Ralph and I have embarked on a journey.
When I was in 8th grade I was 6’0” and weighed a solid 240 lbs. I played both sides of the ball all through high school and was, if I do say so, “solid”.
This year on February 1st I weighed 306 lbs (on our bathroom scale).
We chose to work on our weight. Not by dieting per say, but by making better choices. We have decreased the portions we eat. Try really hard to resist temptation in regard to impulse eating. We pack our lunch for work... rather than ordering pizza or eating in the hospital cafeteria.
When we weighed earlier today the scale stopped at 267.8 lbs.
Well as of 2 minutes ago the world is still turning. There has not been a Zombie Apocalypse, and Kat still tolerates us. We still suck down coffee and diet Coke like there is no tomorrow and have not been hungry or miserable.
The only issue is it looks like a family of gypsys moved out of our clothes.
Friday, April 26, 2019
Monday, April 8, 2019
It's been a while
Well, it has been a little over one year since Ralph and I have taken the time to blog. Life has been full and very busy, to say the least. Two years ago I took over as Head Administrative Coach for the Christian Brothers High School Brothers in Arms Trap and Skeet Team. We have had some challenges and always find opportunities for improvement, but the athletes (yes I said athletes) have done an outstanding job. Ralph and I need to clarify something for some of regarding the term athlete. You are thinking: "shooting at clay targets is not athletic".
Think about this instead:
The average trap gun weighs around 9 lbs. A round of trap is 100 targets. This means that an athlete has to raise and mount their 9 lb gun 100 times. Using old school math, that means in a period of around 45 minutes, each athletes lifts and lowers around 900 lbs. They do this in the heat, cold, rain, snow, and wind. Try it some time :-)
For the past two summers I have had the enjoyable task of traveling around the county with my son as he pursues his love of competitive shotgun sports. Actually, I get to drive the truck and write checks. He gets to shoot and bring home the bling, and he has gotten a lot of it.
Ralph and I are still traveling around the country working locum assignments, speaking, and teaching. In fact, we will be in Columbus, MT next weekend on a locum assignment.
I had the honor of presenting two topics at the 2019 Annual Tennessee Nurse Practitioner Conference last weekend in Memphis, TN. I presented a 4 hour pre-conference hands on workshop on Incision and Drainage. Sunday morning I presented from the main stage "Bugs, Spiders, and Other Yucky Things".
I am still teaching 4-5 Joint Injection Courses each year with Advanced Education Services ( www.injectioncourses.com ). I will be teaching in Phoenix, AZ October 12th.
My wife, KAT and I both are working with our friend and colleague, Brett Snodgrass MSN, FNP and her company: BBS Health Education ( www.bbshealtheducation.com ). We are providing regional CEU educational conferences for practicing clinicians on a multitude of topics. We will be doing:
BBS Knoxville Pain Management Boot Camp - September 13, 2019 8am-4pm
BBS Knoxville Pharmacology CE Conference - September 14, 2019 8am-4pm with OPTIONAL SUTURE COURSE
BBS Jonesboro Pharmacology CE Conference - October 12, 2019 8am-4pm with OPTIONAL SUTURE COURSE
In February I took a hospitalist position at a local Memphis hospital. It is a 7 on - 7 off schedule which allows for plenty of time for Ralph and I to observe the world...........
Although Ralph and I have not taken the time to blog, we have been diligently making notes about our observations of life. We will get to work on some more blog postings.
As always, our goal is to educate, entertain, and let you know it is ok to laugh at yourself. It must be because we do it quite frequently.
Think about this instead:
The average trap gun weighs around 9 lbs. A round of trap is 100 targets. This means that an athlete has to raise and mount their 9 lb gun 100 times. Using old school math, that means in a period of around 45 minutes, each athletes lifts and lowers around 900 lbs. They do this in the heat, cold, rain, snow, and wind. Try it some time :-)
For the past two summers I have had the enjoyable task of traveling around the county with my son as he pursues his love of competitive shotgun sports. Actually, I get to drive the truck and write checks. He gets to shoot and bring home the bling, and he has gotten a lot of it.
Ralph and I are still traveling around the country working locum assignments, speaking, and teaching. In fact, we will be in Columbus, MT next weekend on a locum assignment.
I had the honor of presenting two topics at the 2019 Annual Tennessee Nurse Practitioner Conference last weekend in Memphis, TN. I presented a 4 hour pre-conference hands on workshop on Incision and Drainage. Sunday morning I presented from the main stage "Bugs, Spiders, and Other Yucky Things".
I am still teaching 4-5 Joint Injection Courses each year with Advanced Education Services ( www.injectioncourses.com ). I will be teaching in Phoenix, AZ October 12th.
My wife, KAT and I both are working with our friend and colleague, Brett Snodgrass MSN, FNP and her company: BBS Health Education ( www.bbshealtheducation.com ). We are providing regional CEU educational conferences for practicing clinicians on a multitude of topics. We will be doing:
BBS Knoxville Pain Management Boot Camp - September 13, 2019 8am-4pm
BBS Knoxville Pharmacology CE Conference - September 14, 2019 8am-4pm with OPTIONAL SUTURE COURSE
BBS Jonesboro Pharmacology CE Conference - October 12, 2019 8am-4pm with OPTIONAL SUTURE COURSE
In February I took a hospitalist position at a local Memphis hospital. It is a 7 on - 7 off schedule which allows for plenty of time for Ralph and I to observe the world...........
Although Ralph and I have not taken the time to blog, we have been diligently making notes about our observations of life. We will get to work on some more blog postings.
As always, our goal is to educate, entertain, and let you know it is ok to laugh at yourself. It must be because we do it quite frequently.
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