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Sounds like a great time Scoutgal!!
How many days until Feb 4th?
Life is a banquet -- and most poor suckers are starving to death -- Auntie Mame
You are born naked and everything else is drag - RuPaul
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Last night (Monday) dad and I had teriyaki chicken, brown rice, and broccoli all made from scratch. There were leftovers. Dad says to me today: What do you want for dinner? Me: Leftovers Dad: I'll make dinner (reheat the leftovers) ...so I'm sitting at the dining room table and I see this metal tray with foil and a piece of chicken on it. Me: Dad, how did you reheat the chicken? Dad: In the microwave (I know!!!!) Me: DAD!! You CAN'T put metal or foil into the microwave! You'll start a fire!!! Dad: I didn't know. 
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Last night (Monday) dad and I had teriyaki chicken, brown rice, and broccoli all made from scratch. There were leftovers. Dad says to me today: What do you want for dinner? Me: Leftovers Dad: I'll make dinner (reheat the leftovers) ...so I'm sitting at the dining room table and I see this metal tray with foil and a piece of chicken on it. Me: Dad, how did you reheat the chicken? Dad: In the microwave (I know!!!!) Me: DAD!! You CAN'T put metal or foil into the microwave! You'll start a fire!!! Dad: I didn't know.  
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Last Sunday I made-up Dad's pill boxes for him. He has two of those SU-SA boxes and I put all of his pills together for a two-week cycle. Dad goes to take his pills and opens the "Saturday" lid - the last one. Me: Dad, why did you start on Saturday? Today is Sunday. You have the rest of the week to go through to get to Saturday. Dad: Oh... Hmmm... 
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I think that something is "up" with dad. He has a doctor's appointment on August 4th. I'm going to rat him out to his doctor.
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Sounds like a great time Scoutgal!!
How many days until Feb 4th? Too many!!! 
milk and Girl Scout cookies ;-)
Save your breath-You may need it to blow up your date.
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Rick-have empathy for your dad. that might be you some day. 
milk and Girl Scout cookies ;-)
Save your breath-You may need it to blow up your date.
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1955 - Disneyland opened in Anaheim, Calif. And I was there, literally. 1966 - Fifty year-old singer Frank Sinatra married 21-year-old actress Mia Farrow. And I was there, at least in the same city.
Currently reading: Best American Mystery Stories edited by Lee Child and Otto Penzler. AARGH!
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Welcome to the Reader Rant Roundtable for the week of July 17 - 24, 2011
1955 - Disneyland opened in Anaheim, Calif. And I was there, literally. 1966 - Fifty year-old singer Frank Sinatra married 21-year-old actress Mia Farrow. And I was there, at least in the same city.
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Rick-have empathy for your dad. that might be you some day. I talked to a friend of mine last night on the phone. When dad was in Elsinore, he wasn't eating well after his um...women "friend" across the street from him died. His health spiraled down tremendously. I called 911 on August 3rd 2009 from NorCal and that call saved his life. After his week stint at Windemere Medical Center, he moved into Assisted Living. Got stronger. A year later moved in with me. His blood tests showed he was in optimal health. He is exercising, eating a perfect diet. ...but he became lazy. He stopped walking. His doctor said he needs to walk 1 mile per day at the age of 80. He chooses ready-to-eat foods instead of making foods from scratch. He spends $100/mo at the grocery store on snack foods and Atkins sugar-free candy bars. He won't walk. He watches TV all day. I bought him two puzzles. He won't work them. I bought him a chess game. He doesn't want to play. All he wants to do is watch TV all day. Studies show excessive TV viewing turns the brain to mush. I've done all I can do for him. It's his choice to live how he wants to live. I'm simply preparing myself and getting myself into position to the day when dad won't be able to take care of himself. Checkers has given me a lot of insight in how to deal with the Veteran's Administration. Dad has a VA appointment next month. A full medical exam and work-up. My gut feeling is that I'm going to need to rely on the VA in the future when it comes to dad's health.
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