Cold stethoscopes

People. People. (Picture me standing there, shaking my head in utter dismay.) It is FREEZING outside today. It is feels like -6. I was standing inside of Guggenheim waiting for JB to pick me up for lunch, and I watched as people ran and, literally, screamed, as they ran from Mitchell or Harwick to Guggenheim. This is a very short walk outside and a very long walk underground so most people attempt to brave the weather even without coats. People screaming is ridiculous. Especially when they are not being chased! Today's weather is ridiculous.

Something else I thought about. Why is that surgeons wear their stethoscopes in their pocket but "regular" doctors where them around their neck? JB said that wearing it around your neck is a cardinal sin when on a surgery rotation, and he also said it is a major "flaw" on the show Grey's Anatomy. (Which we do NOT watch. This show has absolutely nothing to do with medicine!) Anyone know why this is? (Not why it has nothing to do with medicine but why this stethoscope rule exists.)

Last night I played volleyball for my co-worker Jenny's team. I had a GREAT time. This was not an available activity in Kentucky as volleyball was just coming into its own when I was there, but these leagues are HUGE in Rochester. There is a National Volleyball Center at John Marshall High School with a dozen or so courts.

I had played a little sand co-ed volleyball during the last year, but this wasn't as good for two reasons. One of the reasons is that playing on sand is completely different from playing on a hard surface. It takes some major getting used to. Secondly, playing on a co-ed team means the net is quite a bit higher. This would be okay (but still not good) if I were a setter or defensive specialist (passer), but as someone who's game is best played at the net (hitting and blocking), the higher net and men who can jump a lot higher than me, take away some of the fun. Anyways, last night was a women's league. It was great to be on a "regular sized" net. I have decided that I need to stay involved in this "intramural" volleyball. I really love it. Jenny is going to let me do some more subbing which is great. I don't know if I will be able to find "indoor" leagues on the beach in Destin, but I'll have to try. Or I'll have to get used to playing on sand.

Speaking of co-ed, however, JB and I are going to play in an indoor co-ed tournament in February with our friends Kristen and Brandon. Back to co-ed, but at least it is indoors.

Last night we had a friend come and look at renting our condo, and tomorrow we have another couple coming by as well. We have quite a few people interested and renting and/or buying. We are leaning toward renting our place for a time if we can find someone we know or at least know of to rent it. We will just have to wait and see.

We are also going to be watching Hunter and Cole Ray some this weekend. They are coming over tonight, leaving late tomorrow, and coming back on Sunday morning. Ronnie has to work, and Ebby had to unexpectedly go out of town, chaperoning a church function. Watching them is no big deal as they are older and very able to practically watch themselves. We just have to be there to say "Don't kill your brother." That's about it.

I hope to post some/all of my writing tomorrow. Stay tuned.