribute at "your own expense"  "Stay inside the lines..." When you're checking the boxes...no smudging. Which used to be a feat of your feet, when you were trying to, in the most subtle of tennis moves, mess with the line judge... "Chalk it up..." To the "baseline" program...which is designed with a lots of Love, setting aside, a certain percentage...All this, in order to put a stop, at least what's called in all sports a "game delay"... "Bet on it" Which, in tennis, can come down to, just one point...so simple, just look like you stubbed your toe, tripped, "my shoes were untied judge!"  "How to throw" Pointers on points, how to throw them, in a sport that you spend most of your energy hitting. Learn to do so, like a pro. Out earn the others, the o...

The Psychology of U-rology - The ins and outs… Resuming the special series on medical specialists “Drawn to it…called…it’s personal…” Among the primary reasons med students give… “So what gives…and keeps on going?” As in what gives them the inspiration to not only pursue it…but keep ‘going’ into a specialty where you end up taking about…going…”how often and how much at a time…?” Pee pee, that is (poo poo being the pre-occupation of proctologists and gastroenterologists, a shared responsibility, as there’s plenty to go, around) And then it finally came, flooding out… Ur-etha! It finally got leaked out to me by an accomplished practical practitioner - “who wouldn’t want to be in a specialty in which you are promised a steady and otherwise uninterrupted flow of patients?" 

Ode to Oaths - A Sartorial on Censorial committees (getting dressed up, to dress them down)  Meta-Sensational- Can't say "that" anymore!!  When petty gets pretty...fed up. When even "Frick N' Frack" -  comes under attack... After Vim and vigor  - got too close to sounding like “Grim”... Tit for tat - "you're neither fit nor fat", can't have that... And on to when "getting forked over" - got knifed... Where even "Oh Fudge-sickle!" - found itself in a pickle... Got to close to F#@& YOU! Now THAT, you can still say. (Somehow has become acceptable while other common sayings, have gone the way of the censor, in this hyper-sanitized society of ours😕) The Thyme has come - to once and for all, clean up...our dirty language..."Funk...and Wagnalls"😊 Grim re-minder - Great mimes wink alike 😉

Narrowing of the Pupils'...gap: Tutoria Euphoria Alice Coop, with the scoop: “Schools out for summer!𝆕𝆕” (with a few exceptions...) A Tutorial editorial... on summer tutoring - "When others just sit simmering, and otherwise out playing, it's an opportunity for your student, to play "catch up" Hey, there’s even an A-Lexia getting into on the fun, trying to keep your summer ‘behinds’ out of the hot sun…”with a robust portfolio of professional learning…” Refining Enrich-meant... An attempt to nuance what used to be called "remedial ed-You-cation" while your buddies, now "friend group" enjoy summer vacation... "Going Vertical!"... "And so am I!" was essentially the answer, in an attempt to catch up to the other jet setting pilot...now represented as a pilot project from a local school district, to motivate, otherwise sell parents to enroll their aspiring "Mav, Goose", whatever call sign they choose, student who was,...

Exclusive rites "One, too three four...what are you staring for...?"  "...A crowd of people stopped and stared...🎵" It's as if they'd seen his face, but never holding a snare... They covered their ears, it sounded so rife... One was bad enough, but now count two on the fife... Heavy bass... These days may even get you pulled over, for distracted driving (mine, as whole car shaking) Re-formation - Throughout the centuries, the fife, which used to be considered a shrill instrument, earlier associated with the sound of a "tin whistle" (literally), when paired with another, along with a bassist and snare, may earn not only a stare, but a salute. Hats off to all those forming up, which used to be associated exclusively with the "Old Guard" (literally) but now come to include "Young Colonials"... "Fyfe and Drum Corps" - Updated version, which includes boys, girls, who still exclusively answer to the order to "Muster...

Virtue-US...American Virtues - sum thing REALLY BIG  Just what are we all about?  or, what's all about US, the evidence, at hand... What is your interest in this? Being a person of interest...what would you be sought out for... A person of Privilege... or a privileged People...what exactly have We done to earn this...privilege? Leaving You/US... with more questions than answers, right? Happy Birthday to US all. (and what does it mean to stand tall...and proud?)  249 and counting...on You😔 (can US?) ________________________________ Signature Line    

Seeing, a specialist - generically speaking  “What can you see yourself specializing in…?” A med student’s pending patients' perplexing peer, into the future  Our worst nightmare...is when they choose NOT to become a non-specialist- what’s still, at least as of this morning, a GP, PCP, the one who answers "Is there a doctor in the house?!"…the list of which is growing…shorter😨, along with longer wait times😖 Have you hugged, or even tugged on...a med student today? Remind them they're "special"🤗and then pointing them in the general direction, where many sit in waiting, anxious to meet and greet them😳

The skinny on Big and Beautiful - an up-date on fashion where Throughout the ages and stages of fashion, where we learned that the smaller the (swim) suit, the larger the prize tag... "Try it on for size" was a kind of "come on...!" and probably a bit solicitous..."it becomes you!"  Throughout history, what was considered healthy looking came in various sizes, at different..."ages" - try comparing the sculptures, for example, from when full figured was figured to reflect "wealth and prosperity" to those where "thinking thin" brought us the likes (and "dislikes") of Twiggy and Tiny Tim (in name only)... The updated version of what's become fashionable in the House, of fashion..."Pass it on, details to follow...something this big has to be beautiful, right?" Who used to appear on ads as the Jolly Green Giant, which, in math, adds up to the inverse of who future gens will meet as Big Red instead. 

A diet of dis-harmony, a mouth full of mal-feasance First, do no harm... huge undertaking, as in Hippo-cratic Hold it, right there... now we're talking about "Hold harmless" in the legal realm, protecting yours..."just where are your ass-ats?" "Sounded good..." as in harmonics. Sorry it sounded harsh to you.  "Seemed harm-less enough..." In-famous last words, prior to putting your hand out, to pet the dog, whose owner "doesn't bite" would not own up to it... Harmed and dangerous... Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, I'm no longer nice ( now  spite-full). No harm, no foul... "You #^$!@*& Fool!" While it didn’t hurt my feelings you bruised my ego 🏀 Dis-harming... as in "Yes, but Doc, that's hardly a reason to quit"   ( could  be, allegedly , as in assuming certain conditions were met...above/below   specific ages, stages...)   as in bringing potential harm, to your health… "Couldn'...