Taking Control

I’m on my second day of interviewing nurses in preparation for leaving the agency. This is something new for me. In the past, the agency always hired my staff and I had little input in the matter other than thumbs-up or thumbs-down. I’ve already found one nurse who seems like an excellent match for my particular situation. I keep waiting for some obstacle to develop, but so far my plans are going smoothly. And I’m really enjoying having a little more control in the whole process.
Pat Robertson would like God to give a little, ahem, nudge to some of the sitting Supreme Court justices to, er, retire. I didn’t know God was also a part-time assassin for hire.
According to this study, Minneapolis is America’s most literate city. On behalf of all Minneapolitans, thanks, but we knew this already. When you have winters that are as brutal, dark, never-ending, and depressing as ours, there isn’t much else to do besides read and write.
When people ask me about my belief system, I never felt that the term “agnostic” or “atheist” was adequate. I felt that it didn’t quite capture my belief in a natural world with no such things as ghosts, miracles, curses, etc. I also don’t usually relish antagonistic conversations with militant Christians about my own beliefs. But this article in the NYT and this one in the Guardian have introduced have me to a new term. I’m a bright. Notice how that’s a different statement than, “I’m bright.” Go here to learn more.