Daily fascination:
So, today I'm not as fascinated with Six Degrees of Separation.

I found out today that one of my co-worker's mother died today. Her mother, without fail, calls every night when she is working. I feel so bad for her...she's gone through so much this year with things that the other employees hear about through gossip. I just hope she's ok.

I spent my day at the Marriott at a Safety Committee Retreat Day. I sat through lectures about different aspects of hospital safety, falling into bits of narcolepsy. I swear I think I'm narcoleptic sometimes. I can never keep my eyes open. A man from upstate NY came to talk about the awful ice storm they had in '98 and how their hospital survived a week without power other than a generator, and how they've learned from the experience. I got a dozen free pens and pads complementary of the Marriott and a free desk clock. I wrote a letter during the day and jotted down some interesting creative bits. It was all material.