hodge podge

got a letter from my daughter this afternoon - she works on the call system at duke university hospital, where there is a scandal/investigation going on with the lacrosse team concerning a rape.  my daughter answered the phone today and a man in oregon asked her - do most men at duke rape women?  beth responded..not to my knowledge, sir. and then he asked if she and other women were proud of the lacrosse team's actions.

now my daughter is a fiery redhead who was born pissed off.  in her younger years, she perfected the art of door slamming.  she has calmed down a wee tad over the past few years, but she said - mom, the man kept getting louder and louder and kept on and on...

i guess she should have just hung up the phone, but instead she told him - Sir, that has nothing to do with this department, and it wouldn't take an idiot to know we are NOT proud of something of that nature.  have a nice evening.

and THEN she hung up.  i would say she has learned to slam doors with a touch of class.  ;-)

seems the hospital is getting a lot of calls in reference to the crime that is under investigation.  i can understand the public's anger...perhaps they should call the lacrosse team's coach?

this has been a really good day, overall.  except i lost my ID card and they wouldn't let me out of prison. and so i have renamed my ID Get Out of Jail Free Card.  finally found it, in the jacket i forgot i wore. 

my daughter has invited me up to see her brand spanking new apartment.  we have so much planned - bookstore, tour of duke university's gardens, movies - you name it.  it has been SO long since i've been anywhere!  we'll enjoy every second of it.

started my short story today - Lessons in Knowing.  for some reason, creativity has been high for the past few weeks. 

yesterday was my father's birthday.  the man has battled cancer for the last year and is still recovering from radiation.  it cooked his salivary glands and it's difficult for him to eat.  well, he can eat cake - we made FIVE of 'em, and he had some of all. he was tickled pink to see his daughter's had done that for him.  the man loves cake.

and now, back to work!

i'll be by to read you all.