Warning woman over 50 on board

Well last evening as I was enjoying my 'all by myself' time I puttered around and then crawled into bed with the Ruth Rendell book I'm reading. It was windy and rainy so I told the dog since she'd been well behaved that just this once she could sleep inside instead of her doghouse. She immediately grasped this concept and headed out I assumed to nap on the livingroom sofa. I settled early with the cats on the foot of the bed and was sound asleep at 12:20 a.m. when I heard the dog's toenails (think the Flinstones) on the diningroom floor. I yelled at her thinking she was roughousing with the cats and headed into the bathroom. The toenail noise continued and then.....the kitchen light was turned on. After a momentary gasp I reminded myself that intruders bring a flashlight they don't turn on the light. I timidly called out my husband's name - no response - I increased the volume - no response - so I grabbed a housecoat and headed toward the bedroom door. "Is that you?" To which a male voice replied "no somebody younger than that" and in my half asleep state it finally registered that this was the prodigal son returning for the night. My nerves.

I've been continuing with the flu immunization campaign and was trying to connect with one of the employees who had asked for the shot. I found him on the nursing unit but he was in an isolation room, he came to my office but I was downstairs. When I returned I found a note on my door saying "gave myself the shot will be back to sign the paper" I told him that he shouldn't joke about things like that with the healthcare system we have - it's getting to be pretty do-it-yourself on a number of levels. I told him that one year when I wasn't working with another nurse to give me my shot I'd decided to 'do it myself' for the first and only time. I would make a very poor drug addict as it required a great psyching myself up session. It's one thing to inject other folks but your own leg...... I think not.

The morning at work was taken up with a chair fight between an employee, a Mgr, WCB and a Rehab company. And I must confess that by lunch I certainly felt like bringing a chair down over a couple of heads. To think that the amount of energy expended in NOT accomodating an employee could have been used for good not evil and have settled the whole thing in 5 minutes!

We're bracing for the end of Hurricane Noel tomorrow and it has dumped rain and battered the Caribbean the past few days. Tis the season. By the time it makes it here the force will only be tropical storm but still enough to make you take notice. There are winds of up to 120 km predicted.

And to close, this offering from a friend who like myself is...over 50 and not afraid to disclose that:
Women Over 50Andy Rooney - CBS 60 Minutes.
As I grow in age, I value women who are over 50 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why:A woman over 50 will not lay next to you in bed and ask, "What are you thinking?" She doesn't care what you think.If a woman over 50 doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do. And, it's usually something more interesting.A woman over 50 knows herself well enough to be assured in who she is, what she is, what she wants and from whom. Women over 50 are dignified. They seldom have screaming matches with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you, if they think they can get away with it.Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what it's like to be unappreciated.A woman over 50 has the self-assurance to introduce you to her women friends. A younger woman with a man will often ignore even her best friend because she doesn't trust the guy with other women. Women over 50 couldn't care less if you're attracted to her friends because she knows her friends won't betray her.Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 50. They always know.A woman over 50 looks good wearing bright red lipstick. This is not true of younger women or drag queens. Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 50 is far sexier than her younger counterpart. Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off if you are a jerk if you are acting like one! You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.Yes, we praise women over 50 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed hot woman of 50+, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 18-year-old waitress. Ladies, I apologize. For all those men who say, "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free." Here's an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage, why? Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire Pig, just to get a little sausage.