Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Love-Hate Relationships

Ever had a love-hate relationship with anyone? Maybe a boss who could be so caring, then turn around and say the most unbelievably stupid thing? Or maybe a sibling who you would die for, but could kill at the next turn? Yeah, me, too....


How about a love-hate relationship with technology? Okay, so my mother-in-law couldn't figure out the microwave, but that was eons ago. I myself struggled back then to program the time on my VCR so it wasn't always blinking 12:00. 


I am usually fine with technology, but definitely have a love-hate relationship with the mammogram machine. 

How I hate having two of my precious, tender extremities squashed down as thin as buttermilk pancakes! 

When the radiologist says, "Okay, now hold your breathe," she doesn't realize that I stopped breathing after that final crank to tighten down the pads! 

My Lord! I know the mammo machine is a fabulous diagnostic tool, but did the Marquis de Sade invent this contraption? 

Would it be redesigned for comfort if men's delicate extremities had to undergo similar examination (crepes, anyone?)? A MANogram? Hmmm....