Cal.E.'s Corner

I see the bad moon a-risin'

I see trouble on the way

I see earthquakes and lightnin'

I see bad times today

Don't go around tonight

Well it's bound to take your life

There's a bad moon on the rise

I hear hurricanes a-blowin'

I know the end is comin' soon

I fear rivers over flowin'

I hear the voice of rage and ruin

Don't go around tonight

Well it's bound to take your life

There's a bad moon on the rise, alright

Hope you got your things together

Hope you are quite prepared to die

Looks like we're in for nasty weather

One eye is taken for an eye

Well don't go around tonight

Well it's bound to take your life

There's a bad moon on the rise

Don't come around tonight

Well it's bound to take your life

There's a bad moon on the rise

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: John C. Fogerty

Bad Moon Rising lyrics © Concord Music Publishing LLC

d.: Hi, Cal.E. Did you call to tell me how good your shift was last night?

C.: I would have, but that wasn’t the case. Last night was horrible. The regular cleaner for the medical department called in sick, so security asked me to go into the medical department and help keep that area clean.

d.: Was it super busy?

C.: No, not really. The nurses said that it was a relatively calm night, although there did seem to be a fair bit of activity. I suppose people who have never worked on the night shift don’t know that a lot of work goes on at night. There are more emergencies, too. The nurses still took the time to help me understand what I was supposed to be doing. They weren’t the bad part of the job.

d.: What was so bad about last night, if the nurses were nice and y’all weren’t super busy?

C.: The officer. It was Officer Jamison…

d.: Oh, NOW I understand. Officer Jamison has forgotten more than she ever knew! She insists on trying to run the medical department, despite the fact she doesn’t have a medical license. When she works with my crew, she tries to tell all the nurses what to do and when to do it. She thinks the charge nurse must answer to her! In the free world, that’s known as practicing medicine without a license.

C.: Why doesn’t she get in trouble with the ranking officers, then?

d.: Because she exclusively works at night. Most of the rank is gone by the time she gets to work. They don’t stick around after they have worked their eight or so hours.

However, another officer on the day shift got suspended from working in the medical department for six months for doing less than what Officer Jamison tries to do on a regular basis. She was only imparting information she had gathered from her doctor because she suffered from the same condition. She wasn't giving advice as a medical person but as a fellow patient.

C.: Why doesn’t Officer Jamison get suspended from working in the medical department, then?

d.: Because, by the time the ranking officers get to The Kennel, the charge nurse from the night shift is tired and just wants to go home. They don’t want to stick around long enough to talk to a ranking security officer. They just want to go home and get some sleep. Besides, most of them just ignore Officer Jamison as best they can and hope that she doesn’t get assigned to the medical department when they’re on shift next.

I understand Officer Jamison is getting ready to retire, so she won’t be at The Kennel for much longer….

C.: Yes, she told me she was only going to work for one more year.

d.: Cal.E., I've been working at The Kennel for ten years, and she says that every year. My coworker has been at The Kennel for five years longer than I have, and she says that Officer Jamison has been saying the same thing since SHE started working at The Kennel.

C.: Hey, d.c., since you’ve been working at The Kennel for ten years, aren’t YOU eligible for retirement?

d.: Yes, Cal.E., I am. However, I plan to work just one more year!

C.: That’s all the time we have for today folks. Join us tomorrow for another episode of “Cal.E.’s Corner.”