Reading and running are my top two hobbies. I find both of them relaxing and refreshing. I also get a recharge or energy boost and many ideas come to me while doing both. Today I had a fantastic run in Wausau, Wisconsin – an out and back from the soccer fields to and through downtown. […]
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Amazon Prime Day Recap
Last week I wrote about my plans to shop the great (or sort of great) Amazon Prime Day deals. My best deals were the purchase from Alexa deals. I missed the 8″ HD Fire Deal, not realizing how outstanding it was and that an Fire 6 and a 10″ HD Fire were not what I specifically […]
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My Amazon Prime Day Shopping List
With guarded optimism and a predisposition for disappointment here are the items I will be looking for impossibly, amazing pricing on Amazon Prime Day 2016. Standing desk, preferably electrically adjustable. Kindle Fire HD to replace my first generation Kindle Fire. Complete Calvin and Hobbes collection (for my kid!). Twenty to 50 hockey pucks. We need more […]
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EMS Reading: February 2016
I am halfway through the incredible EMS Memoir, “1000 Naked Strangers” by Kevin Hazzard.” You can read an excerpt, the prologue, on EMS1. And check on this news story and interview with Hazzard. Note: I am reading a copy sent to me by the publisher. Purchase “A Thousand Naked Strangers” from Amazon, other booksellers, or […]
The innovative Clean Bottle – with caps on the top and bottom – ensures I have a water bottle that is clean and easily washed. Note: I originally wrote/posted this review on website called HugDug which has been sold. Easy to Clean As a marathon runner, cyclist, and water lover I always have a Clean […]
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3 Lists of 3: Summer Reading
3 Non-Fiction Books Read The Finish: the Killing of Osama bin Laden (Amazon link) Visiting Tom: a man, a highway, and the road to a roughneck (Amazon link) Unbroken: a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption (Amazon link) Looking for EMS non-fiction and fiction? Check the Everyday EMS Tips bookstore. 3 Fiction Books Read The […]
Amazon is offering employees up to $5,000 to quit their job. (read article) I asked recipients of the Everyday EMS Tips enewsletter: “If your employer offered employees $1,000 per year of service up to $5,000 to quit, how many people do you think would accept the offer? Would you?” One sharp minded reader replied, “What […]
Last fall I had the opportunity to read two books in the EMS Management Series and contribute instructional materials. Those books are now available for Kindle purchase and print versions are coming soon. Both books are comprehensive and well-written. I recommend them highly for use in college level EMS manager courses. [amazon-product text=”Management of Ambulance […]
March…in like a lion? Or out like a lamb? Does bitter cold count as a lamb? 1. Our U8 hockey team played in its first full ice tournament. Let’s just say we learned a lot of life lessons on our way to losing 13-0, 10-0, and 2-1. The final game included an exhilarating penalty shot […]
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January 2014 Media: 3 Lists of 3
Between illness and two rounds of the polar vortex I spent a lot of time indoors during January. I even had to take a sick day (aka personal day) because I was actually sick! With all that time indoors I cranked through a lot of “media.” 3 Books [amazon-product text=”The Widow File” type=”text”]B00C1LUR0O[/amazon-product] – I downloaded this […]