rtrapasso
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My agenda - finished book, made coffee - done.
Annoy and/or amuse people on The Thread - pending.
Still need to do: paperwork, WITP turn, paperwork, walk dogs, paperwork, and then there is that annoying pile of papers in the corner... and stacked up on the table... and the end table... oh, yeah, stuffed in the pidgeonhole over there... 
Shred and forget....my brother.....shred.......
 Oh, so tempting...
The problem has come about for a couple of reasons: i was able to keep the constant flow of stuff in check by working 4 days per week, and demolishing the paperwork on day 5. Then, after taking this new job, the day off went away - but i recently renogotiated it, only to have it snatched away again with the current takeover crisis.
Unfortunately, much of the paperwork was to do with licensure. The various state governments have decided to regulate interstate commerce (which of course is illegal under the US Constitution) and the various professional organizations have decided to side with the various states (hey, who likes nasty competition?) Actually, it was the professional organizations that put the states up to it.
So, even though everything we do in done in Texas, the fact the patient has his insurance in (say) North Carolina means that i have to have a North Carolina license - according to North Carolina. This is another reason that the states don't want the biopsies sent to us - the insurance money leaves the state. This is a simplification of all the politics in the matter, but you can get the drift of it.
This means that i have to get a Medical License in every state that sends specimens to us. It used to be relatively easy, but lately, they have been going beserk with various requirements. Some of them include: fingerprinting, taking an examination in AIDS medicine, taking an examination in prenatal requirements for babies; taking a Jurisprudence Examination in the particular state you are trying to get a license in (most laws pertaining to sexual misconduct and drug dispensing, and since we never see the actual patient - totally irrelevant but hey, it will slow stuff down); making a separate personal appearance (be sure to bring your framed Medical School Diploma, framed licenses from other States, etc.); notarized birth certificate, notarized copy of passport, notarized copies of all diplomas, notarized copies of test scores; notarized copies of Medical School grades; etc., etc., etc. They keep dreaming up new stuff every day. And almost every day, there is a new request arriving on the doorstep.
And of course there is the usual day-to-day stuff: bills, taxes, etc. All of which has been piling up for the past 2 years or so. By a concerted effort for the past several weeks, i actually cleared the floor of stacks of stuff, cleared the card table that was stacked with stuff, and only have about 1/2 of the main table covered in papers. i won't mention the other stacks again, but i was not exaggerating.
i am sure glad they've gotten the government off my back!! 
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