Monthly Archives: October 2010

Things I’m Loving These Days

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

1.  My Bible – Right now I am doing a self-study of the book of Proverbs.  Even though I am moving very slowly, I am really enjoying it.    2.  The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society –   This was on my … Continue reading →

Posted in Things I'm Loving These Days | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Recipe for Fruit Salad

Posted on October 27, 2010 by

This fruit salad is very easy and quick to make and is always a hit with my family.  The only thing I do a little differently from the recipe is add a few more cherries (as we all know there … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged | Leave a comment

Monday’s Question

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

What’s your favorite Halloween memory?  My favorite Halloween memory is of my dad carving a jack-o-lantern every year on the night before Halloween.  My mother always lit it on Halloween night and put it either on the marble-top table in … Continue reading →

Posted in Monday's Question | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Strike Up The Band!

Posted on October 23, 2010 by

  I was a band jock back in high school.  I think the term now is “band geek” or “band nerd,” but back in the ’70s we were “band jocks.”  I started playing the trumpet in the 5th grade and instantaneously, I was hooked.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Marching band, Memories | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Monday’s Question

Posted on October 18, 2010 by

On February 24, 2010 vaccine experts voted that everyone 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine each year starting with the 2010-2011 influenza season. CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted for “universal” flu vaccination in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Monday's Question | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

A Most Memorable First Patient- Part 2

Posted on October 17, 2010 by

As you learned in Part 1, it’s my senior year in veterinary school (my clinical rotation year) and it’s my very first time to receive clients.  I have just discovered that my first patient is of all things, a fish.  A trout.  I scanned through … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary school | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Most Memorable First Patient- Part 1

Posted on October 16, 2010 by

I went to veterinary school back in the ’80s.  Getting into veterinary school was very competitive, and staying in was challenging.  It was intensely demanding to say the least.  Nothing I studied was any more difficult than the subjects I had taken in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Memories, Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary school | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments