3,181 Comments Posted by Lynne

Another great pic. The atmosphere is compelling on this one!

That would have been an interesting boat to see in its better days.

Oh geez, what a FANTASTIC shot!

Super shot!

Any ideas on the approximate ages of some of these ships?

Ok, this is fantastic!

Great colors!

Now isn't it funny how different people are - I could walk around in any MR or MI facility at all hours of the day or night and not have a care in the world - but you couldn't get me on one of these for multiple bags of unmarked bills delivered after midnight and left by the old oak tree stump, nosirree Bob!

I really like this one. The colors, the way the numbers look, the different heights, the water vs. metal vs. sky - it all works quite well together.

Thank you, Mr. Motts. I agree it was pretty swell that someone actually tried to do something nice. A little while ago we were making negative comments because other places were too sterile and blank. Guess you're doggoned if you do, and goldurned if you don't. ;-)

On the other hand, I don't know whether this was actually a pediatric wing, but regardless, my experience has been that the majority of mural paintings such as this done in mental health facilities are done by the people who actually are living there at the time.

Oh my sweet innocent, you are so wrong! Anyone intact enough to play Bingo is VERY clear about how many balls are there and which ones are missing. Don't NEVER be messin' with someone's Bingo if you don't want your hindquarters kicked, and 'specially not little old ladies! 8`-)

Yeppers. Similar abstract colors, lines, themes.

Well, from the comments I have read, it looks as if the vote is 187 to 3 that we were all torturers and sadists. And we strapped everyone into anything that wasn't moving. :-)

Sometimes I think that everyone who works in institutional settings should take the day off and let those who are critical come in and work a shift, plus the mandatory overtime that direct care are so often compelled to work when they least expect it (like the day of their child's first birthday party or their only child's high school graduation). 'Course, I'm not sure how many of our clients would still be alive at the end of the day because this is extremely specialized and difficult work, and I am sure the population of the MI facilities would double overnight from the stress brought on by working in our facilities for that one shift.

Swear to God people (Ooooh! I'm getting religious again!) - work a shift, volunteer a shift, spend some time in a nursing home or other live-in setting - your perspective will change very quickly. Your compassion and admiration for the (majority of) staff will increase and your feelings about the people who live here will change from one-note simplistic pity into something more. A true client advocate spends as much time advocating for staff as they do advocating for the clients, because many people who live in institutional settings are there because they can not live without the assistance of someone else. Plus that extra set of eyeballs would help us deal with those few staff who ARE abusive.

Twug, thank you for thinking about staff. I lubs my staff almost as much as I love my clients.

Hah! One of my favorite movies, especially the "outtakes" at the end!

THRiLL KiLL - how interesting! Bet you are involved in tons of therapy! How is your little one coming along - do you have him in any early schooling programs yet?