Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Midweek Reflections on a Morning Drive Across Las Vegas to see a Doctor

Idal (Justice), 11 ‘Aẓamat (Grandeur), 172 BE - Wednesday, May 27, 2015 about 12:35 pm Pacific Daylight Time

One of the things I am thankful for is that I can go to my doctors office for a blood test. This requires driving across Las Vegas every three or four months to either my GPs or my kidney specialist office. I cannot eat or have coffee before the blood test so I plan the test drive (without coffee) so that I can arrive at the office between 8:00 and 8:30 am. The kidney doctor's office opens at 8:00 am and the GPs office opens at 8:30 am.

This morning, I went to my GPs office for the blood test because I my prescriptions are due for renewal around June 13. The GP wants the blood test done two weeks before the appointment therefore I had to have the blood test done this week. I left the house (or thought I left) somewhere around 8:00 am, took a couple of bags of trash to the dumpster, and then drove to my doctor's office. I arrived at the office about 8:10 or 8:15 am and had to wait in the car for the office to opened.

I am not sure why I arrived so early because it usually takes me longer to drive to the office. This is Wednesday and I usually have my blood test either on Tuesday or Thursday. It is possible that the traffic that early on Wednesday is not as heavy as it is on Tuesday and Thursdays. It is also possible that I started out five or ten minutes earlier then I thought.

I enjoyed sitting in the car listening to the birds sing and a rooster crow. Apparently my neighborhood is not the only one in Las Vegas to have chickens. Chickens in a residential neighborhood of a large city is something unexpected. This is one of the reasons I like living in Las Vegas. I am always encountering the unexpected in this beautiful desert city.

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