Acronymphomania

"This is like listening to a lecture in a foreign language" thought Ruby. She could clearly see that the majority of the people were familiar with the use of the words made from initials that the instructor was spewing out with regularity, but by the time Ruby figured out what the acronym meant, the speaker was on to another subject.

Having worked in medicine for 34 years, Ruby is not unfamiliar with acronyms. She knew many of them well and they were her friends. When the doctor dictated "DD: CHF, COPD, GERD, IDDM, UTI ,and MRSA", she knew he meant "Discharge Diagnosis: Congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, urinary tract infection, and methicillin resistent staphylococus aureus", and she would not have to translate the initials to know what the doctor meant. This, however, was a different field, criminal justice, and the language was different.

It was an ACCESS ( A central computerized enforcement service system) class put on by the WSP ( Washington State Police). She found the class interesting, but not easy or boring, like she had been told to expect. When she left the class at 3:30, her brain wires were smoking!