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The Overpass
I ran over the overpass just outside my neighborhood this morning. I was looking down at the sidewalk. I’ve heard it’s best to look a little ways out ahead when running. Supposedly it can make one run faster. But it has its risks, as you can imagine. On the overpass this particular morning I was
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A Primary Care Guide for Patients
When you go to your general practitioner (GP)/primary care provider/doctor’s office, please keep these things in mind. 1) Realize that your doctor doesn’t know everything. One human/medical specialist cannot know it all. And a good practitioner knows what he doesn’t know. If your doctor refers you to a specialist, it’s because he thinks you need
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Run
Up and down Tap-tap Huuhh—sheeww The route is routine But each day feels new Under the crepe myrtles Dodging spider webs Clandestine hurdles I pump my arms, propel my legs The grass holds tones of fall Freshly cut I stall The pelicans soar and the seagulls huddle The sky’s pink and orange, yellow too The
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Interviews
It’s too bad that interviewing for jobs doesn’t pay. Because I’d have some money by now. Thankfully I have a great job as of writing this. I’ve had a great job for the past five years, working as a nurse practitioner in primary care. But I’ve been feeling that it’s time to change paths. It’s
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Easy Words
It was a Wednesday morning in April I was flustered for sure but able Daunted by what was ahead Younger, inexperienced, and new “The little man,” and “a loser,” whispered the gremlins in my head But I did my research and typed my notes I went for a run that morning, prayed, prepped, ate my
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What If
I’ve never been much of a risktaker. Why disrupt the status quo? Why tamper with what works? I’ll admit that sometimes I sort of envy those who can take flight on a whim. You know, that friend who can hop the train to D.C. for a weekend just to experience something new. Or the sibling
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The Stoplights
It’s a Friday afternoon We’re all rushing We can’t get there too soon “There” is home for some For others it’s the bar And for others it’s actually another car Hurrying up, we can’t get there too fast For some are running away from the past We’re all overweight and miserable behind our steering wheels
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The Coast Guard 5k
This morning I ran in Porstmouth, Virginia’s Coast Guard 5k. Apparently the U.S. Coast Guard’s birthday was on August 4th. George Washington got the coast guard going back in 1790 but back then it was known as the Revenue Cutter Service. The ships back then were known as “cutters” (GoCoastGuard.com). That explains why the 10k
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Bravecto Imperfecto
This may be a difficult piece for some to swallow. My beloved dog Billy, a 3-year-old Golden retriever, was due for his preventive flea and tick medication the other night. It’s a roughly 2 cm round, brown, soft piece called Bravecto. It looks a lot like that chocolate candy called Rolo. It doesn’t smell half
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Getting Old
It’s official. I’m getting old. There’s a few ways I know. 1) I have three strands of white hair. Two are on the right side of my head, one’s on the left. Maybe it’s the stress of my job. Remember how George Bush looked when he took office compared to when he left? Same for
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