July is here and it’s time for Blog Post #48. Summer on the west coast of Canada is amazing so of course I’m sitting inside working on this fantastic blog. My wife and I love to travel but we make a conscious effort to stay close to home this time of year. That’s not to say that we aren’t planning. Winter is coming and it will be here faster than you can say, “Oh My Odin. You’re still making GOT references after that mess went so off the rails?” I feel shame.

Travel Plans

My wife and I booked a trip to Japan for this fall and we’ve also booked a two-day trip to Dallas, Texas. It looks like another jaunt to Las Vegas could happen in the new year as well. I took this photo in Las Vegas in 2018. It was hot there.

The Day the Music Died

I’m taking a break from sharing music from my workout playlist. I’ve been told by reliable sources that it’s not all that popular. If I was going to share a song, it would have been Beyoncé’s “If I Were a Roy.”  (Note: I’ve been told by unreliable sources that I have the title and lyrics of this song wrong).

Book Progress

Well, it’s getting closer. I’m down to the last chapter (unless I decide to add another chapter which I’m considering). I will then start the editing process and meeting with my legal team (likely just a volunteer law student).

Book Clip

Here’s a little excerpt from my upcoming book on nursing. “There are so many abbreviations and acronyms in nursing. It can be overwhelming in the beginning when you’re first learning them. Did you know that a suppository is a supp? There are even some that cross over and have different meanings which can add to the confusion. What is P.D? Parkinson’s Disease? Peritoneal Dialysis? Personality Disorder? Peyronies Disease? For this reason, abbreviations and acronyms in nursing should only be used PRN.”

Marketing

Apparently, my book will need to be marketed after it is complete. I don’t know the first thing about marketing. I’ve been told it is quite difficult. It’s not like marketing a pho restaurant; Pho the love of Pho, Pho sure, One Pho the money-Two Pho the Show, Pho-One-One, Ready-Set-Pho, Pho-Pho-Stop, What Your Mouth is Pho, Pho Pho Gadget Food!, Knife-Spoon-Pho, Pho God and Country, Pho Honor, Eat-Pho-Love, Pho Pho’s Sake, Fee Fy Pho Fum, Pho the Love of God-Stop.

Words of Wisdom

1. Learning a new language is a fun and worthy goal. I just read about a guy who speaks 19 languages. That’s a lot to have in your brain. He must be very good at compartamentalizing things. I can barely say compartamentalize. I guess that’s why I can only speak 2 ½ languages.

2. Hemorrhoids are more bothersome than falling asleep on an Air Canada flight before landing… I recently read. When life gives you hemorrhoids, make lemons… and other fruits part of a new high fiber diet.

If left untreated, hemorrhoids can be more irritating than a drone in downtown Tehran.

When life gives you hemorrhoids, go to Tim Hortons. I recently read that donuts can help with hemorrhoids.

3. Learn how to spell “compartmentalize” so that when you use the non-word, “compartamentalize” to make a point, everyone still thinks you can somewhat write. Also, learn how to spell, “hemorrhoid” … and “abbreviation”. You never know when you’re going to be needing to get abbreviated information on either one.

4. *PRN is a nursing term for “as needed” and comes from the Latin term “pro re nata”.

This blog isn’t just funny. It also learns you stuff and makes you brainiate more efficiently.

It’s time for the ending joke. This one is from my upcoming book which should be coming out later this year. Gather your loose change (check your couch if you need to) and get ready to purchase your copy. #marketingiseasy. Enjoy.

My fellow co-worker had been to get medication and seemed rushed as she passed by me. I said, “You ok? What’s Up?”

She turned, held up a med and lubricant and said, “Tylenol Supp.” … or maybe she said, “Tylenol’s up.”