Tuesday, June 30, 2009

NCLEX in 49 minutes. Here we go...

Monday, June 29, 2009

NCLEX 2moro. I can't believe the time is here. Let's see if I can sleep...

Sunday, June 28, 2009

The light at the end...

... of the tunnel: is it the end of the tunnel or an oncoming train?

In less than 36 hours I'll take the NCLEX.

I've taken somewhere in the neighborhood of 1500 practice questions from the time the RN program ended until now.

When I took the LPN board exam, I was terribly underprepared. I can't really say that this time.

Nevertheless -- I'm looking forward to this like I'd look forward to getting hit in the mouth....

Friday, June 26, 2009

Danger! Danger!

Wow - what's going on with the cheerleaders? I mean, 67 "fatal, disabling or serious injuries"?

It's like they're letting them play with guns or something...

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Misinformed

I throw the "Communist" label at modern liberal/progressive Democrats all the time. I don't do so lightly ... in terms of ideology, they're not far off the mark.

What concerns me most is how the Obama cult of personality has made Communist ideology so in-vogue now. All the kids are into it.

In some ways, it's just kind of amusing to see the misguided egalitarianism of snotty-nosed Berkely CA 8th graders whose parents have more money than common sense. Irony is fun, especially when it's at the expense of kids whose annual tuition is around $17,000. And we're not talking college, folks.

I have an idea for the Obama cultists who are screaming, "eat the rich!" from the tops of their lungs ... Take your desire for equality and move to Compton, CA. Send your kids - and your tuition money - to Compton's public schools. You should see firsthand - and experience - where you're advocating that my tax money is going.

Don't forget to duck!

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

My own health care debate: how can my ER patients fill out forms claiming inability to pay ... While txting on their cell phone?!?!

Thanks!

South Carolina Governor Mark Sandford is a philanderer.

Thanks for that, Governor. It makes life easier for those of us who're trying to maintain a consistent message that the current President's administration is one of thinly-veiled Communists.

You stupid jerk.

Yesterday I was listening to the pinkos on NPR smugly "reporting" Sanford's absence. The irresponsibility of his disappearance caused them so much glee they could barely get through the segment. I'm surprised they didn't openly giggle on the air.

I didn't bother listening today.

Every time some Republican jerk pulls one of these stunts, they lend more credence to the Communists' claims that Republicans are moral and ethical hypocrites. How is it that Republicans still don't get this?

If Republicans are indeed so thick headed, then the party deserves DNR (Do Not Resussitate) status. I disagree with alot of the tenets of the Libertarian party, but they're starting to look downright attractive next to the hopelessness of the GOP.

If this keeps up, we have 7 and a half more years of Communist ideology to look forward to. Yay Universal Healthcare!

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

I love Red Eye on Fox News. It's the most fun you can have with your clothes on @ 2am...

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Fighting Pistol


I took the Fighting Pistol course from Tactical Response over the weekend. I'd been waiting years - literally - to take a class like this, and it was totally worth it.


Tactical Response puts alot of emphasis on the mindset behind carrying a gun ... they emphasize the idea that those of us who carry a gun do so to save our lives if - God forbid - anything ever were to go down. That mindset gets as much time as actual shooting instruction during Fighting Pistol. That's a big part of the reason I chose to train with them - they make no bones about the implications of carrying a gun. They teach the mindset, tactics, skill and gear behind gunfighting.


I had some reservations about James Yeager, the CEO of the company, before I went. He's ... controversial to say the least. I stayed in the Team Room while in Camden, TN for the class; the Team Room is the basement of Yeager's house. Think about that for a second ... Yeager is CEO of a world-class firearms training school. He probably makes enough money every year to live in a large home in a gated community with a pool and tennis courts.


But he doesn't.


Not only does he live in an average, small-town-American neighborhood (kids riding bikes in the street and all that,) but he allows .... he invites his students - people he has never met before and people he knows nothing about - to stay in his home FOR FREE to take classes from his company. Show me another firearms training company CEO who does that - I dare you.


Not only that, but I had the opportunity to talk to him for a few minutes in his office. I was just waiting to take a shower, and he pulled me up a chair and talked to me for a few minutes about why I took the class and things ... just small talk, really. He was more cordial and accommodating than I ever would have expected.


I used to wonder about what I perceived as all the Yeager-fellatio I read on the discussion forum Yeager runs. Now I understand. Yeager is definitely opinionated, but his views come from experience. Frankly, many of those who hate him probably do so because he challenged their opinions and they can't step back and reexamine the validity of ideas they've come to accept.


Actually, the first interaction I had with Yeager was in the classroom on the first day of training, when he sarcastically wished me "good luck" with the Para 14.45 I was using. I found out later he has every reason to hate that particular model of pistol. He didn't bring that up after that, though -- and before meeting him, I would have thought he'd hold a grudge and throw his opinions in my face at every juncture ... but he didn't. Not at all. He treated me the way every paying customer wants to be treated ... whether at a fast-food joint, department store or firearms training class. I totally respect him for it.


Keep this in mind about Tactical Response though ... don't go there with your feelings on your shirt sleeve. If you can't be open minded about what they teach and how they teach it, go spend your training dollars somewhere else.


Go there prepared to learn, however, and you'll get your moneys worth ... and probably have a great time. I did.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

... And Super Troopers on tv. There's an AK propped up in the bathroom corner. This is gonna be interesting...
Fighting pistol 2day

Taking fighting pistol over the next 2 days @ tactical response.

I'm staying in the team room. We watched Team America - World Police...

Friday, June 12, 2009

Weekend trip

More later...

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Our director of nursing apparently isn't going to have any add'l people called in, so I'm not sure I'll get to participate...
Our town first responders, EMS, LEOs, etc. are having a mock school-shooting drill today. The hospital is slated to have some of the "victims" to triage. More..
Sitting in ER after taking my PALS pre-test. Maybe I should go to bed now...
Testing...

I'm mobile-blogging now. Let's see how this works...