The Culprit Sepsis

Sepsis is the leading cause of death in hospitals. It is the body’s response to an infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, amputations, and death. Sepsis affects over 26 million people worldwide each year. The risk of sepsis can be reduced by practicing good hygiene and staying current with vaccinations. While sepsis…Read more »

Dead Man’s Hand

Originally posted on Marrow:
Aces and eights.  A dead man’s hand.  So called because that is what James Butler Hickok held when he was shot from behind in a saloon in Deadwood, South Dakota in August 1876.  One of the greatest gunslingers of the Old West lay dead from a gunshot in the back of…

Smoky Golden Moonrise

Christopher Martin Photography My son and I returned from a weekend hiking and camping with good friends in the Monashee Provincial Park in British Columbia on Monday night.  Wildfires have been a clear and present danger across the province for the whole summer and west of Golden we drove between two separate fires that were…Read more »

Fox

Originally posted on Chaotic Shapes:
I Finished up the drawing on Thursday. There were many different guesses on what this could be. Some were correct, others close. A few were off by a lot. I’m not saying there’s a correct image of this drawing, you create whatever you want. What you see is what you…

Ruins with a Brave Heart

Originally posted on Marrow:
I’d stopped off for a bite of lunch in the Scottish Border town of Melrose.  It was a cloudy, cool day, and as I warmed up over some homemade tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich, the Appalachian sounds of Dolly Parton’s voice drifted through the small tea shop.  I can’t…