Podcasts--EMS

Ever since I took my Emergency Medical Responder class, I've been keeping up with these. Some of the entries I read since they pertain to me, some I don't. Unfortunately, I haven't been reading them long enough to really distinguish which one is which. Most of them are done by people who are in the field and giving out good real-world advice. I think all are part of privately funded EMS companies.

Medic Madness- good, short entries

Social Medic-NY EMS provider with longer entries that I don't tend to read all the way through

Rogue Medic-tends to write longer articles and will often follow one topic over several posts, often responding to comments

Burned-Out Medic- definitely one of my favorites. Gives short, pithy, good advice for patients, family and responders. Often wry and makes me laugh at least one every five posts.

Coma Toast-more story oriented, often includes personal stories, not just work

Street Watch-Paramedic with longer posts that I actually tend to read

Volunteering with the Ed Folks

Every once in awhile, I like to volunteer with other folks in the park. Knowing that I have Mondays off, my friend Trudy called and asked me if I'd like to go out with her and Michael and break some trail so that their next group of fourth graders wouldn't sink up to their waists. And it would have been up to their waists because I was definitely up to my mid-thigh most of the way. It was fun. Mostly. it was like doing the Stairmaster over and over and over and over... Even with the snowshoes on, I'd lift my leg up, up, up get it above the level of the snow, step... and fall right through. For four hours. Four. Hours. This was happening to both Trudy and I. Michael couldn't understand it as he just tramped right along, never even sinking in up to his ankles. Blergh. Good exercise though.

Stay there. Just... stay there.

Michael, aka "He who floats on snow"

I always forget how beautiful the park is in winter

Catching up... again/January Parental Visit

So, my parents were out again in late January and stayed with me... for a week. We all survived. The pictures I have are mainly from a trip to the boiling river with the fam as well as Lane.

Mom getting ready to go in

Me trying to get in the picture

Enjoying the River
Dad relaxes with the pupster