Joke’s On Us April Fool’s Day April Fools’ Day dates back to 1582, when France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian Calendar, as called for by the Council of Trent in 1563. In the Julian Calendar, as in the Hindu calendar, the new year began with the spring equinox around April […]
One Million
One Million Reasons Keep Fighting Battle. The word means to fight or struggle against. We are all fighting a battle to win the war against Covid. Every single one of us. Each of our battles are different but, we all want the same result. To resume life with as many victories as possible. Battle. My […]
Suit Up
Suit Up and Show Up … who said that? Well, basically the saying originated with Alcoholics Anonymous and the idea that wearing nice clothing to AA meetings would give the public a better perception of alcoholics. The saying comes to mind everyday I go to work and have to wear the PPE suits. In the […]
Happy Easter
Happy Easter. We Are Doomed. The following video enrages me as a human and as a nurse. Healthcare professionals and first responders are putting their lives at risk everyday and the fine citizens of Pensacola thank us by having an Easter block party. The video was taken in my hometown of Pensacola Florida (where […]
Everything is Nonsense
Everything is nonsense right now. What Is, Isn’t. It all feels so upside down and backwards. Today, I had morphine ordered on a few of my patients. No big deal right? Morphine is not an uncommon drug in the hospital as it is used for pain control and hospice most of the time. […]
Here Be Dragons
Here Be Hope You may be wondering what the hell is up with the dragons. Well, in times of old people would illustrate maps with dragons on the places where there was thought to be peril or sea monsters. They would label them, ” Here be dragons”. I imagine if there were maps like that […]