27NOV07

Well, my day off yesterday didn't happen. It ended up being a 12 1/2 hour day if you count PT and a 15 minute shower.

Normally that wouldn't bother me, especially if I am working on the Unit, much like I was last week, but when it is someone else's crisis, it gets frustrating.

You know what though, that is what happens in the military, hell in most civilian hospitals or corporations it is that way. We have become a reactionary society. The idea of the "Law of Seven P's" has all but ceased to exist. For those not familiar: "Proper Previous Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance"

Is it really that difficult? We do it downrange in Iraq and Afghanistan ( I only have done a 6 month tour to Iraq so far) but in the rear, when we are safe at home, it seems to fall to the wayside. Case in point: Hospitals preparing for Joint Commission reviews. In the older days, hospitals knew about when their big every three year inspection would come. Luckily, we still have a week's notice in military facilities. While the leadership of the facility has a sense of urgency, it didn't exist in the hospital staff until that one week notice came. That means no previous planning, and some places end up with piss poor performance.

OK, enough work crap :D
Personal life is pretty quiet right now, the most excitement was setting up the Christmas Inflatables. 6 up this evening. The roof and fence lights and other decorations will have to wait till Friday when I get some back up from Anna at work. Something about crawling across a roof alone just didn't sound appealing. After Friday, my youngest step daughter Alisha (26), Anna, Jenn (wife) and I are going to Branson, Missouri to Silver Dollar City and do the Christmas Light tours.

Well, I guess that is all for today folks, as always, thank you for stopping by. I look forward to your questions, comments and the like as this blog progresses. Be sure to visit some of the links that scroll across the bottom so I can make some extra coin collecting money!