Meet Darwin.

We had him for all of three days and already I miss him more than I should. It turns out that Mica (and probably Braeden) is allergic to dogs, so back he went (which is another story, it was much harder than I think it should have been, but I’ll leave it at that.) I have never met a better puppy. He was friendly, calm, loving, snuggly, smart and lovable (just look at his face!) He was perfect for us in every way but one. I really, really want him back.

It’s funny how attached I became in those three days, almost unfair. I hope that, whatever happens, he goes to a good home where he can be loved half as much as he was here for three days. Bye Darwin! I’ll miss you fiercely.

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So, while I’ve done quite a bit of tinkering with the site, and paid for another six months of service, there has been little updating of the content. At least, in my not terribly humble opinion, the site looks good and check out the new Continue Reading bit:;-) So, while I’m sure I can find tons of stuff to write about (such as hookworms… I’ll get to that later) I let this languish in internet hell. Google has somehow spidered the site, though you’ll only find it by searching for fryingrhino… In the interests of actually updating with information, let me update my current school status: My Grades so far:

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I never seem to be at a loss for words or for opinions on controversial issues. Yet here I am, unable to write anything coherent. (What you can’t see about the last sentence is that I had to pause for 30 seconds before I could come up with the word coherent.) I think that I have a hard time writing something I think is incomplete. So, I know what to write about, but I don’t have the volumes of research, links and quotes to back it up. Interesting dilemma, can’t write because I don’t feel like I can back it up sufficiently. So I change layout and fun stuff like that. At least I got a Darwin Fish out of it. Feel free to leave me a note on the tagboard, or lots of notes, so I feel like someone actually sees what’s here.

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Welcome ellipses… I added them to the title for no other reason than to show that things here are ongoing. If I keep up with blogging, this could be a record covering years. I’m on step one of a lot of steps. I’m going to go with a reoccuring theme, but it scares me. I’m doing this blog for myself, so I can get my insecurities out in the open and hopefully talk myself through the things I know I’m going to struggle with.

I’m told it’s hard to become a doctor. I know it’s hard. I feel like people are laughing at me, secretly. I would. I’d laugh at me. I tell people, they smile, nod. Like I say to myself: "We’ll see." My decision was so sudden. Sudden to those around me, at least, though in reality it’s been brewing for quite awhile. That’s how I am. Sudden, impulsive, insecure, arrogant and ambitious. It’s a dangerous combination, all of that and my inability to complete things. I start, almost finish, then drop it. It scares my wife, and I can’t blame her. She’s seen the way I am, the mania, getting all fired up, then deciding it’s not worth it. Why aim for the sky when just a few steps up is so much easier.

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