In case you didn't know, I am still alive. I'm just having a bit of trouble finding time to blog.
If you haven't heard, I took a new job last February. I am now working hospital, and I'm enjoying it. It's not perfect, but it's much better than what I had. I hadn't felt like I was going anywhere in my old job, and almost everyone whom I knew seemed to know it. I had been so specialized that I really didn't think I could do anything else. However, I am doing quite well in a hospital job.
I am working every other weekend, and when I don't work, I go see my girlfriend in Ohio. I love her! As long as I had waited, I'm amazed that God would bring such a wonderful woman into my life.
I joined another local parish as well. Of course, I'm still Catholic. I had been working in RCIA in this parish for a long time because they let me teach, and I thought it was time I joined.
Things are going well. Maybe soon I can post a thing or two, but time is a bit limited.
Fell out of the brain of David Ancell on July 17, 2008 8:10 AM :: Durable link :: Comments(0) :: E-mail David Ancell
If you've been reading this blog or have stumbled upon it, I guess you have noticed that it has been a while since I've posted. I haven't given up, but I'm not doing a lot on this. There are a couple of things that have been going on.
For one thing, I have a girlfriend. I was on my way home from meeting her for the first time when I had this accident that I wrote about. We met on Ave Maria Singles. After the wreck, it took a while before I could visit her again, and then, after the next visit, I ended up on crutches. However, at the beginning of February, I asked her for a courtship, and she said yes. I am so happy to have her in my life.
I also have a new job. I decided I needed another kind of pharmacy experience from what I have, so I took a job in a local hospital. So far, it has been very good. I am learning to make IV admixtures. I will be learning more things in the future.
Anyway, please do feel free to drop me a line. I may take a while to answer, but I will do my best to get back to you.
Fell out of the brain of David Ancell on March 20, 2008 9:50 AM :: Durable link :: Comment(1) :: E-mail David Ancell
I went to Geno's and had a cheesesteak back in February. I remember seeing the sign that "This is America. When ordering, please speak English." I had heard about the local human rights commission saying that the sign is discriminatory. Thankfully, the commission ruled otherwise. The owner, Joey Vento, even said that they won't discriminate against people. It's just that, if they don't speak English, then they aren't sure what to serve people.
I like Joey Vento's quotes on the video accompanying this article on why this sign shouldn't be offensive to non-English speakers:
If you don't speak English, what's the sign say to you. It says nothing!
If you don't understand the language . . . you can't speak it; you can't read it.
Truthfully, I think the whole complaint from the city is silly. Even if Geno's wants to discriminate, they are the ones who lose the business. If their employees speak English only, then they aren't going to understand people ordering in other languages. What does the commission expect? You can call this bad business if you want, but it isn't a human rights violation. I can understand where there would be a problem if this establishment were an essential service like health care, but this is a restaurant.
Fell out of the brain of David Ancell on March 20, 2008 9:27 AM :: Durable link :: Comments(0) :: E-mail David Ancell
After doing some tests on me after my wreck, the doctor put me in a boot and on crutches a few weeks ago. I have not had this before in my life, so I had no idea what it would be like. I'm not so much trying to get sympathy as to try to tell you what I've learned from this.
First, it's really tiring. I have almost no energy. This is really bad given that work has gotten much more stressful lately. Yes, I'm still at the same job. If it weren't for the wreck, I'd probably have left Memphis. I never knew that walking on crutches would take so much out of someone. I get home and hardly feel like doing anything.
Second, I've found that holding and carrying things is very difficult, if not impossible. The crutches are in your hands, so you can only hold things that you can brace against the crutches. Even then, it's awkward. I'll have to remember when I see others in the future on crutches to ask if they need help carrying stuff. I can tell you that the staff in Kroger and Target have been very helpful to me. The people at Zaxby's noticed my condition and helped me get my food to the table without my asking. Qdoba wasn't quite so helpful; they seemed oblivious to my condition.
Third, you get sore arms. My wrists are so sore that it's sometimes hard to pick things up around my work desk. Yes, I am still trying to work. I would suggest trying to take time off if you have to deal with this. No doubt, I'll have the arm muscles going again once I'm done.
Hopefully, I'm almost done with these things. I know I want to try to do what I can for others I see on these things in the future. Now, I know what kind of things are difficult when you have crutches.
Fell out of the brain of David Ancell on January 5, 2008 11:40 AM :: Durable link :: Comments(0) :: E-mail David Ancell
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