{"id":1943,"date":"2010-06-19T10:11:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-19T17:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beltdrivebetty.com\/wyzwmnsworld\/?p=1943"},"modified":"2010-09-29T18:24:37","modified_gmt":"2010-09-30T01:24:37","slug":"well-then-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wyzwmn9444.live-website.com\/?p=1943","title":{"rendered":"well then…"},"content":{"rendered":"

for those of you that don’t know…<\/span>
the surgery went well<\/span><\/p>\n

I ended up being off a week longer <\/span>
that originally thought<\/span><\/p>\n

my eyes are healing well now<\/span>
and over the next 6 weeks<\/span>
will likely change <\/span>
more than once<\/span>
so that I won’t be able<\/span>
to get my glasses Rx adjusted<\/span>
until then
which makes for good days
and not so good days
but in the end…
the lion’s share of the pain is gone
and that’s what I was aiming for
<\/span>
I’ve had a talk <\/span>
with the Dr’s about <\/span>
setting clearer expectations<\/span>
for people in the future
cos really
if people that have to pay for the surgery
knew how much it would cos for after treatment
IE…6 kinds of eye drops etc…
they’d prolly re-think the whole thing…
and if they knew it would effect their
ability to drive or work
they may re-think as well
<\/span>
and I can go back to work on Monday<\/p>\n

<\/span>I have mixed emotions<\/span>
about going back to work after virtually <\/span>
a mth off (I’ve been off virtually straight thru<\/span>
since the 21st of last mth)<\/span>
I find I’m actually looking forward to having<\/span>
something to do<\/span>
although I continue to be concerned<\/span>
about straining my eyes<\/span><\/p>\n

so here’s a couple of tidbits <\/span>
I thought of while I was offline…<\/span><\/p>\n

over the time I was off<\/span>
I received a myriad of messages<\/span>
via email, face book and phone<\/span>
from people<\/span>
who under the auspices<\/span>
of friendship<\/span>
trying to “guilt” me into <\/span>
doing something for them<\/span><\/p>\n

donating to charity<\/span>
volunteering my time<\/span>
giving of myself<\/span>
for their benefit<\/span><\/p>\n

I apparently am missing that gene<\/p>\n

<\/span>I spent virtually 25 yrs on and off<\/span>
working for a national charity<\/span>
and one of the reasons I did so<\/span>
was cos I get so bored watching <\/span>
people drink at events <\/span>
that I started working them<\/span>
to have something to do<\/span><\/p>\n

but I also had a real belief<\/span>
in the charity<\/span>
so it’s not inappropriate<\/span>
that it turns out <\/span>
that one of my personal afflictions<\/span>
is the very item that I chose to support<\/span>
all those years ago<\/span><\/p>\n

at this time in my life<\/span>
I believe 2 things<\/span>
one is that I’ve paid my dues<\/span>
and two is that ya can’t guilt people<\/span>
into doing the doing<\/span>
they have to do it <\/span>
cos they want to<\/span>
not cos you bombarded them<\/span>
with whiny requests, questions<\/span>
and not so friendly reminders<\/span><\/p>\n

another thought<\/span>
is the concept <\/span>
of personal responsibility<\/span><\/p>\n

it’s all well and good<\/span>
to make a <\/span>pecksniffian <\/span><\/span>decision <\/span><\/span>
to not rehash the past<\/span>
but it speaks volumes<\/span>
to a person’s inability<\/span>
to accept personal responsibility<\/span>
for their actions
<\/span>
several people have made mention<\/span>
of this idea to me lately<\/span>
and I find it repugnant<\/span>
cos in my world<\/span>
if you don’t learn from the past<\/span>
how can you effectively move into the future?<\/span><\/p>\n

oh…cos you don’t care<\/span><\/p>\n

on another front<\/span>
if you ask me a question<\/span>
be damn sure you want the answer<\/p>\n

and have I mentioned
the wee man next door recently?
ya oughta try a mth of:
the stereo from hell
firing up all day
and then again at 11pm
and the friends
showing up and trying to get into
my yard cos they are too drunk
to figure out it’s not his
or banging on his patio door
in the middle of the night
and sitting in they yard
smoking splifs?<\/p>\n

dood?
do you really think
you are the only person
living in this building?
shut the fuck up!
<\/span><\/span>
ok<\/span>
enough ranting for one day.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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