Comfortable with the Squishy Part II: Look, Look with Your Special Eyes

I’ve read a lot about eyes, seeing, and looking lately. Eye doctors are concerned about a fashion trend among young … More

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Comfortable with the Squishy: Part I

I need to make an appointment for an eye exam. I suspect I need a new prescription. So of course, … More

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I Wish I’d Said It

Repose is the nurse of nature (engraved on the garden bench I ate my lunch on yesterday).

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About Roadblocks and the Path of Least Resistance

The other morning, wearing shorts and running shoes, I sat on a tree stump in the shade waiting for a freight … More

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Napoleon’s Very Bad Day

Does everyone see the humor in an emergency cart named Waterloo?

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Learning Curves, Leadership and Empathy

I finally did it.  Readers who are artists and graphic designers prepare for a collective groan at my old, ass … More

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JParadisi RN’s Blog Listed in Top 50 Nursing Specialty Blogs

JParadisi RN’s Blog made it on another list. When Health Freezes Over created a list of 50 nursing specialty blogs … More

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Beautiful Hand Grenades

   I love this essay  by Donald G. McNeil posted online June 14, 2010 in the New York Times. McNeil writes about … More

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Meandering Through Powell’s Bookstore and in My Head About Art and Nursing

My husband and I recently entertained guests from out-of-town. One of the fun things we did was visit Powell’s City of … More

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If Lousia May Alcott Were a Nurse: Oh Wait, She Was.

     Nurses’ Week is over, but we left out one of my favorite nurses. She did not advance nursing science. Instead, she … More

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