TB showed me & the kids some of the drawings he did/does on his new job, just to give us an idea of what drafting is about. It looks really neat (literally and figuratively) to me but it's also very confusing. TB's got some concerns too because he doesn't have all the information he needs. That worries me a little, too, because I wouldn't want him to get blamed for something that isn't in his control. One thing I learned when I used to work: if there is a problem, make a paper trail and document, document, document.
So this morning I went to social security to file a claim for disability benefits. I don't know if this is going to work but I figured I would give it a shot. I worked hard for like 30 years and now that I'm having physical problems I feel like I'm entitled to some of my money now. The case worker, John, was very helpful and sympathetic.
Last night, Lin and I watched a special about the accused BTK killer, Dennis Rader. The story gave me the creeps, to think that a church going family man could be a serial killer! This man was a Boy Scout leader as well. What creeped me out about that is that his first 4 victims was a family -- and the two kids were only 11 and 9. Then I think about this guy out in the woods with a bunch of kids and I shudder!
The letters he wrote to the media (and to the police) were pretty creepy as well. He wanted attention and was pissed off when he didn't get it. He also said the killers like him couldn't control their impulses because of an "X factor" -- I think that's what it was called. He compared himself to Son of Sam and the Green River Killer.
Rader doesn't fit the profile of a typical serial killer and so no one had a single suspicion about him, other than he was a detail oriented S.O.B. that seemed to ride some people more than others.
What must it like to be Mrs. Rader? Or the next door neighbors? Or the church pastor?
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1) Have you ever broken any bones? If so, how and what bone(s).
Not that I ever can remember but apparently I fractured at least 2 different vertebrae, one in my lower back and one in my neck. I'm assuming they happened in falls, or in a big car accident.
2) What surgeries have you had?
In-office surgeries to remove cysts and stuff and the major ones: ruptured appendix & tubal ligation
Ten Favorite Literary Characters
1. Francie Nolan, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith
2. Scout Finch, To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
3. Claire Fraser, Outlander series, by Diana Gabaldon
4. Jamie Fraser, Outlanderseries, by Diana Gabaldon
5. Margaret Ryder, In This Sign, by Joanne Greenburg
6. Stu Redman, The Stand, by Stephen King
7. Randall Flagg, The Stand, by Stephen King
8. Scarlett O'Hara, Gone With the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell
9. Rhett Butler, Gone With the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell
10. Lucy Marsden, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, by Allan Gurganus