WEEK 76

88% done with my volunteer obligation. Five weeks to go. One thing I have learned from volunteering at the hospital and taking Metro: DC is seriously unprepared for a major crisis. A major hospital runs out of pillowcases on a good day. And one Metro station closes and it screws up the whole red line. I am not optimistic about our chances of dealing with a pandemic.

And I wonder about the wisdom of trying to conceive a baby “no matter what it takes.” From looking at some kids’ files it looks as though fertility clinics are working to provide fodder for our physical therapy department. And special ed teachers.

It seems as though everyone works for someone who works for someone else. Case in point: a couple weeks ago I did a health fair at a Baptist Church in Northwest. The health fair was sponsored by Providence Hospital. I had to explain I was not a parishioner and did not work for Providence, that I was an independent contractor for a third-party provider.

The National Governors’ Association is a client of another boss. When I pitch stuff to stations and networks, I have to explain I do not work for Governor Goodguy, that the news release comes from National Governors’ Association who is paying us to pitch this stuff.