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Failure is NOT an option

6 May 2013

The past few months have been a bit trying on me. And making me feel like I was failing. Not school-wise. Back in February, I crashed my MTB. Ended up in the ER, who let me know my hand/thumb/wrist was not broken. OK. Bruising goes away… Then the realization that it wasn’t going away began [...]

8 years later…

1 August 2012

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… and I still miss him terribly. For a few reasons, this year’s anniversary of Rory’s death has been tougher on me than previous. I knew going into the academy would mean a lot of sacrifice and time, but I didn’t realize how, at times, it would take such a toll emotionally on me. First, [...]

An advanced apology to my friends and family

17 January 2012

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With my acceptance into the Paramedic Academy, this next year will mean incredible change for me. It means my life will boil down to school, work, and sleep (In that order of priority). If you are reading this, and you are a paramedic already, you know exactly what I mean. If not, this is a [...]

An update

21 November 2011

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Sorry, everyone. I know that I haven’t posted lately, for several reasons. The biggest has been health. Since September, when I had that lovely poison oak reaction, I have had a few issues with my health, the most recent and serious being two weeks of an influenza-like illness (Fever, chills, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes [...]

Read One Of These Books This Week

25 September 2011

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This is Banned Books Week. It should have shrunk, but I have been appalled at how this list has GROWN since I graduated high school. Take a look at this list. Pick one you haven’t read before, and read it this week.