Mental Health Hotline

“Hello, and welcome to the mental health hotline…”

– If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly.

– If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you.

– If you have multiple personalities, press 3, 4, 5, and 6.

– If you are paranoid, we know who you are and what you want. Stay on the line so we can trace your call.

– If you are delusional, press 7 and your call will be transferred to the mother ship.

– If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a small voice will tell you which number to press.

– If you are a manic-depressive, it doesn’t matter which number you press, no one will answer.

– If you are dyslexic, press 9696969696969696.

– If you have a nervous disorder, please fidget with the pound key until a representative comes on the line.

– If you have amnesia, press 8 and state your name, address, telephone number, date of birth, social security number, and your mother’s maiden name.

– If you have post-traumatic stress disorder, s-l-o-w-l-y & c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y press 0 0 0.

– If you have bi-polar disorder, please leave a message after the beep or before the beep or after the beep. Please wait for the beep.

– If you have short-term memory loss, press 9. If you have short-term memory loss, press 9. If you have short-term memory loss, press 9. If you have short-term memory loss, press 9.

– If you have low self-esteem, please hang up. All operators are too busy to talk to you.

– If you are menopausal, hang up, turn on the fan, lie down & cry. You won’t be crazy forever.

– If you are a blonde don’t press any buttons, you’ll just mess it up.

Annual Training

Everybody (yes, all three of you):

I’ve been gone for a week on State Emergency Duty for the hurricanes hitting the Gulf Coast. Although that emergency duty is ongoing, I will be leaving for Annual Training on the morning of 7 September.

I know that I’ve got several e-mails and requests to respond to, but I’m afraid that this is all I really have time to post. I look forward to talking to you all again when I return, the first week of October.

Semper Fidelis!

Hurricane Gustav

Well, SED is upon us again. The first evacuation for Hurricane Gustav was just announced at 1140–Jefferson Parish, LA. It’s almost nostalgic for me; almost exactly three years ago today, I was working out of a public school building in Jefferson Parish assisting with Hurricane Katrina.

I’ve still got the knife that the sheriff of Jefferson Parish sent each of us in thank-you after the mission ended.

Sarah Palin

It looks like John McCain has picked Sarah Palin, 44 year old governor of Alaska, as his running mate. This is a brilliant move by the McCain campaign. Sarah Palin is not only a great conservative personality, she has an excellent record as a pro-life/fiscal responsiblity politician. Moreover, all of the women who feel disafected by the loss of Hillary Clinton as a candidate can now be attracted to Sarah Palin.