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The Things Parents Do

Posted in Books, Current Affairs, Iowa, Local Stuff, Parenting, commentary, family, kids, life, tagged , , , , , , on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It’s not just Harry Potter that has kids crazed, begging their parents for preorders, and hoping to stay up to go to book release parties.  This Twilight series has kids (girls?) going nuts, too.
I just preordered Breaking Dawn, and we might go to the midnight party at River Lights (Second Edition) to get our copy.  [...]

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Firsts

Posted in college, commentary, life, nursing, personal, tagged , , , , , , , on July 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I knew that it would happen in steps. Today, I heard of the deaths of two residents from where my first clinical experience in school was.  I didn’t witness it, but it was the first time that someone I had some responsibility for, even in a very limited manner, has died.
I’m analying/overanalyizing my reaction.  I [...]

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You know what?

Posted in Web/Tech, Weblogs, beauty, life, tagged on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I think people should just make their own dancing videos like that. In their own home town. And then upload them together. As great as Matt is, why can’t we do it without him?
What do you think?  Upload ‘em all as replies to Matt’s videos on youtube.

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If it makes you happy…I want to know!

Posted in beauty, life, tagged on July 22, 2008 | 33 Comments »

APOD: 2008 July 22 – Happy People Dancing on Planet Earth
Dancing Matt made Astronomy Picture of the Day.
I want to know, here, what makes you happy.  One thing. More, if you want, but I want to see a big huge thread of people, even strangers, telling me what makes them happy. I want a happy [...]

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Bio

Posted in Iowa, brooklyn, college, family, life, personal on July 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I just did a bio of sorts to catch up people I haven’t seen in years who are on facebook, classmates, myspace, and so on.  If you’re interested in filling in some blanks, there they are.

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Posted in Uncategorized on July 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Having compassion for people you agree with and share the same culture and values as is easy.

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“Green” Dubuque

Posted in Current Affairs, Iowa, Local News, Local Stuff, commentary, disabilities, environment, life, politics, tagged , , , , on July 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »

The mayor is always spouting about how green our city is.  There’s all sorts of little initiatives that they’ve done to make it green, and most seem to be construction related, or dealing with government buildings.
They neglect one of the biggest things that would make a city green.
Public transportation.
Because of school, I REALLY need to [...]

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Patient Dignity

Posted in Iowa, college, commentary, disabilities, education, life, nursing, tagged , , , , on July 1, 2008 | 4 Comments »

This week, I start a clinical component of my education, in a nursing home.  So, to prepare us, the school had us watch a 20 minute or so video put out by the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.  It was about psychiatric issues in residential care facilities, including dementia.  It was very thorough, blunt, and educational.  [...]

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