Topic: CPE '04
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Today is my day off after being on call all last nigt...well back up at least. Yesterday at about 1700 (military time, which we use at the hospital, for 5pm) I was called up from the bench. I would not ride the pine tonight. Come to find out the primary person on call, Ben, was finishing up a call and had received two more, one of which was reason why I was called into the game. Before all was said and done, Ben got one more call but was able to answer it himself. This call was my first death that I would deal with solo, and I was nervous as to how it would go, how the family would react. Everything went like clockwork and the family did not show much emotion except for their mournful attitudes. I was lucky from what Ben tells me, because "death calls" don't always go so smoothly. As a matter of fact, we can plan on it being a very bumpy ride, which we must hang on for the duration and hope the car does not become derailed. I count myself blessed to have had such a smooth first "death call."
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Fr. Brendan Cahill, the rector of St. Mary's Seminary, and Fr. Rodney White, a priest friend of mine, are headed to Lubbock from Midland as I type this. It is a much anticipated visit, because Fr. Brendan is coming up north to see how Michael Earthman and I are holding up. Either this was the excuse to come see his friend Fr. Rodney or coming to see Fr. Rodney was the excuse to come check up on Michael and I. I will allow you to decide which is the excuse.
Also, Fr. Clint will be coming through town Saturday night and will stay with us at the bishop's house.--Oh, I didn't tell you that's where I am staying did I. Well after many months of anxiety and biting our nails to the nub, Michael and I procured, by the grace of God, the two extra rooms at Bishop Placedo's house.--Father will only be spending the night and will leave Sunday. I don't know if this is just a stop on the way or a disguised check up on Earthman because Fr. Clint is the vocation director for Galveston-Houston.
Other than this, I don't have any major plans for this weekend, which just happens to be July 4th weekend.
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Something peculiar about Lubbock:
They must think Taco Bueno is great Mexican food. For about two weeks, a new Taco Bueno that had opened up was dangerously busy from open to close. I say "dangerously," because there normally would be cars lined up two and three deep (as much though as six or seven) in the turning lane wanting to turn into this fine Mexican eatery. They would hinder the oncoming cars from turning into a gas station, the movie theater, and another Mexican eatery. Michael and I continue to wonder about the mystery that is the grand opening of Taco Bueno. I shall see how Lubbock responds to another Taco Bueno grand opening just down the street from Sugar Brown's where I get my coffee and update this very blog.
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I still forgot to bring my Myers-Briggs personality type write up. But it is coming soon. Stay tuned!
This is Michael Rother...Good day.
