So, wow, second I'm back post in as many weeks. 
Back from the sunny carribean
five days down there was definitely not enough
Day 1, we arrived, checked in, un-packed and took a sunset cruise on a catamaran.  Sunsets over water are amazing.  Plus open bar and chicken satay.  Got a bit drunk, went home, snagged a bite at the cafe, caught the end of ( Read more... )

they woke me up to tell me angry drunk man was released from jail

My kids will be completely unaware of the existence of something called an emergency room.  And who the hell calls an ambulance for a child who is "congested"?

So one of my colleagues shared a story with me today.  He was working in the ED and he had a patient he was treating last week ( Read more... )

Steve and I were talking about this yesterday, and I realized I'm in an abusive, dysfunctional relationship ( Read more... )

Imagine if you will a universe where 2 2 no longer equals 4, but rather something akin to the square root of a Buick.  What would a rational mind do in such a place.  What laws would step in when the laws of physics no longer applied.  How would you cope with such a land.

Excerpts of conversations from the NICU zone:

Excerpt 1

Day 1

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But they keep pulling me back in.

Here i sit, patiently waiting for an ambulance so I can be off to go pick up a sick kid and take him to the hospital. Gee, have I done this once or twice?

Christmas Carol Trivia
I know I'm a dork, but hey, I didn't share the Giraffe article.

Yeah, geez, it's been forever and a day. My last post was a whole car and apartment ago. kinda should keep up with things better. but anyway, as a quick up-date, I'm still employed, but I'm a second year resident and no longer an intern. It's amazing, you don't know what you've learned until you find a new group of people who are where you were ( Read more... )

Why is my life all about the worst thing to happen to me?