Conversations rising from a lifetime trekking the ever-changing world of veterinary medicine
In a conversation the other night, my man said, there are those times when you have no choice but to get out and push the canoe. He reminded me of sections of a river we used to love to occasionally canoe many years ago. How many times we had to get out and push our …
“How can I begin anything new with all of yesterday in me?” ~ Leonard Cohen What I miscalculated was a lot. But in fairness, (the story I tell myself) we were way too busy in those years just trying to outrun some made up idea of who we were and what we stood for. Who …
Time, the radical reformer, lets nothing get in his way. He’s on a mission. Sometimes he brings along a bottle of champagne and a couple of apples. Other times, he wants to share some high grade Kush with chips and dip. Either way he’s coming for a visit and sometimes when you least expect it. …
It’s Christmas, Dad. In four days, it’ll be two years since you left us. Mom left two days shy of five months before you. You felt you had no business still being here. You were clear on that. It is most certain you willed yourself to leave. It is possible for a human to die …
“I have a good memory, it’s just a short”. Daddy wasn’t the first one I heard say that, but he was the funniest when he said it. I think he was right about memory, though. We can only hang on to so much data. Here she goes again I have some fleeting memories of Christmas …
Horse trainers today are kind of different than the ones I knew many years ago. It’s good that we know more now than we did back then about moving in harmony with a horse. As a new veterinary technician/nurse working in mixed animal practices, I got to know quite a few trainers – mostly men. …
My Nonny was an interesting woman. When I was younger, I couldn’t see how any of her DNA could have been in me. First of all, she was a beautiful seamstress. That says a lot right there. But what I think, is it might just take a while for those cells to start to percolate …
We had a blustery storm the other night. The outside chairs blew all over hell and creation. I’m hoping it blew out the chaos that descended from the full moon and lunar eclipse that happened at the same time. From all appearances it was a humdinger and packed a wallop. The private club As a …
By and by we’ll put this whole thing behind us. We’ve already started. Each week that passes we culminate another milestone. A precedent set, a first, a record broken. Our mettle has been tested. For some it may seem premature, but there are permanent changes solidly being put in place. And the questions are now …
Age. I swear it happens when you’re not looking. I mean, I just turned my back for one second and it moved in with all its crap in tow. Through the side door he came with a backpack full of one excuse after another. Like a cheating lover after a night of clubbing, he drags …