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GODDESS ITS OVER!

MY TENURE HERE AS AN ARCTICNURSE IS OVER.

I SURVIVED.

BARELY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, REX.

One Year As A Nurse

DATELINE: February 18, 2005

And how has it been?
Mere words fail to describe the insanity involved with this assignation.
"Whore" comes to mind. "Whipping boy"

Overheard: "I am doing it for the money".
At last, an honest response.

So goes the battle. Our next task, to grow in effectiveness and understanding, shall be in the metropolis known as Anchorage. A safe, office job with a view of mountains! Greengrocers and yes, paved streets to drive upon.

How long shall my sanity last there?
That is a question based upon the presumption that I had any to begin with!

Polar Bear in the ER!

...and then we had to chase him out by having one of the security guards act as a decoy with pieces of dired caribou meat secured to a crutch and waggle it in front of the bear to distract him...all that blood from the trauma victims really got that bear's nose to twitching... and that bear really, really wanted to stay...
...then ol' Cletus got his bear gun out and we jerryrigged a blowdart armed it with 100 mg of morphine, aimed it at that ol bear(they're nearsighted you know) and BOOM! right there in the foyer!
Got 'em right in the side of the neck.
Well, that bear he got so pissed he reared up ( man they are BIG!) spinning round and clawing at his neck, slamming things to the ground. I 'bout thought Cletus was a goner, but he scrambled out the way just in time...
Pretty soon that bear gets slower snd slower...next thing I know, he's passed out right there in the ER hallway...Sleepin it off!

NEXT: HOW TO MOVE 1200 POUNDS OF BEAR

So you think I'm Overreacting?

Two days after the Steelers beat the Seahawks 21-10 in the NFL title game, the NFL said Tuesday that no mistakes were made by the game officials, although Seattle coach Mike Holmgren might disagree.

"The game was properly officiated, including, as in most NFL games, some tight plays that produced disagreement about the calls made by the officials," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in a statement.

The officiating, though, has been a the major topic of discussion since Sunday night. Right after the game, Holmgren suggested that the first-quarter offensive interference call on the Seahawks' Darrell Jackson, negating what would have been the game's first touchdown, probably should have been "a no call."

Holmgren, a former chairman of the NFL's rule-making competition committee, fueled the debate Monday during a rally for the Seahawks at Qwest Field when he said, "We knew it was going to be tough going up against the Pittsburgh Steelers. I didn't know we were going to have to play the guys in the striped shirts as well."

The questionable calls:

Replays on the offensive interference call showed that Jackson's arms made contact with Pittsburgh's Chris Hope and that they separated afterward. Under the rules, pass interference took place but sometimes the call isn't made.

The first TD of the game scored on a third-down rollout by Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger late in the first half. Roethlisberger appeared to come down short of the goal line, but it was unclear on replay whether he had gotten the ball to the line before going down. Referee Bill Leavy upheld the call because there was not enough incontrovertible evidence to overturn it.

Holding call on Sean Locklear in the fourth: Locklear's penalty erased an 18-yard completion from Matt Hasselbeck to Jerramy Stevens to the Pittsburgh 1 that would have put the Seahawks in position to go ahead 17-14 with around 12 minutes left. It was a close call that was difficult to see on replay.

One call that clearly appeared erroneous came after that penalty, when Hasselbeck threw an interception to Pittsburgh's Ike Taylor, then made the tackle but was called for a block below the waist, giving the Steelers an extra 15 yards. They scored soon afterward on a pass from Antwaan Randle El to Hines Ward. Replays showed Hasselbeck never made contact with the player he was supposed to have hit illegally, instead going straight to Taylor to make the tackle.
The Super Bowl crew headed by Leavy was comprised of officials who graded out best at each position during the regular season.

Hah...I will eat my NFL Conference Champs Hat if that last statement is true!

12th Man Loves the Seahawks

You guys played with your hearts and minds and bodies and souls!

Lots of bad ref calls, but that is nothing new for Seattle.
You were gentlemen giants, and nobody ANYWHERE, will ever ask
Who are the Seahawks again
You Put us on the map, Matt, Shaun, D-Jack, Lofa, Winstrom, Joe J
BobbyE., Boulware, our beloved "D" , Coach Holmgren and all the rest of the players.

We are mighty proud of you, all!!!

GO Seahawks!
Super Bowl XLI, here we come!!!!!!!

FEEL THE HAWK'S CRUSH

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