Blog! July 2004

Time to Blog

Just rinse and spit? You got to be kidding me. I don't even know where to begin commenting about the following news story. Maybe I'll let the article speak for itself.

Associated Press
July 28, 2004

Dentist Accused Of Making Patients Swallow His Semen

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Former employees of a dentist claim the man made female patients unwittingly swallow his semen during visits to his office. Dr. John Hall is accused by the state dental board of violating dentistry's standard of care, engaging in immoral conduct, and committing sexual assault or battery.

Six former patients say he tricked them into swallowing his semen. A seventh claims he jumped on top of her in the dental chair and "began to gyrate against her lower body in a sexual manner."

The dental board suspended Hall's license Nov. 5, after police began investigating allegations by two former employees. In February, it conditionally restored his license, barring him from being alone with female patients.

Hall's lawyers say the dentist has been falsely accused by disgruntled former employees. He was collecting his semen because he was taking Propecia, a drug to promote hair growth, and was concerned about potential side effects that include low sperm count and diminished semen, his lawyer, Emerson Thompson, said.

The dental board heard testimony Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The hearing is to continue next weekend.

The five-member panel will decide whether Hall can keep his license. The case is still being investigated by authorities in Charlotte, Cornelius and Mecklenburg County.

Hall's former assistant Cheryl Lynn MacLeod testified Saturday that she found it odd that Hall began asking her to leave a patient's side to retrieve items that he never used.

She also became suspicious when she overheard him tell patients to "swallow" something, and when she saw him take a syringe out of his lab coat pocket while working beside a patient.

In May 2003, she and former office administrator Susie Hillman took the five syringes from office waste containers and Hall's lab coat pockets and gave them to police.

Hall's lawyer, Thompson, suggested the substance Hall asked patients to swallow could have been a dental product.

But in a sworn deposition read aloud Saturday, Hall's former dental assistant Rhonda Hamilton described several dental products used in Hall's office and none matched the patients' descriptions of what was put in their mouths.

When Cornelius police searched Hall's office Nov. 5, they confiscated five more syringes with Hall's semen from his desk, according to the board and hearing testimony.

Five of the six patients testified Friday. The first, a 40-year-old woman, said she objected when Hall began to put a substance from a syringe into her mouth during a procedure on Sept. 4, telling him: "That smells like sperm."

She said Hall drew back and said, "You're crazy." She said she couldn't taste the substance because her mouth was numb.

Another witness, a 33-year-old woman, said Hall asked his assistant to retrieve something from another room during her appointment in May 2003. While the assistant was gone, she said Hall told her to lie back, open her mouth and swallow.

"When I swallowed I tasted it, and it was semen. ... He told me it was cleaning solution." She said she drove directly to her husband's office nearby and told him what happened, but he and a colleague dismissed the idea. She said she tried to convince herself she was wrong, and contacted police only after hearing about the investigation on the news.

From the news stories I got from the major networks, Woopi Goldberg was fired from Slimfast
for comparing her "bush" to the President. The nature of the comparison was vauge, to say the least.
I mean, if Woopi had said something like, "you know what, my bush is better looking than the President." Or, "I saw George Bush on the televison the other day, and I was thinking he needs a haircut. By the way, my bush needs a trim." To be honest, If Woopi had compared me to her snatch, it would offend me too. Hope this clears up the confusion.

One thing is clear. Any negative comments concerning George Bush won't be tolerated.
By whom I don't know. I don't think I want to find out.
All I can do in Novemebr is vote Democrat, and hope.

The Villagae Voice
July 21, 2004

Press Clip
by Richard Goldstein

What Did Whoopi Say?

Everyone knows that Whoopi Goldberg put too much starch in John Kerry's collar at a Democratic fundraiser last week. But what did she actually say? You wouldn't know from most press accounts, which made only vague mention of her references to "bush" as part of the female anatomy. Not even Drudge went all the way. (Perhaps he's a prude when it comes to the female anatomy.) A frantic database search led to a very unlikely source: Matt Labash of the conservative Weekly Standard. According to him, Whoopi's remarks ran like this: "Nothing has given me more pleasure than bush. . . . Someone has tarnished the world in the name of Bush. . . . Keep bush where it belongs, not in the White House."

There's a lesson here about the consequences of failing to report the full content of a controversial statement. It makes the comment seem so kinky that it can't be printed in the papers. The media's reticence enabled the Republicans to portray Goldberg—and Kerry—as fonts of perversion. If Dick Cheney's obscene utterance in the Senate sailed by, that's partly because the press came closer to letting us know what he'd actually said, and partly because it's less threatening when a man blurts, "Fuck yourself!" than when a woman meditates on her body. All the more reason for candor. When it comes to sexual politics, what isn't fit to print is often the truth.

Do you ever feel lonely? I know there have been times I did. I think we all have our own ways of dealing with being lonely. This particualr gentleman in China had his. I think there is a song title in this somewhere, "hey baby, you caress me like a cockroach." Kind of a catchy phrase, don't you think? If Courtney Love ever settles her legal problems, I will have to contact her. Maybe we can get a project going. I'm thinking albulm!

Chinese man found living with cockroaches
ABC News Online
July 20, 2004.

Beijing - Health authorities in Beijing have fumigated an elderly man's home
after discovering he was living with tens of thousands of cockroaches.

Cockroaches are common in homes throughout the world, but rarely in such numbers as found recently in Beijing.

After complaints from neighbours about cockroaches, local health workers inspected a 68-year-old retired man's apartment.

They found thousands of cockroaches in his single room, even in his bed.

Pest sprayers took nearly two hours to clean the area, and killed almost 20,000 cockroaches.

Chinese media report the man's wife died in 1996, and he was lonely.

I spoke to soon. Maybe you can't voice your opinion these days, with out getting tared and feathered. Oh wait, didn't the Dixie Chicks get booted out of Vegas? No, they got booed in Britan. An interesting twist on the First Amendment, don't you think? Viva Las Vegas!

Vegas Casino Boots Singer Linda Ronstadt
Associated Press
July 19, 2004

LAS VEGAS - Singer Linda Ronstadt not only got booed, she got the boot after lauding filmmaker Michael Moore and his new movie "Fahrenheit 9/11" during a performance at the Aladdin hotel-casino.

Before singing "Desperado" for an encore Saturday night, the 58-year-old rocker called Moore a "great American patriot" and "someone who is spreading the truth." She also encouraged everybody to see the documentary about President Bush.

Ronstadt's comments drew loud boos and some of the 4,500 people in attendance stormed out of the theater. People also tore down concert posters and tossed cocktails into the air.

"It was a very ugly scene," Aladdin President Bill Timmins told The Associated Press. "She praised him and all of a sudden all bedlam broke loose."

Timmins, who is British and was watching the show, decided Ronstadt had to go — for good. Timmins said he didn't allow Ronstadt back in her luxury suite and she was escorted off the property.

Ronstadt's antics "spoiled a wonderful evening for our guests and we had to do something about it," Timmins said.

Timmins said it was the first time he sent a performer packing.

"As long as I'm here, she's not going to play," Timmins said.

Ronstadt had been booked to play the Aladdin for only one show.

Calls to Ronstadt's manager were not immediately returned.

In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal before the show, Ronstadt said "I keep hoping that if I'm annoying enough to them, they won't hire me back."

Looks like she got her wish.

July 18, 2004

If anyone is interested, here is my resume.

Resume

I know putting too much information out on the Net can be a bad thing, but I have nothing to hide. If you like what you see, send me an e-mail. I can do one up for a resonable price.

Not much happening today. It has been raining here in Wisconsin for two months now. The summer is unseasonably cool. Sure beats the humidty! It gets sticky here, and people get cranky. Or should I say crankier?

My birthady is coming up soon, August 10th. I don't know if I should be celebrating, or crawling in a hole somewhere praying the whole thing never happened. I will be 49 years old. I don't look it. Sometimes in the morning when I get up, I do feel it. That's what happens after you hit 40. You have good days, and you have bad days. I was into karate heavily for a number of years when I was living in Las Vegas. I had knee surgery last November, and I really haven't got back into the training. That is a horrible thing to admit for a martial artist. Even if you are so sick you can't get off the toilet, you can do something. So, I need to get back into a schedule again. It is going to be a long climb back up the mountain, but my health is worth it. If you don't have your health, you have nothing. Good health brings youth. That's what it is all about. Staying young as long as you can.

July 16, 2004

I don't normally like to bad mouth people, but enough is enough. Some people are just plain devious, and they should be held accountable. I finally gave these crooks my two weeks notice. I am presently looking for a new job. I hate to walk away from a job without having any prospects, but I am not a patsy, and I won't be treated like one. If you are thinking about working for RFDF, you better read the following little story of the job interview I had with them. It will make you think twice, I assure you.

On April 12th or 13th, 2004, I went to a job interview for RFDF (Resources For Developing Futures) in Stoughton WI. The job was for the position of Assistant Program Coordinator (APC) of the Lincoln House assisted living facility located in Stoughton WI.

Eric Deml conducted the job interview. The Stoughton Director of RFDF, Carrie Bublitz-Candarella also attended. A document was presented to me that described in detail what the essential duties and responsibilities of the position were. It also described what the job tasks were in detail. I have the document.

The first item stated that the APC was "responsible for all the duties outlined in the Skills Teacher Position Description." At this point, I pointed out to Eric Deml that I was not interested in a Skills Teacher position, and I was under the impression I was contacted for this interview regarding a supervisory position. I told him I already was employed by Central Wisconsin Center (CWC) as a Care Giver, and I was not going to quit that position only to accept another similar one. He told me this was a supervisory position, and that I was only responsible for knowing what these duties were so I could train people to do the job, and also, in case a Skills Teacher did not show up for work, I would be able to do the tasks in that situation. I then said to Eric Deml," so I will be supervising staff at Lincoln House who are actually doing the personal cares for the people living there?" He said, "That is correct." I further said, "so part of the APC position is training people to care for the people living at Lincoln House, and it is important that I know how to care for these people so I can train others to do it, and to properly supervise the staff to see that the cares are being done correctly?" Eric Deml said, "That is correct."

For the next hour and 30 minutes, the other 31 items on the document were discussed in detail. All of the tasks described a position that was administrative. I also inquired about the training I was to receive. Eric Deml told me the training was "substantial and comprehensive" and would last "three to four weeks." I showed Eric Deml a pay stub from my present job with CWC. What they were offering me was considerably less than what I was making. He told me that this was a great opportunity for someone interested in learning how to run an assisted care facility, and that the training I would receive was substantial. I told him I would consider the position. I was told I would be contacted shortly so I could give them my final decision.

April 15 I was contacted again by RFDF, and was formally offered the position of APC. I accepted the position, and gave CWC a two weeks notice.

May 3 I reported to the RFDF main office in Stoughton, WI to begin my training for the APC position. The first thing Eric Deml said to me was, "your main responsibility at Lincoln House is to be caring for Mr. X." I said, "Eric, for an hour and 30 minutes, the APC position was presented to me as strictly administrative. I made it very clear that I was not looking for a similar Care Giver position." He said, "So you don't want the job?" I said, "I already gave my two weeks notice to CWC, and now I don't have a job."
He said, "Ok, you still are the APC at Lincoln House and you are really going to enjoy working with Mr. X. He is such a wonderful person."

The reasons I did not resign on the spot were these:
1. I didn't have a job
2. The training promised might make this position worthwhile.

The substantial, comprehensive training promised never materialized. I received 10 hours of training that dealt only with Mr. X, and how to care for him. There is also another gentleman who arrived one week later to live at Lincoln House. My responsibilities are to care for him and Mr. X. One other staff person works at Lincoln. This woman is a Skills Teacher who cares for two women who reside there. The truth of the matter is this. I am a Care Giver who is also expected to perform all the duties of the APC position. I am expected to do two jobs for one pay. The staff I was told I would be supervising never existed.

On June 3rd, the staff at Lincoln House was told to attend a meeting at the RFDF office in Madison, WI. on Fish Hatchery Road. This meeting was on June 4th. I attended the meeting. All attending were informed that RFDF had received notice from Dane County of it's intent to cease contracting services with RFDF effective September 1, 2004. Letters were to be sent out to each of us describing what RFDF's course of action was going to be. I have the letter. The letter strongly suggests that RFDF Stoughton knew this was coming. During my interview, I was not informed of this. If I knew RFDF was in this situation, I would not have accepted the APC position.

I believe people are not willing to work as Skill Teachers/Care Givers at Lincoln House because the level of care required is substantial, and the pay is low. It is obvious that RFDF is having trouble keeping staff at Lincoln House.

I feel I was deceived into accepting this position. I feel RFDF should be held responsible for these deceptive actions.

The straw that broke the camel's back, so to speak, was watching two gentlemen putting up a "For Sale Sign" in the front yard of Lincoln House. None of the people living there were told this was going to happen. The parents and gardians of the people living there were not told either. During the meeting I attended on June 3, 2004 it was said no one was going to loose their jobs, and that none of the residents were going to loose their homes. It was going to be a "seamless transistion", and everything was just going to be beautiful. For a moment, I thought everyone in the room was going to join hands and start singing "Closer to Thee My Lord."

I did hear this when I was working for RFDF. The Stoughton Director, Carrie Bublitz-Candarella, is getting a divorce. You know who she is married to? The son of the couple who founded RFDF Community Living! So this story about making RFDF better for all concerned is nothing but a smoke screen. It is all about money, and she appartenly is trying to suck out as much as she can. Dissolve the company and let the chips fall where they may. I don't like the idea of "chips" falling on me, thank you. One other thing. I can't substantiate it, but I heard that Eric Deml and Miss Carrie Bublitz-Candarella are playing that old favorite adult past time "hide the salami." I wonder if Mrs. Deml knows?