RxGus
Argyle Warrior
It's funny to type "return", because I don't really feel like I have been "gone" very long- but when I look at the calender it is pretty amazing to me just how much time has passed since the outing at the end of May. 3 months later there is very little in my life that is the same as when I showed up at PGA national.
As some of you may know, a large portion of my past 2 months has revolved around planning a medical missions trip to the west african country of Ghana through my church. I left cleveland on August 12 and returned August 18th. It was simply the most amazing and humbling experience of my life and worth every moment of hard work. I was responsible for choosing and acquiring $1500 worth of medications and then prescribing and dispensing them throughout our clinics. We ended up seeing 1000 patients over 5 days of clinic, with 3 days of travel each way. I took roughly 2400 photos and have a small number of them put up at my photo bucket account Here
These pictures say more than I ever could, and I could easily write a book about my experiences there... so I won't bore you the details unless you ask for them!
What else is new?
I got myself a new toy about a month ago:
1985 Yamaha Maxim 700.
I picked her up on the cheap (non-running) and a couple of friends and I rebuilt her. I am new to the whole motorcycle thing, but it did make for a nice chance of pace from work
That leads me to work:
Right before the outing my hospital went live with a new computer program that really changed my job description and has caused countless problems hospital wide. As a result, I ended up taking a HUGE risk and suggesting a new job position/workflow and then asked my hospital for 3/4 Million in funding to pull it off. We are in month #2 of my new clinical program and I am currently trying to determine the ROI and prove to the hospital that my program is worth the extra money/job positions when 3 months ago we were laying people off…
I was also asked to chair a curricular committee at my University- and as a Jr faculty there is no way I could turn it down. I am in charge a full therapeutic class (600 level class) and everything that goes along with it… Curriculum, Exams, Curves, Pass/Fail. Its exhausting. We are currently in the planning stages and the course runs Feb-April so this is something that will be on my plate for some time.
But wait: There is more!
I was very fortunate enough to meet a LOVELY girl during my missions trip and she is slowly becoming a very important part of my life. It is not something I am used to (its been a long time)… so its all very exciting to me.
Needless to say: Golf (and consequently THP) has really been on the back burner for me the past 3 months. Tomorrow will be the 3rd time that I have played golf in the past 2 months. I played a 9 hole- 2man scramble against a couple of my friends and 9 holes at the local muni last week. Since I don’t have any friends in the area to golf with its become a bit of a chore to get out during my very limited times off work. I plan on putting in some more time before the season ends but I have very little expectations on actually getting to single digit. I also still have several golf tec lessons left in my bundle that I am not sure when I will be able to use.
So there you have it… the story of RxGus. As always life is very busy and very full, but there is a hole that only THP can fill. I am sure that I will spend less time here than I used to be able to- but I am going to try my hardest to limit my “dry spells” to days instead of months.
So that begs the question: What’s new at THP? What’s new with you?!
Edit: I have plenty of new options for Avatars, however- when I lost my bet to JB, it was for one month of avatar/title humility. Since I have not been around for the past 3 months it is only fair that JB gets one month of activity out of TPs continued failures and the implosion of my dear tOSU buckeyes...
As some of you may know, a large portion of my past 2 months has revolved around planning a medical missions trip to the west african country of Ghana through my church. I left cleveland on August 12 and returned August 18th. It was simply the most amazing and humbling experience of my life and worth every moment of hard work. I was responsible for choosing and acquiring $1500 worth of medications and then prescribing and dispensing them throughout our clinics. We ended up seeing 1000 patients over 5 days of clinic, with 3 days of travel each way. I took roughly 2400 photos and have a small number of them put up at my photo bucket account Here
Spoiler
These pictures say more than I ever could, and I could easily write a book about my experiences there... so I won't bore you the details unless you ask for them!
What else is new?
I got myself a new toy about a month ago:
Spoiler
1985 Yamaha Maxim 700.
I picked her up on the cheap (non-running) and a couple of friends and I rebuilt her. I am new to the whole motorcycle thing, but it did make for a nice chance of pace from work
That leads me to work:
Right before the outing my hospital went live with a new computer program that really changed my job description and has caused countless problems hospital wide. As a result, I ended up taking a HUGE risk and suggesting a new job position/workflow and then asked my hospital for 3/4 Million in funding to pull it off. We are in month #2 of my new clinical program and I am currently trying to determine the ROI and prove to the hospital that my program is worth the extra money/job positions when 3 months ago we were laying people off…
I was also asked to chair a curricular committee at my University- and as a Jr faculty there is no way I could turn it down. I am in charge a full therapeutic class (600 level class) and everything that goes along with it… Curriculum, Exams, Curves, Pass/Fail. Its exhausting. We are currently in the planning stages and the course runs Feb-April so this is something that will be on my plate for some time.
But wait: There is more!
I was very fortunate enough to meet a LOVELY girl during my missions trip and she is slowly becoming a very important part of my life. It is not something I am used to (its been a long time)… so its all very exciting to me.
Needless to say: Golf (and consequently THP) has really been on the back burner for me the past 3 months. Tomorrow will be the 3rd time that I have played golf in the past 2 months. I played a 9 hole- 2man scramble against a couple of my friends and 9 holes at the local muni last week. Since I don’t have any friends in the area to golf with its become a bit of a chore to get out during my very limited times off work. I plan on putting in some more time before the season ends but I have very little expectations on actually getting to single digit. I also still have several golf tec lessons left in my bundle that I am not sure when I will be able to use.
So there you have it… the story of RxGus. As always life is very busy and very full, but there is a hole that only THP can fill. I am sure that I will spend less time here than I used to be able to- but I am going to try my hardest to limit my “dry spells” to days instead of months.
So that begs the question: What’s new at THP? What’s new with you?!
Edit: I have plenty of new options for Avatars, however- when I lost my bet to JB, it was for one month of avatar/title humility. Since I have not been around for the past 3 months it is only fair that JB gets one month of activity out of TPs continued failures and the implosion of my dear tOSU buckeyes...