Chester
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Ellie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc
On Saturday I visited the town of Chester. It's a very charming town with (like many charming English towns) a long interesting history dating decidedly back to Roman times. ...
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Bulk food Awesomeness
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Ellie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc
When I first moved to New Hampshire, I wanted to find some familiarity. Stores, the landscape, the climate, many things were different than what I was used to. But, when I v ...
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By the Sea
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Ellie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc
Before I got there I knew a few things about Blackpool. It had a beach, they lit lights in the fall, and James May had never been there because he ran out of gas. I know a b ...
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Remember, remember
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Ellie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc
Thank goodness, in 1605, some Catholic extremists decided to blow up parliament. Thank goodness one of them lost his nerve and caused them to fail. If that hadn't happened, ...
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I miss EMS
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Ellie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc
We were called out a 4am for a sick person. When we got there we went to the door and rang the doorbell. An inquisitive “Who is it?” came from inside. Were you ...
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31st October
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Ellie
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I'm bringing the picture of the day project for October to a close with a visit to the lovely Coombe Country Park. It's about 5 miles outside of town and completely worth the ...
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29th October
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Ellie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc
Because I don't have a job, without shame I went to the local ASDA (the UK wal-mart). Here I got shampoo for 0.12 pence, and many other good buys. I was again fascinated by U ...
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27th October
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Ellie
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I know, I owe you a picture of the day for yesterday. But as for today...At 1030 last night, I had literally just stepped out of the shower when the fire alarm went off. Unde ...
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24th October
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Ellie
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Today I had some trouble deciding on the picture of the day. From ten in the morning, it was quite clear. But I didn't think that my afternoon would be as fun and nice as it ...
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One Month In
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Ellie
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I have certainly had an adventurous, educational, and unexpected first month in Coventry. I would not admit all of my fears about moving a month ago, but there were plenty. ...
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Mobile
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Ellie1 Comment
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A brilliant compilation of the "giant phone" prank. Yes I have the same ringtone! No, it is not as obnoxious. Trigger Happy TV - Giant Phone Compilation
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Trauma (reprise)
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Ellie
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I’ve finally caught up on the last few episodes of “Trauma.” I am left wondering if it was be meant to be humorous or depressing for current EMS providers. ...
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21st October
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Ellie
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I spent most of the day working on my paper. Then I went to a halls representative training, which basically spent an hour and a half telling me that if I have a specific pro ...
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20th October
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Ellie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc
Not kicking a ball or the former currency of Ireland. The Punt. Flat bottomed boat propelled by pushing a long pole against the riverbed. Formerly used to traverse shallow ...
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