Why did I leave Kauai

At one time a bicycling adventure blog wherein said blogger quits his job as a zip tour guide after quitting his job as an ER nurse and rides his bike across SE Asia in search of, yes, adventure...and ultimately himself. Now back over a year in the US and back working in an ER still looking for adventure and yes, himself.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

The Fart

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I've been a nurse now for almost 22 years. That's a long time I figure, and working in the ER is the only thing that keeps me going...

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Saturday, January 08, 2011

Getting Itchy, Gotta Breathe

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I feel it coming on and the timing's all wrong. My heart and my belly are my barometers for change and the pressure is increasing as I ...

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Sunday, March 21, 2010

My Mom's Heart

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The monitor was grainy. Black and white in the dimmed room. The mass of tissue indistinguishable under the ultrasound wand being pushed be...

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Friday, January 08, 2010

What Are They Doing Up There?

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I guess I'm just not well suited for it. The long haul, the monotony, the sameness, the tedium of being an adult. There is a gene I...

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Thursday, January 07, 2010

Lord of the Couch. By JRR Tolkien

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"If Frodo Baggins says goodbye, again, to one more hobbit I'm going to shoot myself...and take out a few other people with me...

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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

The Voices...The Voices...

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One thing about the long winter nights here in the great Northwest; introspection. The endless summer days which call for hustle and bustle...

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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

The Long Winters Night

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It's dark. The blank bland page stares at me daring me to write. Challenging me to be creative when all I have inside is a reflection ...

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James: All my life I've tried to find meaning... in the daily grind, in the beauty, in the mundane, and when I find a path that might help me discover what it is that has depth and importance, I run from it as fast as I can afraid of what the answer will wring from the rest of my life and of my soul.

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