07 March 2009

In Memoriam

Manny Grewal

04 February 1971 - 24 February 2009

Our heads are hanging low
And our hearts at half mast
Ever since the day
They took you with it when it passed

Ashes to ashes
And dust to dust
We let go
Because we must

And where does it
Take you when it goes?
No one really knows, it's
Anybody's guess

Some folks say
It's where the wind blows, and
Where the sea flows
And the sun sets

But here we go
On with the livin'
And try to match the love we give
With the love that we've been given

Ashes to ashes
And dust to dust
We let go
Because we must

And days pass
And nights continue to fall
Time moves ahead with it
Like nothing at all

But at some turn
We reach the final page
When we die too young, or
Of old age

Ashes to ashes
And dust to dust
We let go
Because we must

(Ashes to Ashes ~ Jill Barber)

07 February 2009

Great Ad



I love it. Makes me laugh every time!

31 January 2009

Not that drunk, eh?

It was a busy night and we ran from call to call to call with nary a minute to eat or visit facilities. Finally the tones slowed and it looked like we might have a minute to breathe when we got called out again... another trip to the cells booking area to assess more of the nights inebriated young souls prior to their entry to the drunk tank.

Our patient was found with his head and shoulders deep in the garbage can provided to him by our local constabulary. He was moaning and puking with great abandon, totally ignoring the questions of the medics when an officer exits the cells and states to her coworkers "now that crack whore has stripped off her pants and her thong and has thrown them out of the cell. She is standing there in just her bra shouting that she is going to kill us with her coochie!"

Suddenly our fine young citizen pulls his head out of the garbage can, vomit dripping from his face, and states "Awesome! Can I see that?!"

27 January 2009

Quote of the week...

Pepper-sprayed young patient, climbing on the snow bank: "Aaagh! You have to help me!! It burns!"

Nurse masquerading as a student Paramedic: "Come down from there and I can put some drops in your eyes...."

PSYP climbs down, spitting...

NMaSP: "Stop spitting on me!"

PSYP: "It`s OK! I use condoms! I don`t have HIV!"

01 January 2009

New Year's Eve

The snow is falling
The lights are low
The night is quiet
And we are at peace
A new year, full of hope
So much promise
Then the bad choices
Made last year arrive
drunk, disorderly, disrespectful
The magic is broken
It's just another night