Below are the most recent 4 friends' journal entries.

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
sir_talon	12:27p	a trip down memory lane Long story, I was surfing around looking for bangers and came across a store in Grapevine. This store sells all kinds of british AND scottish imports, Anyway, they mentioned that they will have a Scottish celebration and Haggis tasting on Jan 9th. That reminded me that Burn's night will be coming up on the 25th of Jan. Well now, THAT brought back memories of my first Highland ball in San Diego. I was still in the navy and on medical leave, I have a torn up knee and was still walking with the help of a cane. I went to the Highland games with a friend of mine who got me interested in my Scottish heritage. His name was Lyle McLeod (of the clan McLeod *chuckles*) First off, the gate let me in as a contestant (remember? bum knee?) the gate person handed me the ticket with a smile. I had a great time, lots to see (like cute women doing hornpipes) So after most of the day there, we left to get ready for the ball. I didn't have a kilt of my own at the time so Lyle loaned me one from his pipe band (surprisingly enough it was McDonald tartan) because I was still in the service, I wore my Dinner Dress White Jacket, tux shirt, cummerbund and bow tie. there were 5 of use in our group and we headed for the OPEN bar (woohoo) and started in on the free booze. As we were standing by the bar, a group of women passed us, smiling and giggling ( I am not kidding, they giggled ) Lyle looked at the group and asked me which one I fancied. I pointed out this sandy haired beauty in a light blue gown. We went back to our drink and talk, but then this woman comes up to me and say's there was someone who wanted to meet me ( yeah I looked behind me ) Well, you can guess the rest, it was the same girl I pointed out. We spent the night talking and I even had a go at a country dance, bum knee and all. We ended up walking along the beach at night and i found out she was going back to school the next morning (WTF???) She wrote her name and number on some paper before she left. The only thing we did was to kiss good night, and then she was gone. I waited a couple weeks for her to get settled and then tried calling her. I could not make out the numbers correctly, I got the school but it was a dead end. I never saw her again, but have a memory that will last the rest of my life. So, if anyone knows the present or former Ms Jean Cruikshank of Scotland who went to Oxford in 77...well, one can hope. Current Mood: nostalgic (Comment on this)
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
sir_talon	1:44p	Amber Inn party We use to be young,with all our hair. We looked good in tights and could dance for hours. We had our whole lives ahead of us. Now gravity has overcome us and our hair has either jumped ship or is gray. Our bodies have thickened and widened. The things that don't hurt, itch. The wheel of life has traveled on and we have reaped the results. We now watch our children and their children go where we once trod. We now talk of days gone by and those who have gone on before us. Not many of us play dawn patrol anymore, waiting for the sun to rise on our fun. We now pack up the kids and get home at a decent hour. We know the joints will be stiff and painful in the morning as we start our day. It can be painful to watch and realize we have seen more days at this point then we well ever see again. The wheel of life turns and waits for no one. I am ok with this, it is like watching fall pass into winter. Ok, I guess being stuck recovering from my surgery has turned me a tad morose. Once spring gets here and I am once again outside, it will get better. Current Mood: morose (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
sir_talon	8:27p	woopie do Another New Year spent working and single. I am not really doing that well tonight, it is kind of sinking in this will not end. I don't mean to whine, it just gets old. I need to go get ready for work, hope everyones New Year is better then the last. Current Mood: crappy (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, December 25th, 2009
sir_talon	8:33p	Merry Christmas? I got off from work Thursday morning and stopped off at Kroger's to pick up the makings of my Christmas dinner. I was tired and started indulging in a round of self pity. I was thinking how much it sucks to spend Christmas alone, just started feeling empty. Now I know what some of you are going to say, "you can come spend it with Us and our friends". That is wonderful and I did visit friends today, but at the end of the day it was just me. Spending time with friends is great, but it also drives home the point of not having an S.O. There is nothing that compares to sharing holidays with someone you love and loves you back. ANYway, I got off track, that was not the main point of this post. As I said, there I was in the middle of my pity party and several things came to mind that happened at work. First We are full, most of the patients are elderly and have no family. Second I had a patient Code (code blue) He made it, but he was one of those in from a nursing home with no family. How sad would it be to have died the day before Christmas with no one at your side. I also had a patient who kept going off the floor, I can tell because their monitor fades out. I called up to the nurse and found out he was Cancer patient, fairly young, and he was a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) Here he was stuck in a hospital during the holidays dying. And lastly, one of our Unit Secretaries Lost her husband Tuesday and had to spend her holidays planing a funeral. All of a sudden my problems didn't look so bad, you can always find others in worse shape then yourself. Have a Merry Christmas and count your blessings. Current Mood: blank (1 Comment |Comment on this)