Humor Injections: A Humor and Healthcare Blog

OK, so here’s a rundown of my last five days.

SATURDAY:  Had a speaking engagement in Denver while back home, we got 32 inches of snow.  Wife and son were not happy that the Head of Shoveling was out of town.  Flight home was canceled and rebooked for Sunday morning.

SUNDAY:  Flew back to an unbelievable snow-piled situation.  My neighbor had snow-blowed my driveway and sidewalk.  We watched Superbowl and I was unimpressed with the usually hilarious commercials.  Except for the one where the little boy slaps his mother’s boyfriend and said, “Don’t touch my mother and don’t touch my Doritos.”  Very funny.

MONDAY MORNING:  Took the advice of my friend who said I really needed to upgrade to wireless syncing technology and use IMAP protocol for my email.

TUESDAY NIGHT:  Finally got all of my computer problems fixed after trying to upgrade a perfectly good system.  Spent 24 hours working on this and $200 in technical support.  My friend is hovering over the former friend list.  Wednesday morning’s flight to Nashville for the National Speakers Association (NSA) board meeting was canceled and rebooked for Thursday morning due to incoming snow storm.  Held on the phone for an hour to rebook it for Wednesday afternoon so I could get there Thursday morning for my meeting.

WEDNESDAY:  Another 12-18 inches of snow fell on the 32 inches already on the ground.  Wind was blowing 30 mph.  Discovered the newspaper that I was certain had not been delivered as it shot out of the snow blower in approximately 5,000 pieces.  Flight to Nashville was canceled and rebooked for Thursday afternoon – after my board meeting.  Was on the phone for 1 hour to attempt rebooking for Thursday morning.  That flight was now full.  Should have kept it from before.  Later that night, flight for Thursday was canceled and rebooked for Friday night – at the end of the first day of the conference.  Held on the phone for an hour only to discover there were no earlier flights.  Took my refund and canceled my trip.

THURSDAY (Today):  Three-foot icicles are falling from the gutter as the sun starts to melt the snow.  My prediction is that the snow will all be melted just in time for the Fourth of July parade.

So, while my computer and the snow created a lot of stress this week, here’s where I found humor:

1. Recorded voice on United Airlines hold line seems to be on Valium.
2. Doing donuts in the high school parking lot is a fun way to deal with lots of snow.  Just remember where the speed bumps are.
3. Watching the sports section of the newspaper fly out of a snow blower is funny (Picking it all up, not so much).
4. Friend in Florida said, “I’d love to sit here and talk about your snow issues but I need to go throw some chlorine in the pool.”  Irritatingly funny.
5. When my dog saw the snow and wind, she just peed on the porch and came back inside.
6. Throwing snowballs at icicles is better than carnival games (Note to self:  Remind dogs and small children not to stand under them).
7. Finally, at least I don’t have to mow.

When you’re in the midst of adversity, by golly, there is humor.

Ron