We were good at it because we practiced it a lot. And if we weren’t perfect, in those days, we would get our asses kicked.  Or, we would receive corrective therapy when the marching was over.  That corrective therapy often included lots of push – ups or squat thrusts, (now known by the less offensive term known as burpees).  The term squat thrusts apparently offends too many people, because I never hear Read More

Clichés are used constantly and frankly quite a few are snore triggers and no longer have any useful meaning, at least, to me.   However, some can never or should be never changed, like the writing is on the wall.  That is biblical. So, it is time for us to change and create new clichés and stop being so damn lazy with our words. There are several that I don’t want to hear any more, and Read More

They called it the Moulin Rouge. They said it was a famous place with great entertainment, so I bought some tickets before I left, like a good tourist, including train tickets from Bordeaux to Paris, the Louvre, Notre Dame and then of course the Moulin Rouge. If you are daring, you can refer back to my blog a few years ago to a little experience I had in Bordeaux:  Ze Flench Vin.  https://srcarson.com/ze Read More

I’ve read that the Boy Scouts have unfortunately taken on some bad press lately and because of some abuse scandals, they have filed bankruptcy.  That’s tragic for the kids involved and for the organization in general, because back in the day when I was a scout, it provided me significant challenges that helped prepare me for obstacles that would come my way in the future.  In fact, without sc Read More

I was gone from the office, working in the hospital for a prolonged stretch, and my office staff said that pesky pecker stopped coming during my absence. One night, I came to the office to do some paper work when everyone was gone and he came back, looking at me on the window ledge—staring at me before he started pecking on the glass a few feet away from my computer.  Damn I thought, doesn’t he have s Read More

This is national nurses week and I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation for all the fine nurses that I am honored to work with. Without question, nurses are special people for the care and dedication that they provide to these critically ill patients. And well, the nurses take care of me too, and make me more successful than I deserve. And speaking of taking care of me, well, there was a deli Read More

Woodpeckers Are People Too:  They like Marijuana I looked it up on the internet and I found his picture and it sure seems it is a match:  He’s a Northern Flicker woodpecker and they are about 15 inches tall as an adult. But since I live out west and he’s a Northern Flicker, then clearly, he is hopelessly lost. Not only that he doesn’t understand the difference between window glass and wood. Read More

I almost lost my life seven years ago, to this day. Well, I had close calls before, but this was the real deal. The last words I said to my lady friend that morning as I drove to work to take care of critically ill patients in the ICU was: “Have a great day dear, and I’ll talk to you soon.”  In fact, earlier that morning, amazingly, I swam a thousand yards in the lap pool at the local gym without a sign Read More