Monthly Archives: January 2010
Baseball Beyond Life and Death in the ICU
“I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth. And I might have been given a bad break, but I’ve got an awful lot to live for…” Lou Gehrig Today I was walking away from our hospital … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, healthcare, Pastoral Care, PTSD, Religion
A “Wild” Wild Card Weekend
Though I am not a member of the heretical Church of Football but rather a member of the one true Church, the Church of Baseball, I do pay attention to what happens in this aberrant sect. This weekend was the … Continue reading
A Short Restropective on Recovery
Tonight I will Sleep and not Worry about Communists or Anyone Else…I don’t know if the Dog will accompany me I’m going to bed. I’m tired, but for the first time in recent memory I have has two weeks without … Continue reading
Rock and Roll all Night Long
Well sports fans the BCS Championship game is going strong as am I. Busy day and night for me at the medical center, a number of really sick folks keeping me busy. Started with a woman who lost a bavy … Continue reading
Filed under Loose thoughts and musings
More Time with the Oral Surgeon, Thank God for Global Warming and Randy Johnson Retires
More Time with the Oral Surgeon, Thank God for Global Warming and Randy Johnson Retires Back to the Dentist Well I had my follow up visit with my oral surgeon today and well, it was not a routine “it’s all … Continue reading
Filed under Loose thoughts and musings
The American Civil War and the Origins of Modern Warfare
Hagerman, Edward. The American Civil War and the Origins of Modern Warfare. Midland Book Editions, Indiana University Press. Bloomington IN. 1992 Pickett’s Charge Displayed the Futility of Napoleonic Tactics Against Modern Weaponry Edward Hagerman postulates in The American Civil War … Continue reading
New Laws for 2010: Just Because You’re Paranoid Doesn’t Mean that Big Brother is Not Watching You
I love legislatures, well maybe not and it really doesn’t matter if they are controlled by Republicans or Democrats. I personally think that the members of most legislative bodies are seriously in need of getting their own lives. Nothing against … Continue reading
Filed under laws and legislation, Politics, state government agencies
