Work was quite interesting tonight. We had a very involved discussion about what is going to happen to this country if President Bush is re-elected. Most of us agreed that we are in big trouble if he is voted back in again. I knew that the first time. He was a liar and a cheat right from the beginning. I don't think of him as the president anyway. I see him as the man who hijacked the White House.

Bush and his croniees are a bunch of war mongers. They lied about Iraq right from the start so they could get people to back up their aggression against Iraq. This whole war is just Bush's revenge for what happen when his father was president and to correct all the mistakes his Dad made. He is using the men and women of this country as pawns in his little scheme.

Now that he is exposed he is saying it's "O.K." because now the world is a safer place because Iraq is free. I agree to an extent, but, the ends don't always justify the means. Bush had no right to lie to the American people. If he lied about Iraq...What else has he lied about?? Sure as hell makes me wonder and scares the hell out of me to.

I love you Mom and thanks...Dave

Well the weather men of Massachusetts blew it again. They predicted over a foot of snow and all we got was a dusting. Not even an inch of snow fell. I guess I will have to wait to try out my new snow blower.


I cancelled my Mom's doctor appointment for nothing. Now I will have to worry about getting another storm next week on the day I changed the appointment to. I hate winter in New England. Hopefully I will be able to move to Florida before I am too old to enjoy it.


On the Today show this morning they were talking about a computer virus that is going around effecting people's email. Luckily I haven't received it yet. They are predicting it will effect over a million computers by the week-end. It's a shame that some people don't have anything better to do with their time. Well...Like they say...Small things amuse small minds.


I love you Mom and THANKS...Dave

Help Celebrate Dick Cheney's Birthday
Mood:  mischievious
I got an email today that I just have to share. I want anyone that reads this blog to see this to and hopefully share it with others.

Hi everyone. This Friday, Vice President Dick Cheney turns 63 years old, and I have the perfect birthday gift.

As you know, Cheney, who has an openly-lesbian daughter, said during the 2000 vice presidential debate that gay marriage was an issue to be left to the states, and that the federal government shouldn't get involved. Now that he's up for re-election, Cheney told the Rocky Mountain News two weeks ago that he would support a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage - an amendment that could wipe out every current and future gay rights law, including domestic partners registries, hospital visitation rights, and more. His gay daughter's response? She's heading up her father's re-election campaign and not saying a word.

It's time to expose Dick Cheney's hypocrisy. It's time for us to let every American know that he is willing to sell out his own daughter, to make her a second-class citizen in order to win votes from anti-gay bigots. If Bush and Cheney want to pander to the "family values" crowd, then the public deserves to know how little they value their own families.

Please email this text and the photo below to all of your family, friends, and coworkers. Publish it on your favorite Web bulletin board. Send it to your favorite Web blog. Print it in your local gay or progressive newspaper. Make copies to hand out at your local church or community meeting.

Let's all join together and give Vice President Cheney a birthday he'll never forget.

PS If for any reason you can't see the photo below, you can find it online here: http://www.hatecrime.org/mary4sale.jpg

I heard my Mom talking to my sister tonight about how years ago a friend of the family and his wife asked my Mom and Dad to move to California and go into business with them. They moved and we didn't. Life sucks.

I am tired of the cold here in Massachusetts. It's only 7 degrees here tonight. California would have been nice. Anywhere warm would be nice. My brother's son lives in California and he loves it. I don't think he will ever come back east. He teaches at Beverly Hills High School in the art department.

Me, myself and I want to move to Florida. We have to wait until Mom is gone though. I wish she would go now but she won't leave the family. They see her as a burden but she won't leave them. I'm looking on the Internet for a mobile home in the Tampa Bay area. Some of the deals I have found have been unbelievable. I can get a 3 bedroom mobile home for around $15,000.00, furnished.

I guess we are getting more snow Tuesday night and it looks like it is going to amount to something. From what they are saying it's going to be over 6 inches. I guess I will finally get to try out that new snow blower I bought myself for Christmas. I'm getting way to old to shovel the shit.

I'll have to call the doctor today and cancel Mom's doctor appointment for Wednesday. I'm not taking her out in the snow. She has a hard enough time walking with her walker on clear pavement.

I love you Mom...Dave

I'm feeling a little more relaxed at home right now. I am constantly trying to figure out ways to make my home safer for my Mom. I just put alarms on all the doors, so now she can't open a door without setting off an alarm. She has already tried to leave the house three times during the night. Luckily she was caught before she got to the outside stairs. She's not happy with the alarms but at least the rest of us feel she is safer.

I know my working the 11pm-7am shift is hard on everyone but it is the only shift I can work and keep my Mom at home. It also makes it easier on everyone else in the family (In my opinion). The only thing they have to do to help is sleep while they are watching her. How hard is that? Yet they still BITCH when given the chance.

Things are going pretty good at work right now. Now that I have an assigned ward things are a little less stressful. Knowing where you are going every night help relieve that stress. I hated floating. Now I can really get to know my patients. The RN I am working with right now is a little peculiar but I sure in time I will adjust to her ways. She's a lot more distant than most people, however, I am sure I will win her over.

My Mom's birthday is coming up Feb. 1st so I will have to plan something special. Maybe we can go to the Cape for a couple of days. Somewhere with an indoor pool. I am sure she would enjoy that. I will have to check the Internet for any deals on motels.

I love you Mom and thanks!!

I guess the best place to start is with my living situation. I am a 51 year old gay white male. I am the youngest of 5 children. I have 3 older sisters and one older brother.

Approximately 9 years ago my Dad passed away at the age of 77. His passing left my Mom all alone at the age of 76. Shortly after his passing my Mom took ill and it has been one problem after another. It became obvious that Mom could not live alone.

Being gay and having no children I felt it was best that Mom come live with me. I thought this would make it easier on everyone. I had hoped that I would get some kind of support from my sisters and my brother. Trying to get them to help is like pulling teeth. They do nothing but complain about the little that they do, do.

My Mom is going to be 86 on Feb 1st and early stage dementia has set in. She has a hard time remembering things. She is also legally blind and has congestive heart failure, so she has a hard time breathing making it difficult to get around but she really tries hard. One sister wants to put her in a nursing home, another moved to Florida to escape the situation and the other one is too busy being the queen bee of the family to care. My brother uses the excuse that he is married and is too busy to get involved.

The only crime that my Mom committed is that she got old. I don't feel it is medically necessary for her to be in a nursing home so I refuse to put her in one. She still gets up every day and dresses herself. She feeds herself (this could be dangerous because I do the cooking) and she gets around with a walker. She needs a little help with her personal care and hygiene, but nothing major.

In order for me to continue to work I need someone to stay with her while I am working. At first the sisters were willing to help, but now that it has turned into years, things have changed. Slowly they each pull back, more and more. Last summer I had to leave work for 3 months in order to keep her safe. Things got better in the Fall, however, I feel I will be in the same boat once summer rolls around again.

I just don't understand how any child, no matter what age, can turn their back on their own parent. My parents were great to us kids. We got a house to live in, clothes to wear and 3 meals a day until we were ready to go out on our own. No questions asked. There is a major problem in this country when it comes to respecting the elderly. So many of us just toss them aside like a rag doll and go on about life like they were never there. I once read somewhere, where the best classroom is at the feet of the elderly. I couldn't agree more.

I love you Mom and thanks...Dave