My grandmother, who lived with us when I was growing up, actually would ask me this. Of course, it sounded idiotic and embarrassing to me then, but now that I think back it was a more interesting and probably more accurate term than “dating.”
What’s In a Name?
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264 responses to “What’s In a Name?”
Actually, Mourphy, that # does serve a purpose, and if you’ll open it in a new tab, or new window, you’ll see that it opens up this page, with the selected comment at the top of the window. That way, you can send somebody a link to a specific comment rather than making them scroll down looking for it.
Hey Ghost. I was forming a new reply to Go Figure, but refreshed before posting, and found you.
I knew HIPAA, was all CYA for the industry the next day. If protecting my information means I need to add my full name to a hand written list, where I can see everyone’s name who has visited in the last four hours, including everyone currently in the waiting room; then something is messed up. My physicians office let that continue for months.
Thanks, Sideburns.
Sideburns: It doesn’t appear differently to the public. Does it do something private, that you see?
On the HIPAA thing: More problematic was taking my daughter to the pediatrician. Since you need to list the _patients_ legal name, there was a list, on the counter, unattended, with 30 children’s names on it. Maybe it doesn’t matter to adults in general, but kind of worrisome for parents.
And consider what forwarding all those nice-looking emails to multiple friends without deleting the other people’s names does for the scammers who are harvesting email info to launch a mass spam attack. Or those cute quizzes or like and share items you get on FB.
Mark: yeah, lots of ways for info to get abused. It’s one of the reasons I don’t post hyperlinks. I’ve never followed a bad link from this page. But it happens. So I’d rather give page names, or directions, and let the other person go for themselves.
In my case, being rural, 4G is my link to this beautiful, virtual world. I have to be careful about data usage. I can spend a whole weekend doing my thing for less than 100 MB. On bad link can burn that in less than a minute.
* one
one bad link
All the physicians’ offices to which I carry my mom have either eliminated sign-in lists entirely or the sign-in is done on sticky labels which are peeled off as soon as the sign-in is completed. Of course, I understand that in smaller communities, half or more of the people in the waiting room know each other and even sit there and discuss their conditions with each other and compare surgery stories.
Sideburns: Thanks for the info about the #. I can go to bed now secure in the knowledge that I learned something new today 🙂
Ghost Rider 6: Sorry if I was vague. I was referring to when it was put in place and for some time after. My daughter hasn’t seen a pediatrician in years.
emb: I did not intend to ignore you. In the flurry of posts, I missed yours. I’m curious who you rank first? And was his war fighting in Cuba necessary or fomented Hearst News.
Obviously the most recent Anonymous was me. My information was lost juggling windows while testing out the #’s
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The real anonymous is laying in bed with the Adventure Dog and my oldest cat Ashes and my youngest cat Sylvester and cat Skipper. If I moved my leg or comforter I might find more. I need to go make sure doors are double locked and lights on or off, aso needed.
Greenslevees is playing. I have loved that song all my life. Hal changed that to Green Levees for some reason.
Worked on beginning to clean flower beds and trim crepe myrtles.
Found where last two sets of minions hide bulbs and iris. Some were ruined, some may grow. I am planting. We found some things, are organizing. Got bird feeders cleaned, filled and hung on porch, got animal foods stored in storage deck box on porch, stored dog food with dogs, cats with cats.
Tomorrow we put down posts and mount the big metal bird feeders and hang some. Put down pots for wisteria vines. Stone patio going there. Going to sleep. Good night.
Jackie, levees aren’t part of my usual experience, so any time the word comes up my mind goes off with Don McLean in his Chevy. Singin’ bye…
Always pictured it as an earthen berm, never considered whether it had grass or flowers on it.
By the way, our favorite small watercraft sailor has explained many times that Anonymous is ‘ironical’ to borrow a word from Robin Williams. Please, if naming you is too forward on my part, tell me. I’ll be confused, but would obviously respect your wish.
Huh, today I learned ‘ironical’ _is_ an accepted form of the word. When I saw Good Will Hunting, I thought Robin’s character was being _sarcastic_ when he said, “I was being ironical, Jerry.” I guess the joke is doubly on me! (triple since it took me nearly 20 years to get it)
Debbe 😉 Here’s an idea. Wish Bat-Guano Crazy Lady had thought of it…or perhaps not, on second thought. 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COiIC3A0ROM
Of course not, the entire world calls me Jackie, or at least the parts of it where small wooden boats get built.
Yes, levees have grass and the big ones have roads atop the entire thing where Southern kids used to drive in the 50s and 60s before we worried about someone dynamiting the levees. Think “Oh, brother Where Art Thou” with George Clooney where they are in the car on top of levee. That was shot on Ghosts side of the Mighty Mississippi but near where I am from on !ouisiana side.
Thanks, Jackie. It’s late for me now too. bye
Not putting down pots, putting up 4 by 4 12 foot posts for some wisteria vines. Wisteria can take down a telephone pole!
When I go to the dentist they greet me by name –
hand me a sheet to check to see if Info has changed-
sign on the bottom. But then I have been going to the same
dentist 33 years (the scary part is that is 1/3 of a century)
Happy Ground Hog Day
By weather report 6-8-10inches of snow coming.
so maybe early spring?
6 weeks more winter if he sees his shadow-
month and a half if he does not.
Good morning Villagers….
Jerry and Mark, you have my sympathy. All of Mom’s daughters were on her list, and number 3 sister’s husband was, what do you call it…..he did all the paper work with Medicare and Medicaid. When Mom died, the house was never signed over to any of the children, now it goes to Medicaid.
Suffering from overexposure to chlorine from the hen house. We have three ‘foot baths’ with chlorine powder in tubs in the packing room. The foot baths and hand sanitizer are to be used every time one enters the hen house. There are two foot baths at the entrance. Upon entering, you spray Lysol, then step in foot bath. Enter second zone and change shoes, put on hazmat gear, step in second foot bath.
Any hoo, all three are in the packing room, and I have a serious cough and sinus congestion. I can’t stop coughing. Called doctor…getting antibiotics and cough syrup just so I can work…I will be so glad when we can be declared “Avian virus free”. I hate to think of wearing a dust mask all day….besides they are too big, the Boss is going to try and get small ones.
I called the Boss and told him I would be a little late and why…he had already discussed this with Jonathan as they were experiencing burning eyes….so one of the foot baths is going out on the steps.
Oh, and I just read on whether.com….the groundhog died a few days ago.
Be safe to day……
And yes, I was Go Figure….just not feeling good and down and depressed, I am sorry if I hurt anyone’s feelings…..but, in reading all the above it just brought back sad memories…..now I will go away……
TIP BlogSpot. I don’t get it. emb
http://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/
Abraham Lincoln. emb