Many many moons ago, I spent Memorial Day in Le Havre, France, searching for a drawing that turned into a project that lead to a book in my home town by a local historian. I get shivers thinking about how things were there in 1945 on the same day, just before D-day.
In honor of Memorial Day, here are some internet items that you should see:
Ambulance Drivers ode to Memorial Day
History.com has a fascinating site with recorded interviews of veterans from WWII to Vietnam, with lots of information on this holiday.
David Merchant, a Navy veteran, has lots of Memorial Day information on usmemorialday.org
Monday, May 26, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Nuggets for May 22
Here are a few goodies I've encountered on the web recently. Enjoy!
From the strange but true category:
And you only thought nurses and medical personnel were worried about brain stem edema...
Check out this post from Photoshop Disasters.
On my mind, or maybe brain this week:
Lots of brain-y stuff in the news this week with the revelation Tuesday that Senator Ted Kennedy has a malignant glioma.
Another great article about the brain from Wednesday's New York Times:
An older brain may be a wiser brain
Second Chance to Live is a blog by Craig J. Phillips that describes how he's living with TBI.
The American Epilepsy Society is also realizing that some veterans with TBI are developing epilepsy. This page shows a bill that was sponsored in Congress last year and also has links to many resources of the Society. Check it out for more information.
Don't forget...this weekend is Memorial Day weekend (May 26 actual holiday). Remember our veterans, who have died and been injured keeping this country free for you and me.
Check out this link to the National Park Service to see various DC memorials on a map.
From the strange but true category:
And you only thought nurses and medical personnel were worried about brain stem edema...
Check out this post from Photoshop Disasters.
On my mind, or maybe brain this week:
Lots of brain-y stuff in the news this week with the revelation Tuesday that Senator Ted Kennedy has a malignant glioma.
Another great article about the brain from Wednesday's New York Times:
An older brain may be a wiser brain
Second Chance to Live is a blog by Craig J. Phillips that describes how he's living with TBI.
The American Epilepsy Society is also realizing that some veterans with TBI are developing epilepsy. This page shows a bill that was sponsored in Congress last year and also has links to many resources of the Society. Check it out for more information.
Don't forget...this weekend is Memorial Day weekend (May 26 actual holiday). Remember our veterans, who have died and been injured keeping this country free for you and me.
Check out this link to the National Park Service to see various DC memorials on a map.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Nuggets for May 16
Here are a few interesting and silly tidbits I've found on the internet and in some of my favorite blogs. Enjoy the ride!
In the rehab and sports category:
Disclaimer: I love reading the New York Times. I've been a reader since the 1980s (yes, I'm dating myself!) when I discovered it in my high school library. I'd read the Sunday Magazine from cover to cover each week.
I particularly enjoyed this story about wheelchair racers called A blur of hands, spokes and determination (from www.nytimes.com)
As a spinal cord rehab nurse, I'm always thinking about what Dr. V. used to say about wheelchair athletes and clothespins...that some athletes use them to increase their blood pressure during events.
Some fun and some sobering facts:
JustCallMeJo of Sinus Arrhythmia, an escaped from rehab to ICU nurse, has had some great posts of late. Here are two of my favorites:
The fun:
...and then there are good days (about the patients you enjoy)
The sobering:
If you haven't seen this you need to discusses medical triage and what might happen in here in a pandemic or other mass casualty situation.
For silly stuff:
In the e-mailed joke category, DisappearingJohn has a good one this week. Let's just call it...
Going to third grade.
In the rehab and sports category:
Disclaimer: I love reading the New York Times. I've been a reader since the 1980s (yes, I'm dating myself!) when I discovered it in my high school library. I'd read the Sunday Magazine from cover to cover each week.
I particularly enjoyed this story about wheelchair racers called A blur of hands, spokes and determination (from www.nytimes.com)
As a spinal cord rehab nurse, I'm always thinking about what Dr. V. used to say about wheelchair athletes and clothespins...that some athletes use them to increase their blood pressure during events.
Some fun and some sobering facts:
JustCallMeJo of Sinus Arrhythmia, an escaped from rehab to ICU nurse, has had some great posts of late. Here are two of my favorites:
The fun:
...and then there are good days (about the patients you enjoy)
The sobering:
If you haven't seen this you need to discusses medical triage and what might happen in here in a pandemic or other mass casualty situation.
For silly stuff:
In the e-mailed joke category, DisappearingJohn has a good one this week. Let's just call it...
Going to third grade.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Nuggets for May 5
Yes, it's Cinco de Mayo, folks. Sorry, no tacos, but I did find a few things of interest in the realm of the dismal science, economics, recently in my adventures in the blogosphere.
BTW I'm still waiting for my economic stimulus check. Hope you've got yours. Enjoy it, spend it, or save it, because it's yours!
Enjoy!
M.D.O.D. had this post about universal healthcare called Bar Stool Economics.
FatDoctor talks about how much fun it is to be on call in this post called Highly Paid Intern.
Yes, folks, there is even a publication called Nursing Economic$ (Yes, the dollar sign is supposed to be there).
This link to their Continuing Nursing Education articles gives you a look at some of the issues discussed in this magazine.
If this list of goodies has whetted your appetite for more economic-related material, check out this site for more links to all sorts of economic topics: http://economics.about.com/
BTW I'm still waiting for my economic stimulus check. Hope you've got yours. Enjoy it, spend it, or save it, because it's yours!
Enjoy!
M.D.O.D. had this post about universal healthcare called Bar Stool Economics.
FatDoctor talks about how much fun it is to be on call in this post called Highly Paid Intern.
Yes, folks, there is even a publication called Nursing Economic$ (Yes, the dollar sign is supposed to be there).
This link to their Continuing Nursing Education articles gives you a look at some of the issues discussed in this magazine.
If this list of goodies has whetted your appetite for more economic-related material, check out this site for more links to all sorts of economic topics: http://economics.about.com/
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