heron ASN, RN

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  1. Once again - where did I call it acceptable? I'm a nurse and go unarmed for religious reasons - non-violence, for me, is both a survival strategy and a religious obligation. When did diagnosis...
  2. Well clutch my pearls! Such a shock to think that the people they've been actively hunting, hurting and killing for so long would actually fight back! Horrors! Bless your heart ... I gotta...
  3. And isn't it interesting that gender identity only becomes an issue for that user when it's a trans person? Perhaps he would like us to discuss the harm done by forcing a trans person into a Christian...
  4. Meanwhile, what do we do about trans men and boys (FTMs) forced back into ladies' rooms? Or MTFs back into mens' rooms? And where do the intersexed
  5. Me, too ... although the discussion has been fascinating to watch. Kinda like basketball. Meanwhile, as the widow of a butch and the grandparent of 2 non-binary people, and a rape survivor...
  6. Guess the algorithm needs
  7. Kinda makes me wonder just what kind of academic credentials are required to be a "traveling nurse
  8. Or, at the very least, accept that others' constructs are as valid as your
  9. We've known that trump is a bully since day 1 of his 2016 campaign. His recent behavior simply confirms the
  10. heron

    Night shift nurse

  11. The problem is, true free will is profoundly terrifying. It means having to accept and respect choices and beliefs that are different from, and challenge the truth of one's own. One of the things...
  12. Of course it is ... this expansion is the natural progression of the kind of mentality that supports mandatory Christian revival meetings in high school. Back in the day, I used to do speaking...
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    Night shift nurse

    After spending roughly half of my 50 year career on nights, I can say that the sine qua non is sleep. Figure out the sleep schedule that works for you and guard it like Fort Knox. Nurses' lives are...
  14. Fascist
  15. Oh, look! Another Gish
  16. It refers to that subset of gun enthusiasts that confuse second amendment advocacy with testosterone poisoning (check out testosterone side
  17. And they're off! Gish galloping into the sunset
  18. Well ... the MAGAbots have deployed and are desperately trying to minimize concerns over potential violence. Now, why would they want to prioritize
  19. No need to get mad - I have several different sizes tucked away in a dresser drawer. Nice to have options, ya
  20. Let's face it: the ammosexuals in trump's base will take any available opportunity to whip out their big guns and heroically wave them around, secure in the knowledge that trump will leap to their...
  21. Let it be ... natural selection is your
  22. Oh, it probably will. That's what comes from letting stupid people define the debate. It's profoundly to be desired that we'll learn that lesson in time to deal more effectively with the next...