Archive for the ‘fire’ Category

• Burn baby burn

  Thursday, October 14th, 2010

  Nero fiddled while Rome burned but a rural Tennessee fire department let a family’s home burn while they watched because a 75 dollar fee had not been paid.   Gene Cranick’s grandson was burning trash when the fire got out of hand. He dialed 911 and was told he was on THE LIST to not [...]

• A Stop along a Nurse’s Journey

  Thursday, September 16th, 2010

  MY career in nursing has taken many twist and turns. Some stops are as vivid today as the day they happened and many increased my knowledge in nursing. Others thought me life lessons which helped me in all areas of my life. As a nineteen year old student nurse, I was assigned to a patient [...]

• Religious zealots mankind’s worse enemy

  Saturday, September 11th, 2010

  Over the years religious zealots have brought to the table more hate than can be reckoned with. The latest example at hand is Rev Terry Jones who jumped into the spot light by saying he would burn the Quran, the holy bible of the Islamic people.   Now in America, a country built on religious [...]

• I understand but do not approve

  Thursday, February 4th, 2010

  I am a big dog lover and believe they should be treated as one of the family. This includes their health care. A recent article stated that pet owners were having their dog’s vocal cords clipped so that they could not bark. I think this negates the reason for having a dog. They are alarms [...]

• Unsung Heroes

  Sunday, September 6th, 2009

  I am from the mountains of North Carolina where the seasons are signaled by the snow capped mounts in the winter. There is gentle rain in the spring which brings on the magnolia and Dogwoods in the summer. Fall beautiful breathe taking fall is brought on with the hill ablaze with the changing colors of [...]