Monday, September 29, 2008

100% Update: Remote Feed 2.0

Good morning...or Good afternoon, World! Yesterday I posted from my Remote Feed 1.0, which was my home. Today, my fingers are able dance a little more quickly on the keyboard at Remote Feed 2.0, my work, because it is a large keyboard with large screen. [ ... nice ... nice ... nice ... ] Here's the report from last night:

Sunday, 9:00pm: I snuck away from my humble home to see Dad. I like going at night because this is our "quiet time." Upon walking into the room, I immediately noticed that he was "resting" ... no wrinkles on his forehead ... no strained breathing ... peaceful ZZZZZ's ...

Nurse SweetTea introduced herself, but just let me be with Dad. After a good Word (Psalm 92:1-2), and a little prayer, SweetTea and I chatted ... [I still have not found the origin of the word "chit-chat"... please help ... anyone?]

SweetTea explained head trauma in a way that it finally hit home. Dad's got a lot of hurt going on in his body. Most of the other parts (heart, lungs, broken bones) are at the point of JustRest, meaning that they have stabilized and simply need rest for repair. On the other hand, the head has been severely bruised. That injury needs ExtraJustRest ... the head has been bruised and will need extra time to rest. We do not believe that Dad's sedation (by HeadCalmJuice) will cause further problems. The goal remains to lower the meds to allow continued neurological exams....

Thanks for the info, SweetTea.

2:00am: Mom called the TraumaCondo, just to get a word of assurance. That's what SweetTea provided ... [BTW, Mom named you ... because you had the sweetest, Southern, sounding voice ... Personally, I didn't notice ... remember ... I'm HAPPILY married! ...]

Thanks for Mom's assurance, SweetTea.

1 Comments:

At Monday, September 29, 2008 3:45:00 PM , Blogger JessInFocus said...

Slow is good...

Chit-Chat
Origin

This is just a reduplication of chat, which is itself a diminutive form of chatter, which has been with us as both a noun and a verb since the 13th century. The two-way, conversational nature of chit-chat is alluded to in the 'to and fro' sound of the term, as in tick-tock and see-saw.

It is recorded in two separate citations from 1710. Firstly, in Samuel Palmer's Moral essays on some of the most curious English, Scotch, and foreign proverbs:

"'Tis the custom of foolish people ... in their chit chat to be always biting people's reputation behind their back."

Secondly, in a piece by Sir Richard Steele, in edition 197 of The Tatler:

"If Ralph had Learning added to the common Chit-Chat of the Town."

See also - other reduplicated phrases.

Thanks to ask.com and www.phrases.org. Learn something new everyday. I had no idea the phrase was that old.

 

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