Jubilee

Some of you may have noticed I have not been posting/participating as much as I used to. While I still love The Optiboard, and what Steve has done to get the movers and shakers in the optical industry to talk, I just haven't had the energy to jump in like I used to.

The past few years have been crazy, and it has been one thing after the next. Between family issues, the health of my parents, and implementing some huge changes at work, my down time comes at odd hours and I find the comfort ...

Its so funny people that a public healthcare policy would be a detriment to the system. Afterall, there will be delays to treatment. More run around with all the intermediaries between my doctor and me.

Yet here it is, I was told yesterday that while my need for surgery wasn't life and death at this time, it was something that needed to be done asap.

So called my doctor's office at 8 am to make a same day appt. Was told the office didn't open up till 9 and unless I was ...

As the Nationwide commercial states "Sometimes life comes at you fast.." and that certainly seems to be the case this past summer. Seems like free time is rare as I try to wrestle with all the "crisis" being thrown my way.

If you ask me what is the most important thing in my life, you will always get the answer of family. While my family maybe wasn't the closest growing up, we have certainly grown closer over the years. My sister is indeed my best "girlfriend" ...

As I mentioned in my previous entry, I am working on my MPH. This term I am taking an ethics course and it really has thrown me for a loop. I actually have a minor in Philosophy, yet when it comes to the medical based ethic issues, I am so torn.

My first writing assignment was to determine the main ethical theory I adhere to. Instead of approaching it the way most did, and leading with I am X, I had to do it through a process of elimination. I was somewhat suprised at the result as ...

As I recently posted on the forums, I have decided to pursue a Masters in Public Health. Many of you have probably guessed that I love community service. Perhaps it was destiny, or there is something in the meaning of names.. I am not sure, however all my life I have found happiness in helping others.

It seems I have been lost for a while. I got into optics completely by chance. I needed a job, got a list of who was hiring from the mall and saw LensCrafters on that list. At the time ...