Cleaning out my closet...

Lot's ground to cover so let's get going.

-When I was home I went snowboarding with my brother, brother's friend, sister, sister's friend (who insists that I shout at her, but I refuse), and my friend. It was fantastic. Not only was the weather perfect, but there were fireworks and we finished the night with a trip to La Frontera. Really a Tour de Force. I just don't know if there's a better way to slam one's body, face, or butt into a hard surface than snowboarding. I mean if I slammed my face into anything else that hard, I would stop immediately. But I guess because you're stuck at the top of the mountain, you insist on getting back on the board... good times...

- After my trip, I flew back to NC. Sadly, I came home missing my family, but with more questions than answers. Specifically, there's a place in the Raleigh Airport Terminal (you know the place you can't get without a boarding pass) with a neon sign above it that says, "Shop, Dine, Relax." Ummmm, so let me get this straight? I can't get to your particular business unless I have another place to go... and you want me to not only shop and dine... but also relax?... When?... How?...

- Now that I'm home, I'm really busy. It's good to be back in the groove, but it's taxing at times. For instance, 2 nights ago I was on call. A sweet old woman admitted to the hospital for dehydration, started telling me about how her back hurt. All the tests were normal... it was definitely muscle pain. She asked if the IV fluid we were giving her for dehydration could be causing the muscle pain. I reassured her (with the nurse present) that, if anything, the dehydrated muscles would be made better by the IV fluid. 20 minutes later, I got a call from the patient's nurse, asking me if I would write an order to stop the IV fluid, because the patient thought it was causing her pain. Really?... stop the IV fluid?... really?

Obviously, it's been a scattered but enjoyable couple of months....