New Ideas & Other Stuff

Well we went to the review today and now there is a further 28 days to wait for a decision. As if this has not gone on far far to long already. It seems that there is more time waiting for decisions and more procedures to follow than anything else. I used to wonder why people got so upset and angry. I can now understand as it is extreemly hard to work in the system. It seems that most of the time all you have to do is wait. Waiting is easy to say and hard to do.

Well sometimes...
There are however times when there is no purpose in asking why as there is no reason or answer to the why question. For example why did it rain or why did the earthquake strike? One can speculate or propose some fantasy type explaination but not produce facts or anything of substance. Words such as luck, chance and oportunity come to mind in this situation and perhaps would be useful in trying to reason why.
When it comes to man made products events or services then it is a different "ball game" you should and must ask why. Much of the progress we have made in history has come about by asking why and intensively searching for facts and explainations.

Our health safety systems do this and much valuable knowledge and expertise has been gained in these fields. The black box on an aeroplane helps investigators answer the why question and consequently many safety features and improvements have been developed. Governments use commisions of inquiry and again the purpose is to further the greater good.
Well ask why when it serves some purpose. But do not ask why when there is no answer to be found. Perhaps the best we can do is be wise in hindsight.

Well Mum has been home for four weeks and has started to relax and feel much more at ease than she was when she first came home. Being in hospital for 50 weeks was a long time and a significant portion of her recent life. I feel that she is much happier and enjoys being with us all they time. I have taken her out as much as I can and spent as much time as possible with her.
We are lucky that although it has been cooler the weather has been fine and pleasent. Cut the back lawn and it looks good again. It is a big lawn so it takes a fair bit of work. Took my clasic car to get a warrent and a check. It is a 1974 Holden in good condition and always turns heads when it is on the road.

Went out today to get some required items. The weather was great as long as you were out of the wind. Took mum to look at the new shopping center that has been built since she was in hospital. She was astounded at the size of the retail outlets and the volume of stock offered. She was amazed to see the new LCD and plazma TVs and had never seen TVs like that before. We spent some time in the sun and it was warm and pleasant. Mum enjoyed her day out.

Well Mum has been home for three weeks yesterday. She is well and happy but finds the small house restrictive. Will try to improve this. All has gone well for her and she likes being home much more than being in hospital. Have been a few times in the car and this helps a bit need to go out again today. Need to buy a couple of things so it will be a good chance to go. It has been cold and frosty but we have had fine warm days following.

Well I am pleased that on this occasion the business transacted earlier today proved to be extremely satisfying and for once I felt I had luck go my way. It is strange but fate can be a strange thing and a moment can make a big difference in the way things evolve. Perhaps the unexpected positives are the most rewarding as they were not anticipated. I guess this must be the true meaning of surprise.

Today has been a wonderful fine day. Bright warm sun and some beautiful sights as the sun shone on the verging autumn leaves the yellows and oranges were brighter and seemed to be larger than life. Filled the car with petrol and a hundred dollars will need to think twice before using the car from now on. Went to town to do some business. A lot of people in town and I was surprised how busy it was. Mum came with me and enjoyed the ride and something different to see.

Well it is one year since Mum fell and broke her leg. The experts said she would not survive and be in bed for the rest of her life. She has baffled all of them and is home not as mobile as she was but able to transfer with ease and happy and positive. She is alert and with it and still making progress.

A very wet and cold day. Heavy over head cloud and rain over much of South Auckland today. Had to go and shopping and get some things. I was surprised at how many cars were on the road. A lot of big American classic cars must have been an event on for them. Went to copy some work late afternoon. That should help get things off to a good start. Will need to finish the new multimedia asap. Have done about a third of it
Tomorrow I start a new role and I look forward to the challenge of it.

There are three days left of the holidays and then I start a new role. It will be different to anything I have done before. I will need to give it 110% all the time. There will be a lot to do but I believe I am up to it. Will need to track things and ensure that a routine is followed.
One of the side tasks will be to record as much as I can of my mothers experiences so they are able to be shared with all who might be interested.
I all so need to to get some multimedia work done.

The weather was cold today and there was the odd shower. The grass is a lot greener and some of the grass plants in the lawn have come away.
It may seem simple but the breaking down of major tasks into small steps is a key to completing those tasks. Many of the people I interact with don't seem to have learnt that. Often the task seems so overwhelming if it is not broken down the person never gets to start it.