The other day I experience what I believe is the scariest thing that has ever happened to me. I was driving around at night. The reason for the driving is simply because I had nothing better to do and did not want to be stuck at home by myself on a Friday night. I was driving down 60th going North. I have always liked driving out in the middle of no where and that's where I was heading.
I have gotten into this bad habit of texting and driving. I was in the middle of reading a text and I go to look up... All of a sudden I see a deer in front of my car.
Of course I slam on the brakes and scream a scream that I have never heard before. I could not believe how much terror was filled with in it. I have always heard about how dangerous a deer can be to hit. It all happened so fast and my heart of pounding in my chest and thundering in my ears. The deer quickly turned the opposite direction and ran off the road. And just that fast it was all over. However my reaction to the incident was not over. My heart continued to pound and my hands to shake.
After about ten minutes I started to feel better. I now know how bad things can turn when not paying attention when on the road. After that happened I thought that sitting at home alone on a Friday night would not be that bad after all and decided to turn around a go home. Since this I have not texted and driven. This is something that I now really understand. I think that too many people think that they can multi-task. I was one of them and still am but I no longer thing that I can multi-task when driving. It is just not worth being unsafe.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Untold Stories of the ER: Real or Fake
Untold stories of the ER, is a show that I have watched multiple times. However I have always wondered and questioned whether this show is real or fake. I know that the actual film being watched has to be a reenactment because of HIPA standards protect the patients.
The question is, are the stories being reenacted true or made up.
I am a certified EMT and CNA so I do have some background in the medical field. This is the main reason why I question the show. When listening to the show, the actors or "doctors" do use terminology that professionals use and use them in the correct way. This adds to the trustworthiness of the show. However some of the things that happen in the ER are things that would or should not normally allowed. For example, I do not think that I questionable woman off the street "if you know what I mean" that is not a patient should be allowed into the ER. This woman also was the reason that another woman was in the hospital.
The ER doctor thought that it would be best to put her in a room and have someone watch her while he gets the woman's shoe that she put through other woman's face. This would never have happened. I believe that in real life the police would have been involved and she would most certainly not get her shoe back after being put through someone's face.
This in a way shows that the stories might to twisted into something that did not originally happen. Does this mean that the show adds to the drama to keep people interested. Maybe, maybe not. I think that show business something is always added, normal life is just not interesting enough, after all don't people watch TV to get away from life?
The question is, are the stories being reenacted true or made up.
I am a certified EMT and CNA so I do have some background in the medical field. This is the main reason why I question the show. When listening to the show, the actors or "doctors" do use terminology that professionals use and use them in the correct way. This adds to the trustworthiness of the show. However some of the things that happen in the ER are things that would or should not normally allowed. For example, I do not think that I questionable woman off the street "if you know what I mean" that is not a patient should be allowed into the ER. This woman also was the reason that another woman was in the hospital.
The ER doctor thought that it would be best to put her in a room and have someone watch her while he gets the woman's shoe that she put through other woman's face. This would never have happened. I believe that in real life the police would have been involved and she would most certainly not get her shoe back after being put through someone's face.
This in a way shows that the stories might to twisted into something that did not originally happen. Does this mean that the show adds to the drama to keep people interested. Maybe, maybe not. I think that show business something is always added, normal life is just not interesting enough, after all don't people watch TV to get away from life?
Sub Cultures.
The other day I was driving behind a motor cyclist and noticed that when passing another motor cyclist on the opposite side of the median, the cyclist put his hand down by his thigh and so did the other cyclist. This has always been interesting to me. My father has a motorcycle of his own. I once asked him why this happens. He told me that it is a sign of respect.
But how did this start? There is no rule that if one does not do this gesture than they are in trouble. So how do new motorcyclist learn this gesture?
One thought that I have on this is simply by mocking others. Mocking others is how people start out learning when they are just small children. I believe that this way of learning never goes away. I know that I have tried something new and did not know exactly what to do. How I learned was simply by following the first in front of me.
I also think that the reason the this gesture continues is that people feel pressured into doing to gesture. It is similar to peer pressure.
I am starting to experience the same thing in rock climbing. I am starting to learn the language like, matching or a rock or toe/heel the rock. These are things that as a outsider I would have never known what they are talking about. I never realized why I started using this language, it just felt normal when everyone around me was using it. Now I do not even think about the language..
I wonder if this is the same for others like motorcyclist. This gesture is so same and is not even thought about. It has just become part of someone's life and their personality. What would happen if someone did not return this gesture. Would the person that does not receive the gesture back even notice. Or would not receiving the gesture make a better impact on the person than if the gesture had simply been given.
I believe that not receiving the gesture would make a bigger impact because people tend to react to something that they are unhappy about rather than something that makes them happy. I have heard of studies that talk about this, that people will tell around ten others about something that they are unhappy about rather than maybe two people they will tell about something that made them happy. This is interesting to me.
But how did this start? There is no rule that if one does not do this gesture than they are in trouble. So how do new motorcyclist learn this gesture?
One thought that I have on this is simply by mocking others. Mocking others is how people start out learning when they are just small children. I believe that this way of learning never goes away. I know that I have tried something new and did not know exactly what to do. How I learned was simply by following the first in front of me.
I also think that the reason the this gesture continues is that people feel pressured into doing to gesture. It is similar to peer pressure.
I am starting to experience the same thing in rock climbing. I am starting to learn the language like, matching or a rock or toe/heel the rock. These are things that as a outsider I would have never known what they are talking about. I never realized why I started using this language, it just felt normal when everyone around me was using it. Now I do not even think about the language..
I wonder if this is the same for others like motorcyclist. This gesture is so same and is not even thought about. It has just become part of someone's life and their personality. What would happen if someone did not return this gesture. Would the person that does not receive the gesture back even notice. Or would not receiving the gesture make a better impact on the person than if the gesture had simply been given.
I believe that not receiving the gesture would make a bigger impact because people tend to react to something that they are unhappy about rather than something that makes them happy. I have heard of studies that talk about this, that people will tell around ten others about something that they are unhappy about rather than maybe two people they will tell about something that made them happy. This is interesting to me.
Rock Climbing
Rock climbing was something that I have never really given much thought to. However, I was finally convienced to go with a friend. At first it was extremely intimidating. It looked like something that I would never be good at or enjoy.
After learning how to climb, I found that it was one of the interesting and exciting things I have ever done. I am not sure why it is so exciting. I think that it may have something to do with the feeling a success. I am a pretty stubborn person and if I try should and do not succeed at first I will find myself trying over and over until I reach the goal. Some might say that this is a good thing and I do believe that in some cases this is a good way to be however sometimes someone just has to learn when I say its over.
Apparently for me, this seems to be a really big problem because I find myself going back almost every day. My hands have gotten so sore over the past week and I have gotten so many blisters. But the blisters never stop me from trying the last route that I have been working on completely for a few days. When I finally do finish a route I feel like I could take on the whole world. Maybe this is because I accomplished something that is both physically and mentally challenging.
The mental challenge comes into play when trying to figure out the best way to go about figuring out how to finish the route whether that is cross hand over hand or matching hands on one rock. This is something that has to be done before the route is started because if one tries to figure out how to finish when in the process too much energy is being used and there is nothing left to finish. The physical part comes from just being able to hold on, control the body in such a way were every muscle in working. The muscles might not be working as hard as they can but they are ever so slightly contracting and making the body stay in the chosen position.
Maybe this is why I like climbing, it makes me learn self control in a way that I have never known before. Self control is something that I will always need.
After learning how to climb, I found that it was one of the interesting and exciting things I have ever done. I am not sure why it is so exciting. I think that it may have something to do with the feeling a success. I am a pretty stubborn person and if I try should and do not succeed at first I will find myself trying over and over until I reach the goal. Some might say that this is a good thing and I do believe that in some cases this is a good way to be however sometimes someone just has to learn when I say its over.
Apparently for me, this seems to be a really big problem because I find myself going back almost every day. My hands have gotten so sore over the past week and I have gotten so many blisters. But the blisters never stop me from trying the last route that I have been working on completely for a few days. When I finally do finish a route I feel like I could take on the whole world. Maybe this is because I accomplished something that is both physically and mentally challenging.
The mental challenge comes into play when trying to figure out the best way to go about figuring out how to finish the route whether that is cross hand over hand or matching hands on one rock. This is something that has to be done before the route is started because if one tries to figure out how to finish when in the process too much energy is being used and there is nothing left to finish. The physical part comes from just being able to hold on, control the body in such a way were every muscle in working. The muscles might not be working as hard as they can but they are ever so slightly contracting and making the body stay in the chosen position.
Maybe this is why I like climbing, it makes me learn self control in a way that I have never known before. Self control is something that I will always need.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Government Down!
Last night before I went to bed I heard someone on the TV talking about how government was shutting down. To this I just thought what was being said was a big joke. In the morning I found out that it was the complete truth.
It is still really hard for me to understand how the government can just shut down. I did not know that something like this was even possible. I started to watch the news in the morning and boy is it crazy.
Honestly I am a little pissed that the people in congress are being such asses. I know that some people may say that they are doing their job by sticking up for what they believe in or what the people believe in. And I do think that the budget for Obama care is something extremely big to think about. However I do not agree with it taking so long that the government has to be shut down. My uncle works for the government and he went into work today just to find out that he, for the time being does not have a job and will not be paid.
How can congress do this to the people that elected them? The people that they are suppose to be protecting? I do not understand it. Maybe some of the people in congress are okay with it because they are still going to get paid. Which hey, why should they suffer along with the rest of the country?
All that I know is that this needs to be fixed right way because each day the economy is losing money and people are not getting the help that they need. For example, WIC patients will not be able to receive any help from the government right now. For people who do not know WIC patients and mothers with children to whom they can not afford to feed. The patients receive and check with items on it that they are allowed to purchase. These items are different for each patient because a doctor writes out a plan for them.
Why should mothers and their children suffer? Congress better get itself together.
It is still really hard for me to understand how the government can just shut down. I did not know that something like this was even possible. I started to watch the news in the morning and boy is it crazy.
Honestly I am a little pissed that the people in congress are being such asses. I know that some people may say that they are doing their job by sticking up for what they believe in or what the people believe in. And I do think that the budget for Obama care is something extremely big to think about. However I do not agree with it taking so long that the government has to be shut down. My uncle works for the government and he went into work today just to find out that he, for the time being does not have a job and will not be paid.
How can congress do this to the people that elected them? The people that they are suppose to be protecting? I do not understand it. Maybe some of the people in congress are okay with it because they are still going to get paid. Which hey, why should they suffer along with the rest of the country?
All that I know is that this needs to be fixed right way because each day the economy is losing money and people are not getting the help that they need. For example, WIC patients will not be able to receive any help from the government right now. For people who do not know WIC patients and mothers with children to whom they can not afford to feed. The patients receive and check with items on it that they are allowed to purchase. These items are different for each patient because a doctor writes out a plan for them.
Why should mothers and their children suffer? Congress better get itself together.
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