mood: quitter-ific music: Josh Ritter - Folk Bloodbath

(Or, sometimes I summon the wherewithal to put an end to bad habits, just don't expect it to become a norm.)

Some of you may have noticed that I no longer have a Facebook account. This is not an accident, I deleted it.

I've always been...

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current mood: medical current music: Nina Simone - Sinnerman (Remix)

(or, primum non nocere)

First, do no harm.

The guiding principal of all medicine is encapsulated in the Latin phrase “Primum non nocere” - “First, do no harm.”. This precept, which has guided physicians for centuries, is o...

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mood: hopeful

I know that you get (offered) several thousand dollars for speaking engagements. I haven't that sort of money, but if you are ever in Nashville, Tennessee and have an hour to spare, you are cordially invited to tea. Picking your brain would be a marvelous experience.

Do call ahe...

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mood: bursting

music: Coldplay - Lost?

There's so much to accomplish in this life. So much I want to do and don't know if I'll have time for.

I'm learning violin but I also want to learn the drums and cello and hammered dulcimer. I want to go on more tours as a lighting guy, and tour as a so...

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(Or, perhaps more accurately, the conflicts inherent in a literal interpretation of the account in Genesis.)

I hope all my Christian friends don't stop speaking to me after this post.

I grew up around Christians teachings and values - don't steal, don't hit your sister, chew with your mouth shut...

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