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“You never forget that sound,” words spoken to me by a person who lost someone close, more a mother to them than a friend. They were talking about hearing the family mourning, that instant when they are forced to realize that their loved one has died and the cry that always follows. To those who have never been present for that moment, may you never be, because those of us that have witnessed it will never forget. [Read more...]
Tomorrow many of the sites that you visit will participate in a temporary blackout in protest of the SOPA/PIPA legislation that will be voted on by Congress. In case you haven’t paid attention, the long and the short of it comes down to the government and Hollywood trying to censor the internet. I have provided links to some sites that explain it better than I could.
Why we as bloggers should be against SOPA/PIPA
Fight For the Future video explanation
This link could get me shut down and the creator could be jailed. (PS it’s a really good music performance.)
The justification for this legislation is weak at best. We all remember the “DVD’s are going to kill the movie industry” panic. Then it was MP3 players, then Netflix was going to kill the movie theater industry…this is just another panic attack from an industry that has had little to panic over in reality. Please fight this affront against your rights by clicking this link.
Shortly after my bout with a combination of strep throat and mononucleosis that left me out of the EMS and blogging realm for nearly 3 months, I was struck by another awful disease. Writers block. Fingers to keys I couldn’t figure out anything to post about, until tonight. Tonight I write about Bob, my all too frequent friend. The stunk up, stuck up, drugged out, drunk looking for a ride to help, who never seems to get out of his funk. This time I’m writing from Bob’s point of view, I think it’s an interesting take I’ve been meaning to explore and it should remind us that even if we think we know someone, we should always take a second to remember that we never truly know a person until we have walked in their shoes. [Read more...]
One of my favorite quotes goes as follows: “True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the courage to surpass others at whatever cost, but the courage to serve others at whatever the cost.” -Arthur Ashe.
Be honest, when you see an aero medical response unit hovering just over head, does your heart skip a beat? Are you stirred to grab your cell phone to take a picture? Do you fantasize about landing ‘The Bird’ before you’ve even gotten on scene? Well it sure seems that way if you work in EMS. I often wonder if most of the Medvac activation’s are partially because the people on the scene wanted to see them one more time.
Casey Anthony was acquitted of murder charges. This may enrage you but I’ll be honest, it really doesn’t even stir my coffee. Now don’t get me wrong, Caylee’s death was sad and if Casey was responsible for it then she deserves to be punished…however, her acquittal does little to create a ‘where’s the justice’ bone in my body. Caylee will be forgotten soon enough, just like Jon Benét Ramsey or Natalee Holloway. Doomed to be brought up in a Trivial Pursuit game like Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman.
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Ryan Dunn, one of the stars of Jackass the movies, died in a car crash on the 20th of June. There is a lot of controversy surrounding the crash over many different topics but really if you break it down to the simplest level, it’s all about choices. The choices he made leading up to the wreck were his and his passengers alone, fortunately.
Driving down the highway I could see some emergency vehicles parked on the shoulder of the opposing lanes, just over the concrete divider. I quickly found a turn around and pulled through, I was directed to park just ahead of those already on scene. Despite being early spring I could still see my breath as I stood at the back of the rig, gathering items I may need. I directed my partner to get the truck warmed up and throw some saline bags on the dash, also to make sure that the BVM was on the stretcher and the intubation kit was ready and set up. ”We need to be ready as soon as they hit the stretcher,” I said. [Read more...]
Inspired by Ambulance Driver’s weight loss journey, along with some other secret motivations, I’ve decided to train for a race. Well not a race, but rather an event depending on how you look at it. I’ve been eating better for a little while and noticed that I’d dropped a few pounds and though it time to get into better shape. One of my current partners, doesn’t seem to share my enthusiasm for my new healthy lifestyle. Always in possession of some bit of candy, chocolate or horribly unhealthy home prepared goodies and insistent on sharing, she has a dark side that Vader would envy. My last conversation with her went something like this. ”Have a girl scout cookie.” No thanks Momma T, I’m ok. ”Have some M&M’s then.” No thanks, I’m really OK. ”Why not?” I’m trying to eat healthy. ”Well the trick to eating healthy is to eat small portions and there isn’t anything smaller or tastier than a M&M is there? Besides, you need some fat, that’s why Steve got Mono, no fat on him, his body couldn’t fight it.” I lost the will to argue, I ate some M&M’s.
