Say It Ain't So

Nooooooooooooooo, Brett Favre is retiring! He's the reason I bought a Packers sweatshirt--he and the fact it was on the $5 clearance table at Sports Authority in Chattanooga in 1998.

Wounded No More

I went out lunch to have the stitches out. I handled it like a man--like a big wimpy man. : )

There's still a band-aid on until tomorrow, but the PCA said it looked good. Personally I think it looks crusty and gross. He also said it could take weeks and even months to get the feeling back since I apparently knicked the nerve.

Wounded Day -1

Only one day until the stitches come out. Last night I could tell that the would is really healing as the skin has come together, and it isn't hurting.

Meet The Press

Funny comment on Meet the Press today:

Hillary Clinton is the Beach Boys of this campaign. The Beach Boys had to be thinking when the Beatles came to America, "What do you mean taking away our rightful position???"

I’ve never been a big Oprah fan except that I learned about Neti-Pots from her show. However, I read about this in a blog I’ve been reading lately and then my mother forwarded the message below. Make sure you read the blogs comments as well; they are quite interesting.


This is very discouraging news to hear about one who has such tremendous influence on the general public. Please ask God to show Oprah the real Jesus Christ.

"Oprah and Friends" to teach course on New Age Christ by Warren Smith and it is very informative. He says : As a former New Age follower and devoted student of A Course in Miracles, I eventually discovered that the Course in Miracles was—in reality—the truth of the Bible turned upside down.
Below are some of the highlights from that article, if you don’t want to take the time to read it for yourself.
Jesus Christ being reinvented, redefined, and blasphemed and, this false New- Age Christ teaching is about to make huge inroads into the world, with the help of the queen of television talk shows, Oprah Winfrey.
Oprah Winfrey, beginning January 1, 2008, on her daily radio program will offer a year-long course on the New Age Christ , in a lesson a day and completely cover the 365 lessons from the Course in Miracles "Workbook."
Listeners will be encouraged to buy A Course in Miracles for the year-long course, and an audio version, recited by Richard (John Boy Walton) Thomas will be available on compact disc.

Those who finish the Course will have a wholly redefined spiritual mindset-a New Age worldview that include the beliefs that there is no sin, no evil, no devil. A Course in Miracles teaches its students to rethink everything they believe about God and life, and, bluntly states: "This is a course in mind training" and is dedicated to "thought reversal."
Oprah told her television audience that Williamson's book, A Course in Miracles was one of her favorite books, and that she had already bought a thousand copies and would be handing them out to everyone in her studio audience. Oprah's endorsement skyrocketed Williamson's book to the top of the New York Times bestseller list .

A Course in Miracles is allegedly a "new revelation" from "Jesus" to help humanity work through these troubled times. This "Jesus"-who bears no doctrinal resemblance to the Bible's Jesus Christ-began delivering channeled teachings in 1965 to a Columbia University Professor of Medical Psychology, Helen Schucman.

One day Schucman heard an "inner voice" stating, "This is a course in miracles. Please take notes." For seven years she diligently took spiritua l dictation from this voice that described himself as "Jesus."

Here are some quotes from the "Jesus" voice of A Course in Miracles :
· "There is no sin . . . "
· A "slain Christ has no meaning."
· "The journey to the cross should be the last ' useless journey."
· "Do not make the pathetic error of 'clinging to the old rugged cross.'"
· "The Name of Jesus Christ as such is but a symbol... It is a symbol that is safely used as a replacement for the many names of all the gods to which you pray."
· "The recognition of God is the recognition of yourself."
· "The Atonement is the final lesson he [man] need learn, for it teaches him that, never having sinned, he has no need of salvation."
Popular author Wayne Dyer told his PBS television audience that the "brilliant writing" of A Course in Miracles would produce more peace in the world.


2 Timothy 3 (King James Version)
1.This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3. Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4. Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5. Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

I will admit that when I am the customer I have expectations of good customer service. One of my biggest soapbox issues is getting my name correct. I don't really want to be called by my name when I'm checking out at Wal-Mart or I'm at the bank; after all, the clerk doesn't know me, and we are not friends. But apparently some marketing guru somewhere thought it would be a good idea to call customers by name even if you don't know them. I understand trouble with my last name, but I get really tired of being called Rhonda.

Saturday I was very impressed that everyone called me Rhoda--from the intake clerk, to the business clerk (who got my co-pay before treatment), to the nurse, to the CSA, to the PA. It really made me realize they were looking closely at the chart and trying to make me feel human and not just another chart going through the ER.

So while I will talk to a manager if I get poor service, I also compliment good service. I called the hospital yesterday to let them know how pleased I was with the service on Saturday. The lady who answered the phone wasn't sure who to connect me to when I said I wanted to tell someone about a good experience in the ER. I ended up getting voice mail, and the hospital employee called me this morning. He wanted to let me know he got the message and said that they get calls when people are complaining so a complimentary call is really nice for them.

Now if only the bank would pay attention to my name. After all, if they mess up on a name, how are they messing up the amount on a deposit slip as well???

Wounded, Day 4

Oops, I forgot one of the funniest comments regarding my finger. On Saturday afternoon as I lay on the bed waiting for the numbing agent to take effect, Renae got a phone call from my work team leader regarding a computer question. Renae said, “I’m actually sitting in the ER with one of your team members. Do you want to talk to her?” Renae handed me the phone and Carole said first thing, “What did Renae do to you?????”