December 2008 - Posts

No Man Is an Island
December 30, 2008 2:03 PM by Jeanne Johnston

It seems most issues of Advance contain at least one letter from a new graduate, bemoaning the fact that regardless of the field, there's a Catch-22 wherein you need experience to get that first job, but you can't get that first job because no one's willing Read More...

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Happy Solstice!
December 22, 2008 1:14 PM by Jeanne Johnston

I don't expect any sympathy from people who are probably sitting under two feet of snow whilst I'm fluctuating between 50s and 80s, but this is a time of year I find crucial for recentering myself and regrouping for the coming year. Forget New Year's Read More...

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Everyone's Got an Opinion ... Right?
December 16, 2008 8:45 AM by Jeanne Johnston

There's a school of thought that says if you don't vote, you don't have a right to gripe about your government. I think the same can be said about a lot of things--not just in general, but specific to Advance. In the last month or so, I've seen a semi-heated Read More...

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Runnin' on Empty
December 9, 2008 7:51 AM by Jeanne Johnston

I don't know what it is. Could be the fact that it's winter--though that's kind of theoretical in FL, despite the fact I've had to close the house up, and as I work graveyard, I don't see the sun year-round, so this is not a change for me. Could be that Read More...

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I Love Nurses. No, Really.
December 1, 2008 11:32 AM by Jeanne Johnston

Having been a patient and the mother of a patient, I have to say I love nurses. They do the crap work with little thanks, are more in tune with patients than doctors often are, and often provide the only human touch you're likely to get when you're stuck Read More...

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