The Nurse Oncology Education Program (NOEP) recently released AvidNurse 2.1, the biggest redesign and upgrade of the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch app yet. Wanna know what’s even better? It’s now free. Yep…F.R.E.E! [Insert church choir quick-tempo Hallelujah Chorus here.] Yes,... Read More
The Associated Press reports Sally Ride, the first female U.S. astronaut, died yesterday at the age of 61 after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. While more than two scores of female astronauts have flown into space after Sally, it... Read More
Brain Rules, by John Medina, provides 12 “rules” of brain function and evidence of the body’s most brilliant organ function. In it, the author points out the way we learn and work go against the way the brain truly functions.... Read More
Most of the time, you read a much different version of what I intend to write. First, I write and write and write. Then, I edit. Sometimes, when I’m “feeling” it, I write exactly what I intend and want and... Read More
Dreaming is fun. So many have forgotten how to do it, though. The reality of the world conquers and squashes the ability to think of anything more than what already is, and when someone shares a dream, often people have... Read More
For me, summer is full of reading. I tend to save books throughout the year for the few laid back months in between the school seasons that seem to be made for relaxed reading. I’m not a big fan of... Read More
The most recent audio book keeping me company on my daily commute into work is Maya Angelou’s Letter to My Daughter. With 28 short chapters, you can read or listen to this inspiring book in a little less than three... Read More
A life I’ve never lived To live the life I live now. You did not know me, But you knew everything about me. My safety and freedom Was your danger and enlistment. Thank you for giving. Thank you for serving.... Read More
We take them for granted. Every day. We don’t think about it. Until it’s gone. Remember the mundane. Celebrate the things you can do And the people around you. There is beauty in routine And value in ordinary.... Read More