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She

She

I live simply by the sea amidst sand and sun with my singer-songwriter husband. We're surrounded by woods which give us the illusion of privacy and exquisite gardens. We cultivate our own organic herbs, vegetables and flowers, and meditate and relax in our beautiful gardens home to myriad flora and fauna. We create a faint carbon footprint. I am... more »
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  • LibraryCin

    LibraryCin says

    I was really sad to hear about that. I was on Cape Breton Island as part of my cruise (and it is beautiful!). I think if I'd been on the next cruise after mine, I would been on Cape Breton the same day it happened. :-(

    I don't remember if you've told me or not (or if you want to share). If you are willing to share, where in New England are you?

    posted 2 days ago. ( send a note )
  • shaunmdaniel

    shaunmdaniel says

    Thanks for recommending "Uncertain Peril." GE seeds are definitely a concern of mine. Terminator technology is a scary thing and I find the extinction of so many heirloom seed varieties an utter tragedy. (P.S. I like your new profile image. A cranberry bog, right?)

    posted 3 days ago. ( send a note )
  • LibraryCin

    LibraryCin says

    Thanks for the recommendations. I've added both to the tbr, but with any book I add, it could be a while before I get to them. :-)

    posted 3 days ago. ( send a note )
  • bellazeal

    bellazeal says

    That sounds like a good book - going to B&N this evening and will put hands on it.

    posted 3 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Deb K

    Deb K says

    I'm reading The Help right now & love it so far!

    posted 4 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Speck

    Speck says

    Two more episodes and we are half way :)

    posted 6 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Speck

    Speck says

    Love your new avitar! The colors.

    posted 6 days ago. ( send a note )
  • tanya s

    tanya s says

    Hi She! Love your shelf-- added a couple of yours, to mine!

    posted 7 days ago. ( send a note )
  • pampe

    pampe says

    damm immune system is a real nuisance, ain't it?? Dealing with some of that here too. ((hug))

    posted 10 days ago. ( send a note )
  • pampe

    pampe says

    no kidding....words like diarrhea....we are fine here...how's by you?

    posted 11 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Ladyslott

    Ladyslott says

    Would it be possible for you to edit your recent response at Play Book Tag (cultural Heritage post)? It looks like there is an error with the Bold HTML - perhaps it was left open, but all posts on the page are now bold and I cannot edit anything there. If you can't do it let me know, thanks.

    posted 11 days ago. ( send a note )
  • writingteacher

    writingteacher says

    Oh my...like you I too have strayed away from the old favorites, but this past week I did pick up an old set of The Great Ages of Western Philosophy (1956): Age of Belief, Age of Adventure, Age of Reason, Age of Enlightenment, Age of Ideology, and the Age of Analysis. I have a small, but cozy study room with walls of shelved books and books on the cabinets and on the floor, where I spend most of my time when I'm not on campus. My favorites? I love the Greek tragedies as well as the work of Aristotle and Cicero on rhetoric. I love the essays of Montaigne and everything written by Voltaire. I love 19th century British fiction and essays. Everything, everything. About the only work I don't appreciate is "chick lit," or much popular fiction these days. An Oprah book is usually a reason not to pick it up:)

    Right now, I'm ready the final collection of essays and speeches written by Susan Sontag and published after her death, and Margaret Atwood's new novel, The Year of the Flood.

    And you?

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Jay C

    Jay C says

    HI She...{ sounds a little like Tai Chi!!! LOL
    Yes I finally got Nour's note. I was away at my son's for a few days so missed it. I have already repied that I am happy to help with the Admin chores.
    Thanks for the offer. Cheers. Jay

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • ch. mohammad khan r

    ch. mohammad khan r says

    dear,


    oh great lady, come and see what we are doing in God is one"".Let us have a good time there. I think that we are good friends and let us hope for the best !!!!!!!!!!!regards, yours, khan.waiting!!!!!!!!Do not worry, i am a writer of a great book, "The Unfathomable Vastness of God.""God will bless you well.

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Jay C

    Jay C says

    Hi there I only just noticed your note..sorry.
    No I have not gone as far as transplants, but some surgery behind the eyes to correct some probs with the area around the optic nerve. I am having another HRT {kind of Cat scan behind the eyes}, next month to monitor progress. I am on some drops Lumigan, which have stabilized some of the actual vision and got rid of the foggyness to a large extent. The problem with them is that they make my eye lashes grow so long that they touch the inside of my specs..LOL and make my eyes rather bloodshot. But at my age I am not so much into the cosmetic aspects of my health. :) Thanks for asking. Cheers, Jay

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • khabira

    khabira says

    She
    Thanks so uch for you thoughts and concens. I was feeling not too good and then it was the High Holidays and then I was just so exhausted. But I am feeling better now. I am still taking art lessons and that has helped me considerably. I also enjoy your comments and value your opinions.
    Blessings,
    Your friend Khabira

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • shaunmdaniel

    shaunmdaniel says

    Ick! I had an Ann Coulter advert on my site? Google obviously doesn't have their advertising algorithm fine-tuned enough. More appropriate would be Wendell Berry, or Thoreau, or Annie Dillard.

    I love your bio description, She. I'm involved in many of the same things and aspire to others. I'll be interested to peruse your bookshelf as well and see what inspiration I can find there. Thanks for leaving me a note!

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Lady Anne Smythe-Holcombe

    Lady Anne Smythe-Holcombe says

    I got my MSN at University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. My major was Oncology in the Advanced Practice Nursing functional major, with a functional minor in teaching. I commuted from where I was living, in Corpus Christi, because that was the nearest place I could get an accredited program. I was working in Oncology in the largest hospital but their administrative structure was very resistive to advanced practice nursing, so I got a job at the local university, now A&M Corpus Christi. I taught during the school year and went to Houston in the summers to work at M.D. Anderson Cancer Hospital, so I didn't lose my certification. I did work as a nurse practitioner for a few years in a cancer clinic setting, but when we were transferred to Austin I went back to teaching, and it has been quite rewarding. I've taught the last ten years in an ADN program, but I did teach for a while in a BSN program. My son who just got his ADN is taking courses for his BSN.

    I hated the graduate level research, but enjoyed theory and physiology and the AP seminars. I did clinical instruction with a preceptor for two semesters, and enjoyed the practice seminars. I would have started a Ph.D. in nursing, but it would have been several years more commuting, and I was really burned out and tired at that point.

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  • Lady Anne Smythe-Holcombe

    Lady Anne Smythe-Holcombe says

    I'm so sorry to hear that. I can't defend bad nursing. I've seen some glaring examples of carelessness and stupidity. I am also sorry they are reacting so badly. I always talked to my students about the ethical side of giving good patient care. My son says I am an idealist, and I know that I am, but I try to lead by example, and it really bothered me if I couldn't treat my patients as I would treat my parents or children or husband. When he was in school he was working as an aide in the ICU at our largest county hospital. He would tell me examples he saw among the RNs of good or bad nursing. He is now working as an RN in the same ICU, and has an excellent preceptor who has been in critical care nursing for a long time. She is very demanding of him, that he give good care and make good decisions. She quizzes him about his patient or patients during the day. I am so happy he got someone like her for his first job as a nurse.

    Medical or medication errors? The cancer drugs are so bad, one little error could be lethal. Sometimes they float nurses to oncology and they don't have the least idea of the actions and dangers of chemotherapy drugs. Yes, you have to be your own advocate, but I would think some of your friends in the profession could help you with that. I am so wary of nurses (and physicians) that I don't know, I always insist on staying with my family members when they are hospitalized. And I really regret that nurses are so scarce they have to work extra shifts and get tired and careless. Texas has a "safe haven" law which is to protect nurses who feel that their assignment is so overwhelming they can't give safe care. I wish it were used more often.

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  • Nour

    Nour says

    Yes the writer has a very fresh and interesting outlook on human history, quite plausible and never lacking humor!

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )


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