IF THE POWERBALL WINNER IS 1 PERSON OUT OF 292 MILLION- I WONDER WHAT PERCENTATE I AM-- I SPENT $10 ON 5 "TICKETS" AND DID NOT GET EVEN ONE NUMBER OF TEH 30 NUMBERS.. THERE ARE LOSERS AND THEN THERE ARE REAL LOSERS. I DON'T THINK I GOT $10 WORTH OF FUN DECIDING WHAT I WOULD DO WITH TEH 750 MILLION WINNINGS-- IT WOULD NOT MAKE CALORIES ANY LESS FATTENING.
NOW FOR TEH VENT OF THE VEEK
JUDY AND I HAVE BEEN "DOING"( I.E. VOLUNTEERING BY GOING TO...) 2 OR 3 ASSISTED LIVING/ ADULT DAY CARE PLACES A WEEK FOR QUITE A WHILE... ACTUALLY INCLUDE SIZZLE AND BENTLEY TOO. YESTERDAY WAS TEH CUMMINGS CENTER IN BEVERLY-- ADULT DAY CARE-- A BEAUTIFULLY CARED FOR FACILITY-- WONDERFUL PEOPLE- TERRIFFIC TV/INTERNET EQUIPMENT-- NOW FOR THE PUNCH LINE... NOBODY COULD MAKE IT WORK--
THE WAY IT GOES... ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE USUALLY JUST SITTING WITH NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT-- SO JUDY GIVES ONE A FRY PAN AND DROPS A "COOKIE" IN THE PAN-- AND I TELL EITHER BENTLEY OR SIZZLE =TO GO GET IT.-- BENTLEY IS A SIGHT TO SEE AS HE TROTS THE FULL LEGNTH OF A ROOM TO SCARF UP A COOKIE NOT 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER. HIS HEAD IN THE LAP... -- WHERE THE FRY PAN WAS--- MAKES FOR SUPER PHOTO'S WHILE HE CHEWS AND THE PERSON PATS THE DOG. DON'T KNOCK IT--- IT WORKS AND THESE PEOPLE ARE HARD PRESSED FOR ENTERTAINMENT.
THE WHOLE HOUR WE WERE THERE, ONE OF THE. STAFF TRIED TO MAKE THE INTERNET WORK SO WE COULD PUT ON THE EXPLORE CAMERAS --- ALL COMMERCIAL FREE--- AND SHE COULD NOT MAKE IT WORK. IT WOULD ..... ALMOST ... WORK .. BUT NOT QUITE.
AS WE LEFT-- I ASKED JUDY ( SHE IS MY EXTERNAL MEMORY DEVICE) OF TEH 50 OR SO PLACES WE HAVE BEEN THIS YEAR- WHICH ONES HAD A BIG SCREEN ( ALL 50 OF THEM) AND WHICH ONES COULD BE ACTUALLY TURNED ON? ONE IN NEWBURY PORT AND THAT WAS WITH SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY.. THE EQUIPMENT LOOKS GOOD-- BIG SCREEN-- IMPRESSES THE PEOPLE WHO DROP OFF THESE ADULTS TO BE CARED FOR ALL DAY... THEY MUST COST THOUSANDS OF $$---- JUST BUYING IT FOR THE DAY CARE CENTER DOES NOT DO A BIT OF GOOD WHEN NO ONE CAN RUN IT
IDENTIFY A PROBLEM AND SOLVE IT???? MY ABILITY TO ARGUE WITH COMPUTERS IS HISTORIC--- SO OBVIOUSLY I CAN NOT SOLVE THAT PROBLEM --- BUT I THINK BILL CUMMINGS COULD.-- WITH HIS HUGE ORGANIZATION HE MUST HAVE SOMEONE WHO CAN MAKE AT LEAST THE ONE IN HIS CUMMINGS CENTER WORK... AND HAVING DONE THAT ... MAYBE HE WOULD UNDERSTAND HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD BENEFIT FROM BEING ABLE TO WATCH THE EXPLORE CAMERAS.
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HIRED TO RUN THESE AY CARE CENTERS HAVE AN EXTREEMELY CHALLANGING JOB DAY AFTER DAY TO TRY AND ENTERTAIN A GROUP OF ADULTS-- SOME OF WHOM ARE VERY ASTUE, OTHERS NOT SO... BUT ALL ARE BORED-- AND THRILLED TO HAVE OUR DOGS COME EAT COOKIES IN THEIR MIDST.
SO HOW DO I GET BILL CUMMINGS IN CAHOOTS WITH CHARLIE FROM EXPLORE.? WELL THERE IS ANOTEHR PIECE....
'I HAVE TRIED TO GET THE YOUNGER GENERATION- NAMELY THE SCOUTING MOVEMENT...TO GET THIS EQUIPMENT GOING- BUT IT ALL NEEDS SOM PROFESSIONAL HELP TO GET IT SET UP -
AND THEN I HEARD OF THE LITTLE GIRL SCOUT WHO WROTE A BOOK ABOUT GETTING GIRLS TO RAISE THERI HANDS IN CLASS MORE...-- AND COUPLED THAT WITH A "GIRL SCOUT BADGE" -- IF WE COULD SOMEHOW GET THE KIDS TO MAINTAIN THIS EQUIPMENT WE WOULD BE DOING WONDERS FOR TEH ENTERTAINMENT OF THESE OLD FOLKS.
DON'T GIVE ME THE BIT ABOTU ALL THE BAD STUFF THEY COULD RUN-- SO FIX IT TO GET ONLY EXPLORE AND MAYBE TEH SCIENCE CHANNEL -- IT CAN BE DONE. AND THOSE HUGE SCREENS IN TEH MAIN SITTING ROOMS-- THE STAFF COULD HARDLY HIDE SOMETHING NOT APPROVED.
GOT TO FIGURE OUT ALL THAT...
