i had two good legs coming to co. (it's really pretty here. i can tell the air is thinner b/c my heart's going more quickly)
on the first flight, not overly full, and comfortable, and eating the best tasting salad from mcdonald's, then later they called for a nurse or dr. there were too many drs in my way to check the man, even though i had rushed to his rescue. i think i over heard "seizure," he was on the floor with oxygen on. paramedics were waiting to get on the plane when we got to the... read more

i started having dreams set in the playa again.
last night wasn't on the playa, but about the playa. In one part chico was my history professor and i was failing my class. in another part i had picked up my parents 30 story building and placed it on top of my house. it made a little mess, and was scary, and a little iffy and dangerous, but did not fuck up. it was part of getting a project approved for the playa, and a test by Chico unrelated to the history class.
chico is part founder of t... read more

i see a lot of schizophrenics and other types of psych patients. For the most part, these patients are the smartest, best educated. they are also sweet and vulnerable like little kids. they are a pleasure to work with. when they are unstable, they are still cute, but not as much smart.
one of the things that impresses me is how confident they seem, very self assured about their diagnoses.
i am comparing them to my generally uneducated group of pts, that often have no teeth and someone in th... read more

I don't know if the tribe "texas burner gift, trade, buy and sell" gets much traffic so I'm reposting a link to the stuff I'm trying to get rid of:

tribes.tribe.net/texasburn...192221c3fe

Eric Weiner said Asheville, N.C. is the happiest place in America:
"You have a really strong sense of community [in Asheville, N.C.] And if I've learned anything from researching the book, ["The Geography of Bliss,"] it's that other people matter. There's no such thing as personal happiness, your happiness is part and parcel of those around you."

Community — that's the key. Community is why happiness can be found along with the high taxes in Denmark, the harsh rules in Singapore and the c... read more