TOYH (RN) starts her new job today. People Inc sent some paperwork for her to fill out this week. Along with the requisite W-4, contact information, proof of auto insurance blah, blah, blah, there was an application for her Public Health Nursing License. I had no idea one of those even existed. The requirements include a bachelors degree in nursing from an accredited program (check) and proof that you did some kind of coursework in public health nursing (check). Then all you need is to fill out a form and have it notarized (check) and send the state a cashiers check (check). Voila you are a licensed public health nurse.
We finally replaced TOYH's phone yesterday. Now, of course, I'm filled with jealousy because she has a nicer more gizmo-y phone than I do. Maybe I can "accidentally" drop mine.
'Nika is taking off for a couple of days this weekend to spend time with her friend Lilly. Lilly's brother has a hockey tournament in St. Cloud, so her family invited 'Nika to come along to keep Lilly from getting bored. Hotel. Pool. A couple of hockey games to endure. Not too shabby. I'm sure the city of St. Cloud will not see the likes of this weekend's giggling again for a long, long time.
I am contemplating entering another bike messenger style race this weekend, Stupor Bowl XI. Yes, Stupor Bowl. The actual race consists of biking to stops (some of them being bars) and checking them off on a manifest handed out at the start of the race. The Stupor part comes from the fact that a majority of the racers are half my age and will be consuming copious amounts of alcohol. There are people who enter to try to win the fabulous prizes and there are others who simply want to get plastered and ride their bikes. My friend Kirk, who I would ride the race with, and I are really not interested in either of those options. We don't have the skills to compete seriously and we're not keen on drinking excessively. Will we try hard to get to as many stops as we can? Yes. Will we quaff a beer or two? Of course. Last year 300 people showed up when the high temp was -2F. This year it will be warmer, but there is the added complication of Barak Obama holding a huge rally at Target Center the day of the race. Could be interesting.
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So what are the penalties for biking drunk? What if a biker swerves into a pedestrian and seriously maims him? I can't believe there are no laws about this!
I think, but I'm not sure, that the biker could be charged with a DUI. Bicycles are supposed to be treated like vehicles, so why wouldn't the DUI laws apply? Also, I'm sure that law enforcement could charge the scofflaw with something else too, assault etc.
POWER ON
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