(To someone I love dearly!)
PHYSICALLY... Purge thyself! (Toilet bowls, and bathroom floors, DO feel nice smooth and cool.) Ice the bruises. Drink water... slowly. Rest. Brush your teeth as soon as the retching stops, then gently move to eating a well diluted can of Campbell's Chicken Soup, or something just as plain and salty.
MENTALLY... Don't sweat the clothes... yet... Accept help if offered. Call ONLY ONE person you've known, and can trust, for more than 5 years. Then pull the battery out of your cell phone. Rest. When you wake up, can stand without pain, shower, drink more broth, go back to bed.
PHILOSOPHICALLY... Pride always reboots itself... Always... Times like these will be the dark times of your life, that can make for good stories. When your pride eventually shows up again... remember how shitty it felt when your pride left. Integrity and pride live together. Pride protects integrity. When you drink, pride leaves integrity unprotected, an your integrity may get injured. However pride returns quickly to protect and reassure your integrity.
Learn from this process.
Laugh at yourself.
And don't do it again... Well, at least not to soon!!
Campy Out!
Monday, September 9, 2013
Veteran's Administration Website Support Desk
Yet another fine dialogue with the VA www.eBenefits.va.gov website support desk.
This morning, I couldn't log into the VA's www.eBenefits.va.gov website. I called the support desk, as instructed by the "An unexpected exception has occurred please contact the support desk for further assistance." Directions following my unsuccessful attempt at logging in to my account.
Phone call at 8:15am Pacific: (11:15am Eastern)
Me - I can't log in to my account. Can you help me?
VA Helpful Person - The website is down.
Me - How long will it be down?
VA Helpful Person - I have no communication on that.
Me - How long has it been down?
VA Helpful Person - I have no communication on that.
Me - Really? That stinks!
VA Helpful Person - Is there anything else I can help you with?
Me - You mean other than logging into my on line account?
VA Helpful Person - Yes
Me - How about helping me change my address and phone number...
Me - (Silently to my self, in my head) again... for the 3rd time!!
VA Helpful Person - I can't do that the Website is down.
Me - (Pause... I'm still silent...)
VA Helpful Person - Hello?
Me - (In my best pleasant voice) Hello
VA Helpful Person - Is there anything else I can help you with?
Me - What can you help me with when the VA Website is down?
VA Helpful Person - Nothing.... Really... Not Much...
Me - So why do you ask me if there is anything else you can help me with, when you know the answer is going to be that you can't help me no matter what I ask you.
VA Helpful Person - (She silently pauses...) We want to know how we can help you.
Me - Yeah, I get it... This is like a great big metaphor! The VA, overall, wants to know how they can help me, but they can't, or won't help me, because they are broke "down". Way to go! Thanks for helping me understand the VA to Beneficiary relationship. I know its not your fault... Its just a communication thing. Take care... Good day.
VA Helpful Person - Are you sure there's nothing I can help you with today?
Me - Really?... No... No...
VA Helpful Person - Have a good day.
Me - Right.... Thanks.... You too....
My aching head... Campy Out!
This morning, I couldn't log into the VA's www.eBenefits.va.gov website. I called the support desk, as instructed by the "An unexpected exception has occurred please contact the support desk for further assistance." Directions following my unsuccessful attempt at logging in to my account.
Phone call at 8:15am Pacific: (11:15am Eastern)
Me - I can't log in to my account. Can you help me?
VA Helpful Person - The website is down.
Me - How long will it be down?
VA Helpful Person - I have no communication on that.
Me - How long has it been down?
VA Helpful Person - I have no communication on that.
Me - Really? That stinks!
VA Helpful Person - Is there anything else I can help you with?
Me - You mean other than logging into my on line account?
VA Helpful Person - Yes
Me - How about helping me change my address and phone number...
Me - (Silently to my self, in my head) again... for the 3rd time!!
VA Helpful Person - I can't do that the Website is down.
Me - (Pause... I'm still silent...)
VA Helpful Person - Hello?
Me - (In my best pleasant voice) Hello
VA Helpful Person - Is there anything else I can help you with?
Me - What can you help me with when the VA Website is down?
VA Helpful Person - Nothing.... Really... Not Much...
Me - So why do you ask me if there is anything else you can help me with, when you know the answer is going to be that you can't help me no matter what I ask you.
VA Helpful Person - (She silently pauses...) We want to know how we can help you.
Me - Yeah, I get it... This is like a great big metaphor! The VA, overall, wants to know how they can help me, but they can't, or won't help me, because they are broke "down". Way to go! Thanks for helping me understand the VA to Beneficiary relationship. I know its not your fault... Its just a communication thing. Take care... Good day.
VA Helpful Person - Are you sure there's nothing I can help you with today?
Me - Really?... No... No...
VA Helpful Person - Have a good day.
Me - Right.... Thanks.... You too....
My aching head... Campy Out!
Friday, September 6, 2013
50 RULES???
Read this article...
(Just until the nausea sets in... it shouldn't take much more than two paragraphs.)
50 Rules for Dads of Daughters
50 rules!!!
There are only two (2) RULES when it comes to raising kids, especially girls!
1. Respect them (NEVER EVER HIT THEM!)
2. Listen to what they're "TRYING" to tell you.
Every thing else is negotiable!
I've raised two girls who have become wonderful self-sufficient women.
Rules go right out the window when hormones set in from about 11 years old and last to about 20.
My advice to this guy is that he should visit his doctor and get his testosterone level checked.
Sure, the first week of the school year is a drag. GET OVER IT!
Get off the computer and get in the shop.
Its way past time for this guy to build something manly to help restore his self-image and more importantly his self-respect.
Dude....
Campy Out!
(Just until the nausea sets in... it shouldn't take much more than two paragraphs.)
50 Rules for Dads of Daughters
50 rules!!!
There are only two (2) RULES when it comes to raising kids, especially girls!
1. Respect them (NEVER EVER HIT THEM!)
2. Listen to what they're "TRYING" to tell you.
Every thing else is negotiable!
I've raised two girls who have become wonderful self-sufficient women.
Rules go right out the window when hormones set in from about 11 years old and last to about 20.
My advice to this guy is that he should visit his doctor and get his testosterone level checked.
Sure, the first week of the school year is a drag. GET OVER IT!
Get off the computer and get in the shop.
Its way past time for this guy to build something manly to help restore his self-image and more importantly his self-respect.
Dude....
Campy Out!
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