Already But Not Yet!

SHIP'S LOG:

     Fourteen days ago, I got an email from the Coast Guard Documentation Center In West Virginia(?) stating that my Merchant Marine Certificate with the Launch Operator Endorsement, had been issued and "would be sent by FIRST CLASS MAIL" and that I should expect to receive it " in less than ten days." Like I said, that was fourteen days ago! So technically I am a launch river, the "Already," but can't actually drive the launch, the "Not Yet," as I do not have the certificate in hand.

     Another example is my right knee. I had an MRI done on it on June 14th, but I am still awaiting the results.  I have called the doctors office twice in the last few days and the receptionist said she would pull the file and give it to him and he would call me to discuss the results.  That was this past Friday. I called again yesterday and another receptionist said that the doctor was away for a few days but that she would pull the file and the physician's assistant would call me and discuss the results. I am still waiting! In the meantime, the cortisone has worn off and the knee feels as it first did when I went to the doctor some weeks ago now. This is not making me happy!