bad weather is comin, be safe ya'll.....

You SO BIG.

Kentucky is fat. Within Lexington we are proud to host the most sedentary population in America. So with that....we encounter the issue of the obese. Going to a bar to meet people my age, there are the glamorous people, then there are some people who sit in the couches, weighing over 400 lbs. Guess who wants to be sweet on me? The same people who sweat opening a can of beer. (bottles are too much work). Why is this place so fat...is it the fried food? The love of sugary sodas? The easy access to disability by feigning ADD? My thoughts? Southern food tastes too good. That's it...we're fat. good night

the family doctor

So it's no secret the southern people are fat. I battle my weight constantly. However, I had legitimate medical issues at the doctor today, a failing right kidney that seems to be always on the verge of collapse, other things I won't go into here as it's not relevant. The ONE thing I did not worry as much about today was my weight. The reason? I have all the skills required to fix it (and subsequently joined a gym to resume my intense spin classes immediately after this visit). There were some interesting characters in the clinic today. For one, the family medicine clinic has a policy that if a patient is 20 minutes late, they reschedule. I'm so PROUD of them for this, because people in Kentucky are usually very, very very late with no apology. I wanted to cheer for this like "yea, you tell em!"

Some of the snippets I overheard today:

"Well I didn't know I had to BATHE before this appointment"

(a girl on her cell phone who arrived an hour late, blaming it on the bus) "Yeah, my baby got to stay in daycare for an extra three hour just because that BITCH (said louder for emotive power) tell me I have to be on time for my doctor visit. What he gonna say, that I still pregnant. Yeah, I know I is."

....this one I actually took as an iphone audio file, but thought better of posting.

Or the woman who didn't fit in any of the chairs that asked to be seen earlier because "I just don't fit in this waiting room"

(in response to the commercial for the Soma backless bra)..."What do I need that for, I don't wear one now" (let's just be clear, she SHOULD wear 2, at all times)

I took my knitting as I usually do- and the husband of one of the patients kept staring at me saying "you make that look so easy"....he said it 4 times in the waiting room and once while I was waiting to have labs done. My response, nervous shuffling.

It's no wonder that when, I, a provider who is concise, accurate and proficient in providing history gets a parade and a hug. What a way to spend 2 days of my time off, visiting specialists.