A Day in the Life

Ahhh, Spring

Great past few days. Here's a brief recap of some highlights ...

On Thursday, winter battled spring and gave us a windstorm. The sky turned brown, and countless tumbleweeds filled the streets, careening off cars and buildings like superballs. I saw one man leaning into the wind while tugging a four-foot diameter weed behind him like the chute of a drag racer. A moment later the wind tore it apart, leaving only the stalk in his hand. Dust devils emerged from nowhere and dissipated as quickly. I think spring won.

Since I had to work on Saturday, they gave me Friday off and I went skiing. Icy conditions, but a gorgeous day. Some clouds, some blue, and lots of wind, but a clear view from the mountain. I never managed to get a picture of the lake when the sun was just right, but here are few takes: 1,2,3,4

On Saturday, I helped install LCD mounts in five OR rooms of a nearby hospital. I had to dress in surgical scrubs. I witnessed a live operation where they used a camera and the image showed on a monitor that the surgeon was looking at while cutting away (actually, it looked more like he was using a tiny cauterizing iron to burn away) what appeared to be diseased tissue. I think it was in the fatty tissue surrounding the heart, but I'm not sure, and I decided I probably shouldn't interrupt to ask. When I had lunch in the cafeteria I got an employee discount and the lady asked if I was new there. Heh heh.

Today I cooked for the speaker (salad, steak, and fetuccine alfredo with fresh mushrooms, garlic, and red pepper. oh yeah). He's a former Bethelite of a bygone era, so we had plenty to talk about.

Spring is here. It was almost like the weather looked at the calendar and said "Ready, set ... hold on a sec, is it the 20th or 21st? ... ok, go!" and bam!, we kick it up a notch.