I had become her interrupter as her Stroke caused a condition called global aphasia. In simple terms her mind was sharp, and she knew what she wanted to say but her communication center was damaged, and her sentences or phrases didn’t make sense. Example (Sitting at the dining room table reading the newspaper she looked out the window and saw a squirrel running across the back fence) “Oh my Look at the quorkil” she exclaimed. We saw the squirrel and had to laugh. From now on those brown furry-tailed things were Quorkils.
Tag: current-events
The Truth Behind the Rising Price of Fuel
Why has the cost of oil gone so high after being so low? Read more to find out
How Facebook is Censoring Conservatives Points of View
Now before I upset everyone, let me explain what I am basing this on. I was replying to a friend’s Post and it is obvious that my friend and have a different political point of view. I am a Constitutional conservative and based from his posts I would say that he is not a republican…
The Mid-term Elections are Over
To those of you that have been newly elected to Congress for the First time, Congratulations!
Mid-Term Election Mania
The American public is inundated with the most horrible rhetoric I have experienced in my 40+ years of voting. In the national side how can you believe a party that is obstructionist and viciously attacked members of the opposing party in the press And have members that have called for violence / harassment of members…
When the Tail Wags the Dog
“It is amazing that we are 49th in the US in teacher salary, but 15th in the US for the salary of our legislators”. With that bit of information, I rethought my position, and began to look at the whole picture again. The title of this piece, When the Tail Wags the Dog, comes from the idea that a union should tell the legislative body of a state or of the US government how to do its job.
Strike 3 and They’re OUT!
I admire the teaching profession, it takes a special person to desire to help another person learn and truly be concerned when they see the difficulty a child has in grasping the concept. Some of the best teachers have discovered a way to make learning fun. In the state of Oklahoma, teachers have been underpaid…
Open Letter to the Oklahoma State Legislature
First, I want it to be know that I do not expect the government to “FIX” everything and supply us with all our needs. What I do expect from our elected officials, also known as “Public Servants”, is to serve the Public and be consistently efficient.
Happy New Year America
The stroke of midnight came and went. 2013 snuck in the side door and the country is told that the leaders have come to some sort of agreement to “AVOID” the “FISCAL CLIFF”. My first thought is “How much is this going to cost me and the rest of the middle class?” I suppose we…