Dinner At The Wells Street Cafe

Location: Breaking Bread Ministries/LaSalle Street Church

Date: Wednesday, August 05, 2015; 5:45-8:30 pm

I walked over from my office and saw that Marianne was already there along with some regulars like Joe, Hannah etc., though we seemed to be light today.  Marianne asked me to chop cucumbers for salad, but I saw that Joe was already on it.  So, Chef Dani borrowed me for another task.  There was a box of "Frozen Pretzel Rolls" and she asked me to lay them out in “2 inch pans” and then steam them for 15 minutes.  Simultaneously, I was to make “garlic butter” i.e. melt a huge slab of butter and then add garlic powder to it.  After that I was to drizzle it on the buns.  It seemed easy enough.

The box had 162 buns in it and I stacked them in 4 pans. I then inserted 2 pans at a time in the steamer, although it didn’t really take 15 minutes but more like 5 to 7.  I put the slab of butter in a tall bowl and melted it slowly, after which I added garlic and then poured it on the steamed pretzel rolls.  It smelled delicious and was soaked in the buttery goodness.  I put the pans in the warmer and then since I had some free time, I went to say hello to one of the guests.  He remembered me and my name, trying hard to pronounce it.  I sat down with him and said that I was really tired.  One of the other gentlemen on his table was wearing a Chicago hat with each letter made of mirrors - a “bling” hat if there ever was one.  My friend was showing off his sunglasses, which were designer, he pointed out.

The dessert looked good

I went back inside and since everyone was a regular, Marianne asked if there was any need for introductions.  Well, there was one new person after all and so she went over the inception of the program – 12 years in April – and how we should not give money to guests, quoting a book called “Toxic Charity”, which states that giving money is the worst that one can do.  For assignments I chose plating and we went out to hand out salads – in individual bowls.  The menu was rice, “Salisbury Steak and Gravy”, cabbage, rolls and an elegant looking “Pumpkin Pudding with Maple Syrup”, with a coating of “Raisin Cornflakes”. 

Tonight's plate

I helped take down the partition for “Spirit feeding, which was on rails and looked like the “El train” system in the “Loop”.  As I was doing that some ladies asked why there was a separation and I explained how ‘GCFD’ doesn’t like us to mix religion and food, lest it be perceived that you need to participate in these activities to get a meal.  I started plating and was placing the roll and pumpkin pudding on the plate before passing it over to the next person down the line.  Chef had asked us to put a “lean scoop” on the plate since we had just one tray of the pudding.  After the first round I went and asked my buddy how the meal had been.  He said that it had been excellent, especially my rolls.  I came back and tried a tiny bit of the roll and indeed it was delicious, though that nibble probably had more calories than my lunch!

The music was on, and the “Money” lady was singing with gusto.  “Seconds” started and we had a huge line, meaning that I was kept busy tallying.  Many people were coming back, though the pudding was not as popular as other things.  After a while I went over to help with the cleanup and stacked the chairs and put away the tables.  Before leaving, Marianne requested me to ask Wilson for some coffee and creamer since they were running out.  So I wrote to him and he asked questions like, “whole bean or ground or prepared”, “Powder creamer or real dairy” etc.  I told him “ground and powder” and he said that he would deliver some by next Wednesday.  Marianne said that she was really thankful for us and I left after what had been another good session.

Senior Birthday Club

Location: Judge Fisher Apartments

Date: Tuesday, August 04, 2015; 6:30-8:00 pm

Jason was getting married today in Philippines, so we had a substitute leader - and I use that term loosely.  There were just 3 residents in attendance, including the 2 ladies who are great friends.  They were going at it and being as childish as they could be, slapping each other on the shoulder etc. It was brilliant!  They said that they had known each other for 7 years, but their behavior is always as if they have been friends forever.  One of them picked up the others phone to play and she said "why don't you pay my bill as well". Aah, nothing like friends who share a rapport such as this.

Today's haul

The renovation and relocation seemed to be taking its toll on everyone and so the numbers were dwindling.  I rearranged the Bingo prizes while we were waiting and amongst other things, we had applesauce - which I was certain would not be picked - and some ‘White Sox’ souvenir cups, which was an interesting choice considering this is the ‘Cubs’ territory.  There was only one other volunteer who was a regular and 4 new ones.  One gentleman came and seeing that no one was here, he said that he would go and recruit.  I went out with him and he stepped out of the building and told the people who were enjoying the sun on a bench that Bingo was starting.  I guess his job was done, since he came back and took his seat.

I asked what kind of snacks we were having this evening and it was ice cream with toppings.  I mentioned to a couple of volunteers that we should start serving it, since nothing much was going on, but the leader put a kibosh on it saying we should wait till Bingo started. I also mentioned that we should write down the Bingo numbers since there is no board here, but that too was dismissed.  Okay then.  There were some colorful party crowns like the ones you find at ‘Medieval Times’ and I wore one, because, why not.  One of the ladies mentioned that I was singing last time and I said that I may have been providing background to my ‘Sinatra’ buddy.  Speaking of which, he wasn't around.  Finally some regulars had started trickling in, including the gentleman who wears sunglasses.  One of the prizes was sunglasses – again - and so I told him that he better get them this time.  Soon we had quorum to start and  I grabbed a chair next to a gentleman.

The caller wasn't very audible and so the leader quickly replaced her.  After the first winner the problem of not writing down the numbers became apparent, since we did not know which numbers had been called.  The winner was at the sunglasses gents table and she picked the pair of sunglasses on offer.  Well, I guess he was going to have to do with the ones he had on!  The game continued and I was having good rapport with the gentleman at my table as well as the one with the sunglasses, both of whom were missing Bingo by a single digit and looking at me in mock exasperation.

The leader changed it up by saying that we would have a round with just 4 corners and while that was a refreshing thought, it did cause some confusion amongst the residents.  At the next round the gentleman at my table won and picked a hand wash called "Crisp Cucumber Watermelon". "What makes it crisp", I asked, saying that it's a nice marketing ploy, adding some adjectives like these to the products - something that he agreed with.  In the middle of the game my buddy, the Sinatra singer, blazed in with his scooter and a lady behind him, saying that his nurse was with him and he had to go to his room.  Then he did a rapid 360 degree turnaround on scooter and left. Hmm, looks like he had other things to do this evening! It has been a flamboyant entry and an even better exit.  The leader was being strict with there being just one win per person and if you won again, giving away your prize.  Now, that sounds good in principle, but people here are not used to that.  One lady picked a prize for her friend and the leader said next time let the person you are giving the prize to pick it.  The lady did not pay any attention to the comment and just went back to her table. 

It was getting close to end and so we announced a "coverall" game, and also for the ice cream to be served.  I went and sat next to a lady whom I knew from previous visits and asked her how she was doing. She said that she was good and did seem in excellent spirits.  The ice cream was served and the sunglasses gentleman said that he shouldn't eat so much. I said its okay to “cheat” on one day and he said that he was “bad” the day before as well.  "Okay then, start from tomorrow", I said.  The lady near me said that she was bad yesterday as well and I asked why.  It seems that she had whiskey and I asked which one?  “Jack Daniels”, she replied, at which I said that it was an excellent choice and a shot of that wouldn’t be amiss with the ice cream. She seemed thrilled at this and said yes.  Before leaving I asked if she was going to take a shot today and she said no, but that wasn't very convincing. 

The game was over and as a prize the lady picked the ‘White Sox’ gear over applesauce - as I had predicted.  Today was one lady's birthday and so we sang to her before leaving.  The two gents and the lady wished me goodnight and the birthday girl hugged everyone including me seeming genuinely touched when I offered to hug.  It had been a weird session, especially with the awkwardness with the leader.  They had refused to listen to people who knew, been inflexible, insulted the guests and as far as the volunteer experience was concerned, the less said the better.

Lakeview Seniors Pet Therapy

Location: Lakeview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Date: Monday, August 03, 2015; 6:15-7:15 pm

I arrived to see that there were no dogs there yet, just our Volunteer leader Veronica.  But that changed soon and the dogs arrived, including an excitable 11 year old and a beautiful looking thing called Cena.  I went over to the activity room and saw that Jim was already there along with Larry and some regulars like Kenny, Holly and Josie.  I was pleased to see that Emma was attending, though she looked frailer than before.  Plus her eyesight looked as if it was deteriorating rapidly.  I went back to the waiting area for my project and saw that a few more dogs had arrived, along with the kitty Soldier; though there was no sign of Bodie or Charta.

Beautiful Cena

Veronica paired us up and I was with Cena.  We started on the 2^nd floor and I suggested that we stop over to see David, but he wasn't there.  We then visited with the lady with the pearls and she was enthusiastic as usual, though incomprehensible.  I noticed that David was back and had a lady visitor - who I later heard may have been his wife.  He was excited to see us and in top spirits.  He wanted to talk but the lady said "Thank you for visiting".  Well, I guess we can take a hint!  Many of the regulars didn't want us to visit today, but in one of the rooms, we met a lady who wanted to chat.  She talked about her dog that was a ‘Husky/Shepherd’ mix and about some of her other dogs and a cat.  It seemed that she was also one of those who "saves" lot of animals.  She mentioned how she took over a neighbor’s cat when they abandoned it, as well as some others that she had adopted.  She talked about having fish, though I argued that since you are unable to “pet” a fish, you cannot call them "A Pet"!  She told us how her cat used to look at fish hungrily and so she got rid of them.  I said that the cat could have always blamed the dog!  She said that some of the dogs are prettier than humans, especially an “Albino Pitbull” that she had.  We talked about cruelty and the people who abandon dogs.  I said why not abandon in front of shelters like ‘PAWS’ rather than under a bridge.  That way at least the puppies or kittens have a chance at survival.

We could have stayed and chatted with her for a long time, but kept on moving and next stop was with the lady in the corner who likes smaller dogs.  One look at Cena and she said that she was bigger than her hand and so after a short stay we moved on.  We went over to see Polly and she kept saying that she remembered me and mentioned that I should come back.  I said that I would soon.  It was sad to see how much her health had declined in just a few weeks.  At this stage Cena was whining and her owner felt that she may need to visit the bathroom.  So while she took Cena out, I waited in the Bingo room and saw a Jim “explosion”.  Apparently one of the residents at the table - not Larry or Jack – had made a lewd gesture, and that upset Jim and Jen, who is a regular volunteer.  In fact Jen left the table as Jim yelled at him saying one should not do it in the presence of a lady.

Cena came back and so we went to the 3^rd floor and stopped at Jerry’s room.  Cena was more interested in the plants there rather than the treats.  While she sat on the bed, she wouldn't take the treats, at which I mentioned that she was watching her “girlish figure”.  I learnt that Cena was adopted as a puppy and was 4 years old.  Before her current owner, she had already been returned back to the shelter 3 times - once with her band embedded in her neck.  Looking at how kind and friendly she was; one wouldn't have known that someone did not want her. 

We went over to see Hannah and saw that Veronica and Fran were with her.  I asked her roommate Linda- who loves reading - about the book that she was reading now. She asked me to get it from her bedside stand and I saw that it was a thriller with short stories.  She said that they were good, but too short to be satisfactory.  The book did have a nice quote on its dedication page "The heart has its reasons which reason does not know".  I asked Linda about the book that she had been reading the last time that I was here and she said that she loved it.  It was a story about this guy who was in love with this woman, who was taking care of a “special needs” person.  The man makes an effort to get to know her patient and then one day tells the woman to go on a holiday wherein he would take care of this person.  As the woman he loves leaves, she finds a new life on the outside.  I asked Linda how the story ended and she said that in the end the man tells the woman to stay in her new life and not come back unless she wants to.  I said that she's not coming back whereas Linda was hoping that she would.  I chatted with Hannah and she said that she was getting better.  She said that her lawyer had said that August 18^th was when there would be some decision on her book and I said to Linda that soon Hannah's book would be by her bedside.

Soldier was chillin

We stopped to see Loritta and she was in good spirits, with Soldier perched on her bed.  Cena went and sniffed him and to his credit he just sat still, feeling comfortable with having Cena near him.  There was a little girl in the room and Cena was excitable around her.  It seems that she does well with kids and Cena and the kid moved to the outside while I chatted with Loritta.  She asked how I was and I replied saying that I had been traveling.  Once again she told me her travel stories, including how she had gone to the South and would never visit again.  I said that I would visit soon and went out where the little girl claimed that she had trained Cena.  She was saying "sit" forcefully and Cena was obeying.  It was time to leave and so we went downstairs wherein Cena and her owner left.  Jim was still mad and we discussed the rude guy.  Jack asked me to drop him off and I took him to his room on the 3^rd floor.  I left after chatting with Veronica and Fran. 

*All the client's names have been changed in order to respect their privacy

Job Coaching

Location: Open Door Shelter

Date: Monday, July 27, 2015; 6:45-8:30 pm

I was leading again and had received talking points from Amy and also some course material that I could use for this session and it looked like they were trying to design this like a course.  Amy had called me earlier in the day and mentioned that Nancy, Chicago Cares new 'Program Officer', would be visiting this evening as an observer.  I had designed a “Getting to know you Bingo” game as an icebreaker and based on its success at my job event earlier, it would be useful here.  One of the volunteers from last month called me and said that she was stuck in the suburbs and would not be able to make it.  She said if there were cancellations, she would come late and I said that we should be fine.

I arrived after getting some chocolates as handout in the end and some pens for the icebreaker.  As I waited in the lobby, 3 of my volunteers arrived, along with Nancy.  Two of them were coming here for the first time and the 3^rd one had done cooking at this site. However, 3 other volunteers did not show up and we would have to make do with what we had.  I told them about this place and how the evening would go and then we were ready to go upstairs.  Unlike other occasions, I didn’t have to do much to assemble the youth at the table and almost all of them came voluntarily.  I recognized a few, but many were new.

Who knew we had a Pirate amongst us!

For the introductions I said that besides our name, we should also state what we wanted to do for the remaining days of summer.  I said that I was looking forward to spending as much time outside as possible…with an exception of this evening of course.  Many said that they wanted to be outside, some said work or look for a job – which was nice to hear.  One volunteer said that she and her family were going down a river in canoe, dressed as pirates.  Now that sounded cool.  One guy said that he wanted to do “Paintball” and I said that maybe they can stand on the banks and shoot at these pirates!  I distributed the Bingo Sheets and asked everyone to start.  Initially people weren’t moving as much, but soon they started mingling.  One guy came to ask my favorite musical genre and I asked him about his favorite band; and he said “Beatles”. What can I say…at first shot.  A few got me on “Visited a new State last month” or even “Cannot swim”.  I got everyone back for debrief and asked questions like who had Bingo - quite a few - or “Who wasn’t on Facebook” – which was also a few of them.  Everyone had enjoyed the activity.

There were 8 youth and 3 volunteers besides me and Nancy.  So I assigned 3 youth each to 2 of the volunteers and 2 youth to one of them, including the girl who had talked about starting a daycare last time.  I paired her with a volunteer who knew about child care, hoping that it would spurn conversations.  I would be floating between the groups and would go wherever help was required.  I had told the volunteers to “freestyle” it today and do whatever the youth wanted.  I chatted with one of the youth supervisors as my volunteers got underway. Three gentlemen were discussing strengths and weaknesses and I said that people do not ask that question to know where you are lacking, but rather to see your process in answering this.  I told them how I would ask the candidate to take something off the ‘Job Description’ document, something which they least identified with.  One youth said that his weakness was “Not being able to get up early”.  I said that perhaps you can spin that.  One youth who was very well spoken said that his was not being very social on the outside, or introverted.  We said that this wasn’t a weakness, just a personality trait and there are many jobs out there that were suitable for him. 

Another group of 3 ladies moved to the computer room to work on their Resume’s.  While one lady was working on it with the volunteer, another one was filling out some college application.  The one working on the resume also seemed to be trying to use more professional synonyms in the resume and that was great.  The 3^rd group was with the girl who wanted to do child care and she was being her usual jovial self.  It looked like this group was having some trouble focusing and when I asked one of the young men their about what he wanted to do in his career, he seemed a bit disinterested.  He said that he wanted to do everything and I asked how I could help.  He retorted with “What can you do” and I said that it is a wrong response and based on his requirements, we could discuss how I could help.  He said that he wanted to do “Sound Recording” and then he changed it to “Fashion Design” - at which the girl made fun of him through some comments.  I said that it looked like he wanted to do something creative.  I counseled him on how to go about it, saying that he needed to establish milestones to reach his goal. 

It was 8:15 pm and I got all the groups together one last time, saying that everyone had to tell us what they had learnt, following which they would then be allowed to pick a chocolate mini.  Everyone contributed and gave a good feedback, such as the girl working on the resume who mentioned how she had learnt to use the synonyms.  The guys from the first group told us how they had learnt about strength and weakness.  The girl with the day care said that she had learnt how not to give up.  There’s something to be said about that.  We left and I debriefed with my volunteers downstairs.  They said that it would be nice to have some printed material for the volunteers, such as resource websites, questions etc., something that I said we were working on.  The next day Amy said that Nancy had given me a positive feedback, which was good to hear.

Networking Event To Support ACS CAN

Location: Harry Caray’s

Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2015; 5:30-7:30 pm

As a member of the “ELT”, it was our duty to promote this fundraising event.  Last year we had a poor turnout and so had to be more active this time around.  I had forwarded the invitation to a few of my colleagues and had also posted on “Chicago Volunteer Meetup” group.  About 10 people expressed interest and that was a good start.  I arrived at ‘Harry Caray’s’ and was directed to an upstairs room, where I saw Le’Loni signing up people at the entrance.  She mentioned that I was one of the last to get the ticket – which was just this morning - and I said that I was hoping to win it in a lottery!

The 'ACS CAN' pin

We had a good turnout and Allyson told me to chat with some newcomers i.e. people we did not know, and she pointed to one guy who was by himself.  I walked over to introduce myself and he mentioned that he was visiting from Japan for 2 months to learn English.  I said that he was at the right place.  He asked me several questions on what this event was all about and I told him about ‘ACS CAN’ and “Strides” event as well.  I was glad to hear that he had come through the ‘Meetup’, meaning that I had been successful!  I learned that he worked in Health Care in Japan and I thought that it would be a good opportunity for him to get introduced to some of the staff members.  I found Katherine and so dropped him off with her.

One of the games they were playing tonight was “Networking Bingo” and it is a lot of fun - having designed a similar one for an office meeting last month.  While some of squares were related to ‘ACS CAN’ - "which year certain legislation had been passed" - there were a few other ones like “Is left handed”, “Shares the same birthday month as you” etc.  One gentleman came over and at first shot we both realized we had the same birthday month – his date being 9^th to my 11^th.  He was a Doctor from Dominica and had come to the US to study, pass his board exam and eventually practice medicine.  Plus, he was here through the ‘Meetup’ as well.  He was doing the right thing by playing the “Networking Game” enthusiastically because that was the point of it.  Katie, who was on the committee last year and with whom I had done the luminaria thing at the walk arrived and I caught up with her.  There were masks of Harry Caray lying around the Allyson was walking about taking pictures, including selfies of everyone with the mask.  I did mine as if I was peeking from behind him

The "Tribute Banner"

Next, it was time for speeches and Le’Loni thanked everyone for coming and introduced a lady, Judy, who told us her story of being associated with ‘ACS CAN’ and how cutting funding to cancer research, diagnosis and treatment has a detrimental effect.  She told us how the “Caregivers” had supported her through her mom’s cancer ordeal and talked about her own cancer treatment, though she didn’t want to refer to herself as a “Survivor” since she felt that others had gone through a more stressful time with chemo etc. whereas her treatment had been through - in her words - a quick surgery.  She also encouraged us to sign a giant banner which was in the back of the room and which was like a “tribute wall” that would eventually be sent to DC or Springfield.  She also talked about another event in DC in September where one could sponsor a lighted bag which would be in memory, or tribute of someone and would be placed around the reflecting pool.  What a great idea.

It was announced that Bingo would end soon and I just had a few squares filled.  I went over and chatted with a couple of ladies and finally someone knew the answer to “What is the Bean called”!  I asked how they were involved and they said that they were volunteers on the team that raises money for ‘ACS’ through participating in Athletic Events like the Marathon.  It was time for Bingo and Raffle drawing and the good doctor was excited since he had filled in every square.  Luckily for him, his sheet was the one that was pulled out and he totally deserved it too.  Katie and I chatted with some of our other teammates from last year and I mentioned how much we had enjoyed last year’s meetings.  It’s not that Allyson is a bad leader; it’s just that Carrie was a better one.  It seemed like we had more fun last year.  Perhaps combining the “ELT” and the “Activities” committee meetings is a great start and something that should have been done from the start.  I left after a successful networking session.  Plus, this year I even got my ‘ACS CAN’ bag pin!

Lakeview Seniors Pet Therapy

Location: Lakeview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Date: Monday, July 20, 2015; 6:15-7:15 pm

My buddy Bodie

I arrived to see that the regulars like Charta and Bodie were already here.  Bodie’s owner said to him that his favorite person was here, and Bodie agreed since he sat in my lap and licked me all over.  In the meanwhile, Charta was grumbling…maybe she was jealous.  There were plenty of other cuties, including a golden haired thing and two tiny creatures, one of which was a 4 month old excitable pup called Tokyo.  Robyn was the leader for this evening and so Bruce and June were in attendance. There was another tiny ‘Pug’ who was a spitting image of a younger Bruce.  I said that he could be Bruce's son and perhaps there is something that Bruce should be telling us!

We all went inside the Bingo room and I stopped over to say hi to Jim Jack and Larry.  After a brief visit we came out and while Robyn was doing her speech, I was holding on to Bruce.  He was behaving as usual and sat down. I was paired with Charta and her owner Elaine and though initially I offered to take June with me, it perhaps would not have been wise, since she is so attached to Bruce. Charta was looking girly with nice pink flowers in her hair.  We started on the 3^rd and initially did not have any luck, since all the residents seemed to be sleeping.  We stopped at the room with the gentleman who was talking to me about his brother last time.  He was incoherent once again, though he kept saying something about a building and we thought that he was asking if we would buy it.  I said that I was in no position to buy anything of that sort.  We hung around for a bit and I told Elaine that even if we cannot understand him, just having someone listen to his babble will perhaps help him.

Charta was looking pretty with her pink flowers

Next up was Hannah and her roommate Linda – the one who likes reading.  I asked what she was reading currently and she said that it was a romance novel.  I asked what the story was about and she said that it was about a guy who wants to know about love and is stalking a woman he likes, but it's complicated since she's caring for a mentally challenged person.  It didn't seem very romantic to me!  She said that there was a library in the basement and they usually brought her books.  She asked me to get some books from her dresser and then showed me all the books that she had lined up.  Hannah was still holding on to hope for the publication of her book and I said that one day her book should be on her roommate’s dresser.  She had the picture of Johnny B with her and asked me to put it inside and lock the drawer. Then she asked if I had checked to see if it was locked.  Later when she asked me to remove it, she asked again if I had locked it and checked.  Aah Hannah.

Next, we went to a room and were chatting with a lady there when her roommate came out of the bathroom.  Her name was Lil and she called Charta “Babita” and when we asked, she said that it was Spanish.  She said that her English wasn’t that good and I said that her English wasn’t as bad as our Spanish.  She mentioned how she had a dog and how her husband didn’t like him.  She said that he was jealous that she liked the dog more than him, so much so that she had told her husband to leave.  She said that her neighbors didn’t like her dog and she had asked them to leave as well.  Well, there was no messing with this one.  She told us how she had come from Puerto Rico when she was 23 and would die here…just like her husband.  She then talked about how her husband had left her some money, but her daughter-in-law had taken it all away from the bank.  She said that she did not understand what her son saw in her – saying that “she’s shorter than me”!  She said that she was now going to stay here till the government threw her out.  There’s nothing much that one can say here, and I said that I hoped she could stay as long as she wanted.

We stopped to see Audrey who was sitting in a chair.  She was in good spirits and said that she had been to her doctor today and could sit up.  She said that she was also able to eat now, with feeding tubes having being her source for long time.  She said that a lot of food was on floor though and Charta was doing a great job of finding it.  She asked us to come earlier next time before the other dogs got to the scraps.  I said Monday evenings her floor would be the cleanest.  She said that she goes for all activities they have here and I said that I admired her spirit.  I said that many give up in a place like this, but not her.  Next, we went to a room which was much cooler and the lady there – Ethel – said that she had gotten them to open the window.  That made a huge difference to the place, it its ambiance and the comfort level.  She was a cheerful person and had teddy bears in her room.  She was another resident with a good spirit and I said that we would visit her next week.  We stopped to meet with Jerry and Charta got on the bed for a lot of treats.  Jerry is popular and I saw that someone had dropped pictures of their dogs with him.  I told Elaine that she should do the same for Charta.  Time was almost up and we wouldn’t be able to do the 2^nd floor.  Charta and Elaine left and I stopped in the Bingo room to say bye to Jim, who seemed ticked that Kenny always brings up "Hawaii 5-0" when "50"  is called  I said come on, that’s all in good fun and what makes Kenny who he is.  Aah Bingo.  It does bring them all to life.

*All the client's names have been changed in order to respect their privacy