for once we had an abundance of staff and the census was low today.  we decided to bust ass so that we could eat a real lunch for once and hang out like normal people might.  diamond dave, k. and i went to a cajun place that we never go to because they take entirely too long to prepare the food because we all finished early.  grazing lazily, we did ( Read more... )

long after the good fight is fought, after the word "futility" has entered the dialog, after the patient and family have resigned themselves to the inevitability of it and well after the paperwork is done all that's left to do is to keep them as comfortable as possible while waiting for the end.  easier said than done, which is a tragedy.  loading ( Read more... )

• get motorcycle to shop for post-crash analysis and carburetor redo--no check
• try to get lawnmower fixed--check
• eat some tasty barbecue--check
• sign death certificate--check
• get stuff for car maintenance--check

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So, superrice had this theory, or a formula really, on success at dating: Nice guy + Good job + Cool car = The Ladies all up ons.  He's been working at this for some time and I have too.  We've both achieved the Golden Trifecta by all accounts but still, the outgoing to incoming phone call ratio is not stoichiometric.  He is gravely disappointed, and I can' ( Read more... )

familiarity and contempt go hand in hand. maintaining a level of awe or fear when presented with even the most shocking situations repeatedly is difficult indeed. you acknowledge the danger, the repulsion, the horror and get on with it. if you're careful and lucky, none of hydra's heads will ever bite ( Read more... )

Compartmentalization, it's how I get by.  Everything is stuffed into its cubby hole until I'm ready to deal with it.  I wish I could deal with each event in turn as it comes but it is not possible.  It's a luxury I can't afford.  But what happens when the levees break and the putrid Pontchartrain waters contaminate already poorly healing wounds?  ( Read more... )

Well, she finally expired last night. A healthy heart and young lungs will carry you far, even with out much direction from the brain. I must now summon the energy to do the summary for her celestial discharge ( Read more... )

It's as if she was waiting for me. As soon as my plane touched down last night, she started her downward spiral. Her seizures came back and were uncontrollable despite being put on forty-eleven different anti-seizure medicines. She still continued to do so when I saw her this morning ( Read more... )