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University Book Report – Pharmacy Half-LifeAh, university... My world of over a quarter-century ago. Back when adulting ...
06/04/2026

University Book Report – Pharmacy Half-Life

Ah, university... My world of over a quarter-century ago. Back when adulting was new. The uncertainty and angst of a promising career delicately balanced with muted excitement for seemingly limitless opportunities! The late nights (for study of course 😉 and emerging social connections that have persisted to this day. Memories of notable professors and student personalities could fill up pages like a yearbook time capsule....

Ah, university… My world of over a quarter-century ago. Back when adulting was new. The uncertainty and angst of a promising career delicately balanced with muted excitement for seemingly lim…

W.W.G.D.I had been working on a draft for my next post. It was meant to be a lighter look at some of the subject matter ...
01/16/2026

W.W.G.D.

I had been working on a draft for my next post. It was meant to be a lighter look at some of the subject matter at the recent provincial pharmacy conference in Nova Scotia. The conference took place at the end of September so I have really been dragging my heels this fall. The presenters were excellent and engaging, using the latest apps to poll the crowd and promote on social media....

I had been working on a draft for my next post. It was meant to be a lighter look at some of the subject matter at the recent provincial pharmacy conference in Nova Scotia. The conference took plac…

It was a hot sunny Thursday in July and I'm finally starting to feel a bit better. The previous two weeks were a collect...
09/01/2025

It was a hot sunny Thursday in July and I'm finally starting to feel a bit better. The previous two weeks were a collection of progressive symptoms from dry cough, then wet cough, then sinus block, then pain in the diaphragm, culminating in a wheezy mess with some shortness of breath mixed in. I'll save the vibrant descriptions of the sights and sounds emanating from my lungs, but let's just say that both my condition and demeanor were quite phlegmatic....

It was a hot sunny Thursday in July and I’m finally starting to feel a bit better. The previous two weeks were a collection of progressive symptoms from dry cough, then wet cough, then sinus …

Regular readers of this blog have noticed a pronounced swing towards travel and personal interest pieces. The 10-part Od...
07/11/2025

Regular readers of this blog have noticed a pronounced swing towards travel and personal interest pieces. The 10-part Odyssey was borne out of a desire to relive my recent trip to the US last August whilst learning and sharing various anecdotes along the way. This was never intended to be a permanent shift. This is not a travel blog, but rather a pharmacist who happens to be writing about travel....

Regular readers of this blog have noticed a pronounced swing towards travel and personal interest pieces. The 10-part Odyssey was borne out of a desire to relive my recent trip to the US last Augus…

Waking up spry, we could almost smell the faint scent of maple syrup and beaver tails. Today, we journey to the great wh...
04/14/2025

Waking up spry, we could almost smell the faint scent of maple syrup and beaver tails. Today, we journey to the great white north! Follow I-91 north for about an hour and twenty minutes to the hallowed border crossing near Derby Line (US) and Rock Island (Can). A brief comment about border crossings; we tend to get nervous heading into the US....

Waking up spry, we could almost smell the faint scent of maple syrup and beaver tails. Today, we journey to the great white north! Follow I-91 north for about an hour and twenty minutes to the hall…

I couldn't come up with anything clever or cute for the title this round, though White River Junction sounds like the pr...
03/10/2025

I couldn't come up with anything clever or cute for the title this round, though White River Junction sounds like the proper setting for a western, replete with saloon, general store, and train bandits. Alas, this village on the Vermont-New Hampshire border does not hold the excitement of a duel at high noon, but we'll get to that in due course....

I couldn’t come up with anything clever or cute for the title this round, though White River Junction sounds like the proper setting for a western, replete with saloon, general store, and tra…

We woke up the morning of Aug 18 to some down-home Holiday Inn, egg-in-a-carton, conveyor-belt-toaster, do-it-yourself-w...
01/29/2025

We woke up the morning of Aug 18 to some down-home Holiday Inn, egg-in-a-carton, conveyor-belt-toaster, do-it-yourself-waffle, gourmet breakfast spread. Ready to hit the road once again, we jumped back on the I-90 for a three hour eastward stretch. We had been fortunate with the driving weather; other than encountering torrential rains along the Lake Erie stretch, the roads were dry and visibility was excellent....

We woke up the morning of Aug 18 to some down-home Holiday Inn, egg-in-a-carton, conveyor-belt-toaster, do-it-yourself-waffle, gourmet breakfast spread. Ready to hit the road once again, we jumped …

Turning for home with a sense of accomplishment, there was plenty of adventuring left to be had on the second half of ou...
12/31/2024

Turning for home with a sense of accomplishment, there was plenty of adventuring left to be had on the second half of our journey. Before we do, a bit of a sidebar related to my chosen health profession. As you remember from Part 6, we enjoyed some brews at Helltown, and Friday evening we had eaten dinner at Applebee's in Mt....

Turning for home with a sense of accomplishment, there was plenty of adventuring left to be had on the second half of our journey. Before we do, a bit of a sidebar related to my chosen health profe…

We've all been there. You travel to a fascinating place that invigorates the senses, re-affirms your belief of magic in ...
11/19/2024

We've all been there. You travel to a fascinating place that invigorates the senses, re-affirms your belief of magic in the world, and leaves you gobsmacked. Excited to tell all your friends and family of the experience, you bring up the pictures and recount the stories, but there is something missing...the words and 2-D imaging never seem to serve justice to the sheer depth and breadth of such an adventure....

We’ve all been there. You travel to a fascinating place that invigorates the senses, re-affirms your belief of magic in the world, and leaves you gobsmacked. Excited to tell all your friends …

So we have finally reached our final destination before working our way back home. Now that we have expended half the fu...
10/22/2024

So we have finally reached our final destination before working our way back home. Now that we have expended half the fun by getting here, we decided to pause for a couple of nights to take it all in. Tomorrow we have an early appointment at Fallingwater so we wanted to be well-rested and relatively close. This plan allowed us to take our time doing 'touristy' things and not worry about road construction or highway traffic jams....

So we have finally reached our final destination before working our way back home. Now that we have expended half the fun by getting here, we decided to pause for a couple of nights to take it all …

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