WWU–the ‘Numbers’ Weekend …

Too many of my cases this weekend were about chasing numbers: dangerously low levels (potassium AND glucose – separate patients); dangerously high levels (alcohol AND drug); correctly predicting and reporting the number of hours someone would need to be monitored through the night before a family member could take them home (again, multiple patients); Q15 …

Dookey!!!

More experiments going on in the studio.  This one, while not a success on the pleasing color scale … I think its worth playing with ‘boiling glass’ again: Continuing on with the ‘dookey’ theme … WWU: Admitting complaint =‘Seizure’  Discharged diagnosis=CONSTIPATION(!) … This ‘story’ tallies up in the SAVE column for my own particular WIN/LOSS …

I’m going to have a GREAT WEEK!

Had a great time at the wedding.  Gorgeous folks, lots of friends, good times! (and us …) My ongoing subpoena saga – the case has been delayed again!  Woohoo!  New summons will be issued … which means the county boys get to track me down again!   But, it also means I don’t have to be …

The never ending subpoena –

is now set for next week (!) … Sooo – I was available to attend the DARN SANE meeting!  By the time I got home, I was completely bummed and disliking people.  Needing a fix – I spent the afternoon playing with puppies, in the sunshine and beautiful fall colors:     And Mighty Zeus was …

Let there be … DRAMA!

Oh My Lordy!  People, particularly 20-somethings will never cease to AMAZE me …  Their oral-diarrhea is outmatched only by the size of their egos, and this sense of ‘you owe me’/entitlement is baffling! With that said – I choose to move on from the drama, and play in my studio.  I tried a new technique …

One down, four to go …

WWU:  Got through another large-moon, holiday weekend … thank goodness!  AND – I’m not needed for the first week of my 5 WEEK subpoena!  SWEET!  So later today marks day one of the twins’ first day of High School!  Just 4 more years of this  … THANK GOODNESS! So thrilled to NOT have to report …

On a roll – and then …

I was on a roll, feeling good(!) – UNTIL … But first, the good: I got through the weekend(!), while taking care of some difficult, NEEDY patients  and families … (‘nuf said!)  I was able to get to sleep early Monday morning, allowing for some quality evening time – family (two-legged), romp (four-legged), and the …

The Giving Tree … AKA WWU

‘Round and ‘round we go … [Warning – philosophical, WORDY post!] I hate it when I get mad at work.  Aarrrggh, WHY?!?  Anger is (almost) always a wasted emotion.  But, when a mid-level practitioner [one I feel I’ve helped raise and mold over the years] decided to stand on his soap-box and lecture ME about being …

I should know better …

than to play in my studio when I’m annoyed and tired.  But no … I’m waiting to see if the sun will come out (for a quick dip in the pool) before crashing – after a long, busy night at work – in order to go back for 12 more hours of fun tonight.  So …

Not fair! [Whine!!!]

While I never deluded myself into thinking that I had the ‘skillz’ of Bo or Luke Duke – I did think for half a second maybe I could outrun the law … Um, let me ‘splain. 1) Last night was busy – Don’t-Stop-Moving-‘til-3AM busy. 2) I don’t know why, but our facility recently instituted a …