Everybody knows that the airline industry is an abomination of American enterprise. It is laughable when the airline representatives say that safety is their concern because they treat people like cattle. Evidence of cattle herding by the industry can be seen anytime you look into the coach section of a jumbo jet. The philosophy is [...]
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Book Two
My Ambulance Education continues to sell at a brisk pace. In the past year I’ve been privileged to make connections with people in the trenches, reconnect with comrades from those days and work every day to do research that may benefit patients in the ambulance. I have said many times; working on the ambulance has [...]
One year and counting.
It has been one year since I started my blog. During that year My Ambulance Education has been released. The book and blog have facilitated my reconnection with numerous friends from my past. I’ve also continued my research into diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disorders has made tremendous strides towards success. I have been invited [...]
In stroke rehabilitation circles the sick joke is, Speaking, Writing or Walking; pick one.
Every family in the USA is one stroke short of bankruptcy.
The tragedy in Haiti is a tragedy, but…
being prepared for a disaster is a full time job
There is Information Behind Every Question
A student came to my office to enquire about becoming a graduate student in my lab. She was extremely bright, energetic and had done some homework about my work as evidenced by the insightful questions she was asking. I put a lot of weight on the questions and dialogue that occurs when I interview, and [...]
Writing a Memoir and Expressing Emotions
For anyone who wants to know what it is like to write a memoir it is easy to give a brief philosophy that partially addresses that question. That is if you do not get yourself emotionally involved and in tears, you are not honest enough with what you are writing. What brings people to read [...]
Hard and Unpopular Classes.
There are two types (maybe three) of difficult classes: Classes with a lot of material making the class difficulty due to the volume, Classes with difficult concepts and the third is when these two factors are combined. Anatomy is an example of a difficult class because of the sheer volume of material that needs to [...]
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