| WILL FIRE MY DOCTOR'S OFFICE From 2000 to 2008, I have been seeing a great nurse practioner as my doctor. He's been really good, but in August of last year, the office reorganized with the lead doctor switching to research, and a new doctor heading the office. In December, my nurse practioner jumped ship, and went to a new office somewhat just down the street. I've been putting off signing up for his new practice, but after the latest incident, no more procrastination. One of my medicines is 400 mg once a day. But they don't make 400 mg pills, so I take two 200 mg once a day with lunch. Three months ago, the office mail-ordered the prescription for 200 mg 90 pills for 3 months, and I had to explain it to them, and had to get 90 more 200 mg pills separately. Fine, not a problem. Did I say fine not a problem? When it came time to renew last week, I expained it to them again so there would not be a problem. So when the order was placed, the medicines arrived except the one in question. I call the mail order people, and they say that the office ordered 180 tabs of 400 mg pills which of course do not exist. They say that they will call and fax the office, but the doctor's office has not returned the calls and faxes. I'm glad that I have an alternative, and soon I will transfer and return to my former nurse practioner. I had to write about this though, because I had an identical thing happen almost exactly 20 years ago. After I was accepted to teach in Japan, I had to get a physical. It asked for my weight in kilograms, because that is what they use in Japan for people's weight. But the doctor wrote "200" as in 200 pounds, which would make the Japanese think that I weighed 440 pounds since the blank said "kg". After I explained it to the doctor, he fixed it for me. To say that I weighed 440 kg. He multiplied by 2.2 instead of dividing by 2.2, so now on paper I it said that I weighed 968 pounds. Yes I got him to change it again so that it was 200 divided by 2.2 equals 91 kg.
JURY OF YOUR PEERS If you are arrested for public urination, will you be guaranteed a fair trial judged by a jury of your peers?
NORTH KOREA'S NEXT LEADER Kim Il Jung, Korea's wild and crazy dictator is sick and dying as a result of a stroke, diabetes, alcoholism, and bad karma. So he must dictate which of his three sons will be the next dictator. Not much is known about secretive North Korea, but it has been revealed that he has chosen his youngest son, age 25. His eldest son is apparently disqualified because in 2001 he got caught using a forged passport attempting to enter Japan to see Tokyo Disneyland. The middle son has been described by North Korean sources as being too effeminate to lead, NTTIAWWT in America or Europe, but this is North Korea. Kim Jong-un, the youngest son, is 25. The only file photo of him available to the west is when he was 11 (See picture below). The only thing known about him is that he went to the International School of Bern in Switzerland under an assumed name. He was described by a former classmate as being very timid and introverted, and got picked up every day right after school. Everyone assumed that the chauffeur picking him up was his father. To his credit, he is said by former classmates to have remained neutral and likeable to his classmates, from time to time defusing and breaking up fights. For reason to worry about the future of North Korea, it is known that like father like son that he is already quite an alcoholic. Conservative protesters burn pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong II and his heir apparent Kim Jong Un |
