Thursday, September 20, 2007

Hey Sister, Go Sister, Soul Sister, Go Sister!

Ms LaBelle reminds me so much of the women from my childhood who didn't "play" with children! Well this "cat" tried to get "mannish" with Ms. LaBelle and she put him in check. I'm sure he felt about 2 inches tall when she was finished.



Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir? Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? Apparently he didn't realize this was a rhetorical question.

Hat tip to: Young, Black & Fabulous

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Megan Williams - Torture Case Update

New charges are expected against the persons accused of torturing Megan Williams in Big Creek, W. Virginia.

Read the story here.

UPDATED: HOT WAX & URINE

"Megan Williams' statement said the defendants told her they didn't like black people and that they were going to hang her, though no hate crime charges were filed." Apparently the prosecutors are focusing on charges that will result in longer prison sentences because in Virginia, the maximum sentence for a hate crime is 10 years.

Read more here.

Karma is a BEOYATCH....



...and she has just been introduced to O.J.

Monday, September 17, 2007

The Doctor's Office & Poor Customer Service

I am fed up with physicians and their lack of customer service for patients. Therefore, I am putting them and their office staff on BLAST!

My appointment was at 9:00 am and I was instructed not to eat or drink anything after midnight just in case the doctor had to do a biopsy. Also, I had to bring someone with me just in case he had to administer anesthesia. I arrive 15 minutes ahead of my appointment time to complete some paper work since I was a new patient.

Well, at 9:30, my mother and I are still sitting there in the lobby, waiting. I asked the young lady at the desk how much longer would it be. She replies, "Well, the doctor is in surgery right now so it should not be too much longer". WTH? Surgery? Okay, whatever.

When 10:00 am rolled around, I approached the desk again and asked, "Is this common practice to have a patient waiting more than an hour to see the doctor?". She proceeded to dance around the question with the excuse they were very busy this morning and the doctor should be with me shortly. I said, "Well that's all fine, but you didn't answer my question. Is this common practice to keep a patient waiting so long?". "We had three patients scheduled at 8:00 am and two at 9:00 am so we're running a 'bit' behind", she responds. Are you kidding me?


**Ahem** Excuse me, but you're not running a bit behind, you overbooked patients which has resulted in me waiting over an hour to see the doctor.

When did the doctor's time become more valuable than mine?

Is it too much to ask that the office staff manage the patient's expectations by informing them at the time of sign-in of the delay? There was another patient sitting across from me whose appointment was at 8:00 am and wasn't seen until after I left. Did she say anything about her 2 hour wait? No.

Most doctors' offices will force you to reschedule if you are more than 15 minutes late for your appointment but yet you can keep me waiting for over an hour? How is that right? Why should I just accept this?

Here is a suggestion Dr. Jeffrey R. Prinsell, D.M.D., MD of Marietta, Georgia: DO NOT schedule three patients, at the same time, to see the doctor! Maybe, as a patient, I should begin billing the doctor for my time when I am not seen within a reasonable amount of time. I doubt, no, I know I will not receive a dime but I am at a loss for what else to do. If everyone spoke up and voiced their complaint to the doctor maybe, just maybe, they will begin to take note.