Long ago and far away(well, not that far)

Tomorrow is June 24, 2010. It will mark the first day I reported for my internship at LA County-USC Medical Center. It was a mere 37 years ago. I showed up for my first assignment or rotation on vascular surgery. I must admit, I was a little nervous. I would have to trust my education and experiences in medical school. I was doing a straight surgical internship so all my rotations would be in general surgery or a surgery subspecialty. The experiences I would have and the knowledge I would get during that one year would be more than the entire four years of medical school. Just thinking back.

La Jolla

Wedding bells were ringing in La Jolla last weekend. Tom Meuleman's daughter Lindsey was married to Joe Murray at the La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla. Diane and I went down on Friday and on Saturday, Jamie rode down with Riley and Natalie. They were not there for the wedding; just to visit us since we were so close to their stomping grounds. We ate Mexican food at Alfonso's. Diane made me order in Spanish. The next day we took a tour of the aircraft carrier, Midway. We all had a go at the flight simulator. Riley and Natalie bagged 14 bogies. It was a beautiful day(aren't they all in San Diego) and the tour was fascinating. This was Diane's third time and my second. We bid farewell to the kids and then went to the wedding. The ceremony was perfect, i.e., short. We had a beautiful sunset to view over the Pacific. The next day Diane and I drove to Point Loma before we headed to the airport for the flight home.