This happened.

We just died when we saw each other. I love co-workers. Especially this one.

these two

Denis: "So, what did you study in college?"
Jensen: "I majored in English and minored in Women's Studies."
Denis: "Gosh, I wish I could have studied Men's Studies or something like that."
Jensen: "That's what they call 'History'."

What's a post-modern Ethicist to do?

"The disturbingly post-modern implication is that there really is no particular core knowledge or central discipline that constitutes ethical expertise. There is no ultimate answer, no final authority to whom we might turn. Somehow, the answers, if there were any, would come from a discussion that incorporated philosophy, theology, law, medicine, sociology, and common sense in a strange and new amalgam. The ethicist might mix a little Kant, Mill, and Rawls, a little Anglo-American case law, some Christian, Muslim, and Jewish moral theology, a little quantitative sociology, a little ethnography, the results from a public-opinion poll, a little clinical experience, and some self-reflection. This solution, while often practically useful, is theoretically unsatisfying."
John D. Lantos, M.D.

these swirling days

A pastor in florida is acting like a real jerk and the strip clubs in Missouri are shutting down. Fall is blowing in and I have two new friends. I study all the time and I like it. The parents celebrated 28 years of marriage on the same day that we remember the attacks on the world trade center. It's a shame that their anniversary has a sad brush stroke painted over it by the world. I keep getting the chance to go to shows and listen to good music played by delightful friends and this puts me in a perpetually good mood.  We hired on a temporary staff to help with fundraising at work, and I'm suddenly the closing manager again. How did that happen? And why do I love answering their questions and making sure they're well trained and confident in doing their jobs and that the building is securely locked at the end of the night and all of their cars start successfully before I drive off? I get this inner satisfaction.

Undergrads are so cute. Yesterday at UMKC I got stuck walking behind two girls sharing an umbrella wearing their rain-jackets with their jeans tucked into their rain-boots with their backpacks loaded down with books and they were the cutest little ladies I've ever seen. Even if I only saw the backs of their heads.

You guys...

I have to read this book for school.

Pediatric biomedical ethics with an emphasis in palliative care and decision making = sad times. 

Cat-sitting, day 8

Cari went to Italy. I went to Cari's apartment to take care of Henry.
He's pretty curious.

hello world

The weather has turned here in Kansas City. It's cool enough to sit outside the Roasterie on a Saturday evening and study medical terms.

Cool pertaining to the temperature, not my level of social aptitude.

Alex and Ashley got married today. If I had enough money for a plane ticket to Virginia and time off school and work, I would be there. Instead, I sent my well wishes via text message to Ashley, who responded hours later:

Ashley: "I am officially Mrs. Alex Ruhl now!!"

Me: "I love that!"

Ashley: "We're on our way to the hotel. Ooh la la."

Me: "Aw yeah."

I was pretty sure the conversation was over, but then my phone lit up immediately with a new text message and I read the visible excerpt on the outer screen:

"HEY! You should come over after studying."

Which was so weird. I mean, their hotel is in Virginia. I flipped open my phone for further investigation.

It was from Shannon.