May 2010
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MY DAUGHTER’S FIRST FULLY DIGITAL DRAWING
My daughter saw me playing with my Wacom tablet and wanted to have a go. I am very impressed with her first ever digital drawing. Have a look: Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d907′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
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DOCTOR WHO
Okay, I was going to write this epic blog post. It was going to be massive. Heart strings would be tugged upon. Thousands would make a pilgrimage to this URL just to pay their respects. Cory Doctorow was going to call me and congratulate me. Really. It was going to be big. But I got [...]
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TEXAS STADIUM DEMOLITION FROM INSIDE
I don’t often have posts that simply link to other content. I prefer to make my own. But this is just insane and I had to share it. Dallas, Texas is my home town and they have an aging football stadium (for the Dallas Cowboys) that is being replaced. A 360 degree view camera was [...]
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SCENES FROM A COAL MINE
I had a fascinating conversation yesterday which I would like to share with you. The other party shall remain anonymous of course. H—: You know I grew up out in Eastern Kentucky. The Hollar looks like a thriving metropolis by comparison. I wonder sometimes how I got through it with an intact brain and all [...]
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SLIPPERY BABIES
05.21.10 | Permalink | 6 CommentsA few years ago a friend relayed a story to me. An OB/GYN physician had become pregnant and was having her own child. (Side note: I am not sure if it would be comforting or nerve wracking to become a patient in your chosen specialty. Since I have always worked in emergencies and organ donation, [...]
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SUBPOENA
05.20.10 | Permalink | 8 CommentsI am sitting here looking at a subpoena to go to court and testify regarding a child neglect case I had the misfortune to encounter. I’ve been called about a dozen or so times over the course of my career. Despite the number of times I have been called, I have only made it inside [...]
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NO SHIRT, NO SHOES…
05.20.10 | Permalink | 5 CommentsCan anyone tell me why so many male patients go around in their house shirtless? I should probably add that these are not good looking people. I don’t go around my house without a shirt on. And for those in between times (read: when I am taking one shirt off and putting the other one [...]
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DEATH PANELS
05.19.10 | Permalink | 5 CommentsLet me describe an actual situation for you. This will seem outlandish, but I assure you it is true. Many years ago when I worked in Texas, there was a dialysis patient who was well known to all our crews. She lived in one of the worst run nursing homes in Dallas. And let me [...]
Gomerville
I am a paramedic who works for an organ procurement organization in the wilds of Kentucky. I am also a husband and a father. Occasionally I fancy myself to be a writer, hence the blog. You are welcome to witness this train wreck but the experience can be disorienting. Don't go swimming for at least thirty minutes.Follow me on Google+
- Burning Man tickets are a minimum of $240 this year. This is complete BS. http://t.co/HYQQDPeC I wanted to attend this year...
- Sorry I haven't said anything in a while. I have secret clown business that supercedes any plans that you might have today.
- Tap tap tap. Is this thing on?
- Oh...there you are. So, what did I miss?
- http://gomerville.com/2011/08/08/capitalism-without-consumers/
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