Category Archives: personal choices

You need to change your ringtone

If you live in Tennessee you may have been aware of the recent debate over House Bill 1191 by Representative Andy Holt, or you may not. And you may certainly be wondering what this has to do with changing my … Continue reading

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Musings of medical faith

Well, now that I have moved into our new house on the farm, and we are mostly unpacked. And, I have officially changed jobs – instead of being a full time self employed family doc that works in an office … Continue reading

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Pictures from TENNESSE State Capital

Spent

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Pictures from the farm

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A picture worth a thousand words

Today has been a bit different. The change in my day job to full time Emergency Room Doc has let me spend more time on our farm, and today I got to help with taking our pork and beef to … Continue reading

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A different side of me,maybe

I have been blogging less and living more in 2013 and I don’t know if this is good or bad. I go to meetings like the TN Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer and Ranchers young leaders conference like I am at … Continue reading

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Pictures from a day of preparation

Today has been a long day for us. We started at 600 AM getting ready. Them off to the vet for health papers for our Hogs. Then to Murfreesboro for the show. Next came bathing three hogs and clipping them. … Continue reading

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Everything Changes

Well, for those of you that have read my blog, you realize that I have been remarkably silent for the last two months. It’s not that I have run out of things to say. It’s just that with building the … Continue reading

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You might be married to a farmer if

Today was a “shopping for the new house day”. And I never thought I’d say this but I am tired of answer questions about doors, light switches, plug placements, etc. etc. etc. I just naively thought that the house appeared … Continue reading

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A missed opportunity for care??? Faith in Modern day Medicine…

Its been a few days since I had time to sit down a blog. Life somehow seems to be determined to intrude in my social media communications efforts. School has gotten started. (We are already two science projects completed in … Continue reading

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