The state of New York recently instituted a policy that physical therapists need to earn continuing education hours in order to renew their licenses. Up until this point, I was just able to pay a few hundred dollars every few years and I’d get to keep my license. This worked out well since I wasn’t…
Month: November 2009
On location
Not only is there no one job I want for the rest of my life, but I’m starting to wonder if there exists any one place I want to live for the rest of my life. Places I’ve lived: Scranton, PA; Hyde Park, NY; Asheville, NC; Portland, OR; Boston,MA; Domdidier, Switzerland; Bethesda, MD Is it…
The Internships
As part of my physical therapy program, I had to do four internships. As I looked through the list of potential sites, it occurred to me that I could use this as an opportunity to see another part of the country. This is something us renaissance souls do quite a bit – we use what…
The Exception to the Rule
T-shirts with “Top 10” lists on the back of them were very popular at my university. Along the lines of “The Top 10 reasons drinking is better than studying,” for example. The physical therapy majors decided to make our own shirts. Ours was titled “You might be a PT major if….” It was an inside…
The College Years
I get asked a lot how it is that I came to live the lifestyle that I do. The one by which I’ve decided there is no one full-time job that will interest me and so I choose not to have one. So I’m going to start a series of posts on how this all…
To-Chew Lists
For an interesting take on how to collect all your thoughts and curiosities, check out Ken Robert’s To-Chew Lists: http://www.mildlycreative.com/2009/11/collect-your-thoughts-create-a-to-chew-list/