Sherman PRIDE

It's Time to SPLIT!

As the weather is starting to warm up, what is better than going out and getting an ice cream. Currently, around Spartanburg there are many different places to get good ice cream, cheap. So being I am a Chiropractic student and on a budget any good deal deserves to be passes on.

Clearly I did not make it to every ice place in Spartanburg but here are just a few of the ones I did. Currently, Sonic has a special going that any milkshake any size is half off after 8pm. You can not beat that. You can pick any flavor, add things in, and it comes with whip cream and a cherry and it is half off.

The next place is a local favorite, Brusters. Brusters always has specials going on everyday of the week. So I will share with you some of my favorites. Currently, they have 2 for $6 (waffle cone). If you have someone to go and get an ice cream with that may be worth your wild. Also, if you bring your own banana on Thursday’s you get half off a banana split. The banana split is huge and there is enough for two people. So again, if there are two of you this may be a perfect break and treat.

Finally, the last place around Spartanburg is QT. Yes, I know what you are thinking. QT is a gas station, but currently they have vanilla ice cream cones for $0.49. That is right, only 49 cents for a vanilla ice cream cone.

Therefore, being the temperature is starting to warm up, cool yourself down with an ice cream from some of the places around Spartanburg.

Maid of honor: The hardest part of all....

One of the best things in life is to see someone important in your life extremely and truly happy, ready to take a step down a new path. My only sister is getting ready to start a new life with a wonderful man. With all the happiness, planning of the wedding, and getting all the fine details down it slipped my mind all that I have to do in order to make sure her day is as special and perfect as possible. I guess the minute she asked me to be the maid of honor I had to realize that it is now my mission and goal to make sure she has the best day possible. So this is where the problem comes about. I have to come up with and give a speech at the wedding. Two problems come into play. First, I need to be able to come up with a speech that will do justice to not only my sister but my soon to be brother. How do I sum up 20 years of experiences in less than five minutes? Yet, to think that is not my only problem. The second problem is the fact I am a very emotional person. Therefore, how in the world am I supposed to talk about experiences from the past without crying through the entire speech? There are so many things to worry about with so little time. I guess I do have to say that if my only problem with the entire wedding is the speech, I must have done a decent job with everything else and I will make it through it and my sister will experience one of the best days of her life and the start of a new beginning to hopefully many more wonderful memories.  

Bright, Beautiful Morning!

It’s a totally lovely morning outside! Sky looks clear, it is coolish, yet perfect. The household is quiet. :)  I’ve got two dogs sleeping peacefully, and even the two cats are quiet. The little girl sleep over in the next room has not yet burst out asking for breakfast. :)

As for me, I awake slowly and quietly, writing my blog with a cup of coffee. Yesterday I had a great class in Network Spinal Analysis. We did a lot of “hands-on” work and it was very intensive. So much so that I had to take the rest of the day off! Well, it was a 4 hour class! LOL. But that’s ok, it was the end of the week and today as I wake up I’ll plan my day of study. 

Always much to do on my list- but I guess I really don’t know how to live any other way! This week coming up is Lyceum which is always a terrific time. It’s one of those things you want to capture and hold so it doesn’t go by too quickly. Charged full of energy, people, excitement, science, art and philosophy of chiropractic, it’s always memorable!

Friday there will be a special night dedicated to Reggie Gold, D.C., icon of the chiropractic world and an integral figure in Sherman’s history who recently passed away. 

Saturday night is the Dinner-Dance with a theme of the Roaring Twenties! That should certainly be a great time for everyone. As for me, I will be selling “Subluxation” T-Shirts!  Look for me and stop by!  :)

I’m hearing some laughter in the room next door.

Well, with such a lovely morning I believe we’ll begin with walking the dogs around the block (after breakfast) and then I’ll head into…. Cardio Diagnosis? X-ray Analysis? X-ray Set Ups? Clinical Reasoning?  Network Spinal Analysis? What to study first? I guess it doesn’t matter. I’ll just begin somewhere and continue to the ….end!  HAPPY DAY! 

To Go or Not To Go??

In life there is always going to be different views and opinions on just about everything simply because we are all unique and have a mind of our own. One specific question that is always being debated is whether or not a student who is in Chiropractic school should start going to seminars or wait until you are finished to start. So who is right?

Let’s look at it from the side of view that you should wait until you are done with school before going to additional seminars. Would it be more worth wild to wait until you have an understanding of all the fundamental information before going and learning specialized information? Also, why spend money that is not yours and your going to have to pay back? Or, how do you even know what technique is going to fit you best? Therefore, should you wait?

Ok, now lets see the other side of the coin. While you are learning the Chiropractic profession, should you experiment and find exactly what fits you? While the cost of seminars is usually a lot less expensive especially when you are a student? To help make the information you are learning in school a more practical understanding.

So with many different views on whether or not you should wait I personally believe that it is totally up to the specific individual. Everyone needs to do what works for them. Everything is not for everyone and everyone is different therefore do what makes you happy and just make sure you make an educated decision that you can live with. So...what do you think?

 

 

 

 

Is anyone building an ark?

This week has been pretty crazy here at Sherman College. No, I'm not talking about school itself, it's actually been pretty nice this week to have all of my midterms finally finished, I'm talking about the weather. Normally anyone reading a blog would assume that I must be really bored if I'm posting about the weather, but this week it has really been something worth talking about.

Last Wednesday was supposed to be the beginning of playoffs for the mens softball team, but the games got rained out, then rescheduled for Monday, but they got rained out again and are now rescheduled for tonight. Today is the first pretty day we've had in a week, but the forecast calls for more thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.

On my drive back down here from Kentucky on Sunday I pretty much floated here as much as drove and the drive back up on friday may be more of the same. I'm glad the school is built on a hill, because if this keeps up, it might be the only place around here left to dock the ark before all of South Carolina is under water.

Found some fishing in SC!

As a flyfisherman from the rocky mountains, I have found myself somewhat homesick since I have been here, for the cool, clear streams of the west, and the joy of flyfishing for trout. Now I know this post isn't necessarily related to chiropractic, but as a chiropractic student, not everything is either. Sometimes a big part of being a student is being able to get away from being a student for short periods of time. Two weeks ago that is exactly what I managed to do. Previous to starting school here I was a department manager in Sportsman's Warehouse in Lexington KY. When I came down here for school the manager of the Sportsman's Warehouse in Columbia SC told me that he could use a little help occasionally on weekends, if I ever wanted a break from the weekly drive up to KY. Two weeks ago was one of those weekends, and a fellow employee had told me that the Saluda River in Columbia was stocked with trout right below Lake Murray Dam. After I got off on Saturday afternoon I went down to the river for the last few hours of daylight and was pleasantly surprised and was able to scratch a pesky itch. While fishing the riffles and pools below the dam I caught a bout a half dozen of this years stocking of brown trout on caddis dry flies, but then as it got darker and the caddis bite turned off I switched over to a black wooly bugger before leaving and was rewarded with a bent rod and a 20+ inch holdover brown trout, and was able to leave very satisfied with the afternoon. The good news about the whole trip is that the river is only a little over an hour from Spartanburg, close enough that it's not a major trip to get there, and I can go whenever I work, but just far enough that I can't get there afterschool on a week day and expect to really get any fishing in, so it keeps me from using valuable study time on the river.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT'S MAY!! IT'S MAY!!

Here is a little catbird I saw just today in my garden :)  probably making a nest in the little bush it was near :)  the eggs will be a beautiful blue!

The lovely month of May!  I can't help singing the song from Camelot when I think of the first day of May!  The weather is gorgeous!  But, it is beginning to get that warm Southern flavor :)  of HOT!

The NEWS FLASH from this quarter is that everyone I know has passed their Boards whether it be Board I or II !!!!  A very successful end of last quarter and beginning of this quarter!!

However, it's almost old news now as we are into Midterms here at Sherman.  Sigh, life goes on and we must all keep up.  The good news is....Boards are over !  (for now).

Time to study for those Midterms and on through till the end of the quarter.  There's not much time to pause anymore.  A bit of sun perhaps here and there as long as it is well planned and organized around studies and exams.  Yet, I am planning my 3 week summer vacation at the end of this quarter!  WE MUST KEEP FOCUSED on little and big goals!

Midterms!

Well, midterms week is almost over. It's a huge relief to be nearly done with midterms because it has been one stressful week. We've had multiple exams every day this week, but we've gotten through. the tough part though is that neuroanatomy II's midterm isn't until next week. So even though I'm through with everything for this week, I've still got the toughest one yet to come, and I am not looking forward to it. Well, I'm sure I'll get through, and I can't let it ruin a good weekend to come.