I spent most of my time yesterday helping out in a local 'senior' health check up clinic. I mentioned to a lady at the 'Senior Center' that I had been a medic and then an ER nurse, and she corralled me into helping them. It seems that their long time former nurse had developed health issues of her... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, February 16, 2020
Saturday, February 15, 2020
I rarely cross post from FB to here, but this is from my political page on FB about a subject no one ever addresses. It's Saturday, so I'm going to post a non-political article that probably hits home with all of us. As a paramedic and then an ER nurse, I saw more than my share of suicides. People... Sign in to see full entry.
I was going to make a quick trip to the Soo today, but we are having intermittent snow showers. I looked at the radar, and the road I would take across the state has bands of heavy snow showing. When I went downtown a few minutes ago, it was snowing quite heavily. I don't need anything that badly... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, February 14, 2020
School Daze
Whew! It's cold outside! It says it is 12 or so, but it feels more like -20 with the wind out there. I did my little talk today. I was originally told that there would be roughly ~12-14 kids and two adults and we would talk for 35-45 minutes. We ended up with over 24 high school kids and seven... Sign in to see full entry.
I forgot. Today is the day that I speak to the 'young authors club' at the local high school. The teacher just called me to ask if it was 'alright' if some of the other teachers and kids who are 'somewhat interested' in writing could also set in to listen. SURE! She thought I might be nervous if... Sign in to see full entry.
It was -8 degrees last night, but it has finally hit +2, on its way up to 16. I just peeked at the 15 day extended forecast, and save for two or three odd man out days, the temps should stay in the low 30's for highs and low 20's for lows all the way through to March. I'll not argue about that! I am... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, February 13, 2020
I'm off doing some writing. It's colder than sin here (currently it is ONE DEGREE!), so wandering around outside just for the sake of doing so is stupid. Think about this: If someone wastes ten minutes of your time, at least eight minutes of that time is your fault. Back soon. V Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
I Share Something Deeply Personal With You
This could and should go in one of several of my other blogs, but I need to get this where it will be read. This story was soul cleansing, and maybe what I needed to do get writing again. It starts out one way, but ends up with a totally unexpected ending. It wasn't until I was finished that I... Sign in to see full entry.
I've got some business to do outside today, but after this afternoon, it will be all about staying warm for a few days. Tomorrow's projected high will be about 7. The low, depending on who or when you listen, will be about -10. Yep. I made some progress on listening to the Audible stories I have in... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Hmmm. This came to me. I may use it as the opening to a short story. I find myself at a crossroads in my life, and for the first time, I think I'm afraid of where I am. Sign in to see full entry.