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[Kitsune06]

Ahhh Pax, that'd be a beautiful thing.

[Fredwina]

but the airfare was soo cheap. and I wouldn't get there at 11:45. PM, like I would going thru DFW. of course, I got there at 11:35. saved a whole ten minutes (was supposed to get there a t 5:45_

[Kitsune06]

I have a lot of ...interesting memories of O'hare. Glad you made it through more or less intact!

Heading to bed soon, here... Gotta get up early and get brighteyed and bushy tailed so I can go to the OR 'til noon... then I get to go to the school and torture... er... no... encourage...yes... encourage the new recruits.

They really shouldn't allow people like me to be in positions like that.

[crazycanuck]

Fort Lame??? Can you give me more info on that...i googled it & didn't get any valuable links...

I need to ask....If you donate your body to science, do they recycle you each time for medical students or are you only used once??? I've always wanted to know but was afraid to ask.

[Xrayted]

Well, it depends on how well preserved you are and how much smell they can handle. Aaaaaaannnnnnddddddd.... they don't necessarily keep you "all together" unless you specify that. Ie: while some of you is teaching eye docs stuff, some of you is teaching a hand surgeon, or spine surgeon, or etc... they only need the parts they work on. You help pioneer things before they get into live subjects. It really saves on the amount of times I hear "Ooooops!" in surgery. Yes, I do get involved with the cadaver study/new instrumentation/experiment stuff as a tech since I'm at a university hospital. It's cool and disgusting, all at once.

Mostly, we tend to prefer that people donate organs that can be used here and now, if they can. Then the rest to "science" if they so choose. You positively affect the present and future with your past.



Off to bed. It's going to be a long one tomorrow. The cat gave up and passed out on the computer desk an hour ago. Except for the light snoring, you wouldn't know he was alive. Little sweetie pie.

[crazycanuck]

Thank you de loverly X chickadee . I've always wanted to know & think it's interesting stuff!

[Crankin]

Wow, no wonder you all are checking your e-mail on Smart Phones. I get maybe 0-5 work related emails a day . It was maybe the same or a little more when I was teaching. This is another reason why I could never be in the business world. Most of my personal emails are the daily ads from all of the various sporting type web sites I buy stuff from.
I feel my life has been very balanced with work and fun, since I started cycling. In order to make time for riding, I stopped doing a lot of "extra" stuff at work. I still did a good job, but my priorities changed. When school is done in 4 weeks, my main goal is to get a job where I can continue the kind of lifestyle I had before.