Bells and Whistles

Those of us 'in the club', now enjoy a musical concert without even buying a ticket.  Think about it, the beep of the microwave, the bell on your timer, the repetitive tune of your smartphone demanding you pick it up. The ping you have a message, the pong of breaking news, and the music goes on. That’s just for starters.  You have battery alarms in your ears, fire alarms that go off on a whim, doorbells, at your door, or on the tv, or in your head.  We go through our days with unnamed melodies and smart is the one who can distinguish one from the other.

Case in point,  I just got my new hearing aids and was happy to finally drive to the grocery store; deaf no more. Suddenly there was an alarm in my car.  I saw no lights on the dashboard, but  the noise was incessant.  I looked at my phone; silent, I looked for a warning light; absent, The tension was mounting. I pulled the car over, unsnapped my seat belt to yet another melody, all the time worried the engine might explode.  With the motor off, I suddenly heard a tiny little voice in my ear say, ‘battery low”. It was an aha moment.  Life in the club is full of them.

An Anatomy Lesson

If you didn't like or even take anatomy in school, I'll bet your being schooled now. You are learning about every little joint and bone that has made it's presence felt. You are spending more and more time on Web M.D. and becoming a semi professional on the ailments that assault us in 'The Club'! From twangs to pangs, from limps to slips, from gait to weight, your learning it all. I remember that song my dad used to sing: “and the hip bone is connected to the knee bone and ***”. I wish I had paid closer attention since all my bones are screaming daily. I never really wanted to know what lay beneath that vast covering called skin. It was what you don't see is fine with me. Well now through the advent of x-rays, cat scans and the likes I'm seeing, and it ain't pretty. I long for the days when the doctor took care of business and didn't list the risks involved. You just trusted him or her and went on your merry way. Now I am sure there are many who disagree and want to know all the facts to make an informed decision. I am not one of them. I like the bubble I'm in and prefer to stay in it.  Unfortunately my body keeps telling me to "Pay Attention:. Bah humbug.!