TRUTH IN HEALTHCARE XIII

the BATTLE OF THE BULGE war hero, the perfessor, sophie (ginger and mary ann rolled into one)and jor-el superman's father and mr. unknown.

the greatest person i have ever met was among those at my mealtime table, ed, a purple heart paratrooper of wwii. while i was in elementary school he was killing bastard germans during their last counterattack during wwii, the battle of the bulge. he saved my life and yours. the battle was, " ... the costliest battle in terms of casualties for the United States ... ". i mentioned ed's contribution in wwii to one of the teenage volunteers helping out at our table. it drew a blank as she fixed her hair. i suspect she thought being injured in the battle of the bulge was some sort of gym accident. I SALUTE YOU, ED.

sophie was our resident mealtime 93 year old female interest who rarely spoke. we did have one discussion the night i had my first shower in three weeeks and wore a fresh shirt.
"you're all dressed up. do you have a date?
"don't tell my wife".
"that's kind of fresh".
her daughter, granddaughter, and great granddaughter showed up occasionally.

the perfessor who i suspect misrepresented me and stole my private room. this would be the conclusion using occam's razor (why do academic's make simple things so complicated) or my grandma's principle. the evidence is all circumstantial but he's the only beneficiary of the private room. on the other hand this facility is basically a stepping stone to the nursing facility so almost anything could have happennd. he has a great reputation as an intellect and religious person. what the hell do i know? as they say, "can sixty million frenchmen be wrong?". ummm .. maybe.

joel, obviously a nom de plume of jor-el, superman's father. even superman and his father can get old. as you recall the planet krypton exploded but there is no definitive proof that jor-el and lara perished. i'm sure he managed to save himself and his wife before the terrible event. joel the person at our table is a highly intelligent person who must have had great strength before infirmity and age caught up with him. he did not deny that he actually was jor-el. his wife going under a different name now was also strong and intelligent.

i suspect that when jor-el and lara landed on earth they had no idea where his son's craft had landed. later they were afraid that superman would hold a grudge because of his abandonment. so sad.

mr. unknown in the second week attended our table for awhile. seemed like he wanted to prove something. forget it, at this point your life is over. any residuals you may receive are just lucky breaks. ed's wife mentioned that last year almost 70 years after the battle of the bulge the french government awarded ed a medal for his service. a residual well deserved.

my only dialogue i had with mr. nobody was while i was talking to jor-el,
me: i was lucky that no one expected much of me while growing up.
mr. nobody: and they weren't disappointed.
me: absolutely correct.

that was the last time he talked to me. where did his anger and hostility come from? do i care? no.

can't get angry at these people knowing first hand the pain and suffering they're going through.

TO BE CONTINUED. NEXT: MURPHY'S LAW PLUS.

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