What if you were told to marry a prostitute or a male escort? You know, someone who, as a lifestyle, has intimate encounters with many other people. How would you respond? Isn’t marriage about faithfulness, monogamy, commitment, love, and loyalty? To marry someone who consistently sends pretty clear messages that they struggle in this area is a bit troubling, right? This question was posed years ago in a class I attended. I must admit, I was pretty offended and disturbed at the teacher for Continue Reading
Let It Go
Nurse: Hello, I’d like to call in a new prescription. Me (Pharmacist): Ok, patient’s name ... etc. And the medication? Nurse: We want to prescribe tramadol, POINT 50 mg. Me: Ok, well do you mean tramadol 50 mg? Nurse: I don’t know what you are asking. Me: I’m sorry, I thought I heard you say “point 50mg” (0.50mg). Then, in the most “matter-of-fact” tone she could muster up, she said the following: Nurse: I DID BUT IT’S THE SAME NUMBER! FIFTY or POINT 50; they Continue Reading
Practice
I remember a professor telling our graduating class that we can never lose our degree. We may lose the license to practice our craft, but once that degree has been issued, that’s it. This was not new and profound information. But just hearing him say it made the absolute nature of this truth more vivid in my mind. I thought, “You mean there is no error or misconduct that can strip this degree away from me? Wow!” Similar thoughts came to mind as I read the first several chapters of 1 Continue Reading