Broken
Posted: July 30, 2010 Filed under: Thoughts 9 Comments »
Commuting is one of the things I’ve missed over the past decade. I know, this is crazy talk, but hear me out. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m an introvert – commuting allows me time to prepare for the day ahead and process the day just passed. But, as I’ve also said before, be careful what you wish for.
A 20 minute commute is OK. A 30 minute commute, in bumper-to-bumper traffic, can be unbearable. Currently, I get to drive 70 minutes, through some of the most gorgeous countryside anywhere! 30 minutes would be great – 70 minutes is overkill. I’d gladly settle for something in-between. The two-and-a-half hours of driving is killing me.
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Rip Van Winkle
Posted: July 4, 2010 Filed under: EMS, Parenting, Thoughts 1 Comment »
Returning to EMS after a 15 year hiatus is a surreal experience. Next month, it will be 15 years exactly since I left emergency services to pursue an unknown path, it’s also been about 20 years since I’ve actually worked in the field doing hands on medical care. As I return, I feel as if I’ve stepped out of a time machine. The metaphors of Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle are very apropos for my current situation.
Irving wrote Rip Van Winkle in order to inspire Americans to form an identity that would set them free from English rule and culture. Irving uses his main character, Rip Van Winkle, to symbolize the struggle of early America. Many of the struggles Rip went through can be compared to the same struggles that America was going through at this time before and after the Revolution. Irving uses metaphors in the story Rip Van Winkle to describe the changes that the American society went through during the Revolutionary period.” ~Posted by Digitaldisruption
