I was recently asked to write a 100 word memorial to be read at a memorial service to be held by the University of Cincinnati. The University has a very considerate tradition of having a memorial on the Tuesday after Memorial Day to honor all those in and associated with the University who have passed [...]
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What does it take to be an expert?
There are people who proclaim themselves as experts. But how does one become a perceived an expert? Having a lot of information on a subject does not make an expert. A text book has a lot of knowledge but that text book will not answer a question without someone looking in it and it needs [...]
Helping People
When I worked on the ambulance I was doing that to ‘help people’ and my goal in my career over 20 years later is still to ‘help people.’ On the ambulance and when I worked in the Emergency room I was helping people one person at a time. That was rewarding, frustrating and hard work, [...]
My First Book Signing.
This Saturday I am doing my first book signing. I’m not deluding myself in thinking it will be a big event. I am attending the FDIC conference (Fire fighters and EMTs) and signing books at one of the booksellers. The conference is in the Indianapolis Convention Center Thursday to Saturday April 22-25th. I’m looking forward [...]
Calls That Stick With You
There are calls on the ambulance that stick with you. “My Ambulance Education” chronicles many of the calls that stuck with me. One memory that sticks with me was not one of my calls but rather a call of a colleague. Ken was a young paramedic and my partner for the day. I arrived for [...]
Book Launch Musings.
March 12, 2009. Well, tomorrow “My Ambulance Education” is scheduled to be released by Firefly Books. After years of writing and polishing it will be set forth for others to see and experience. In some ways the anticipated book release feels like the first day of school for a child. All sorts of emotions and [...]
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