Master of This

If you have ever tried to read an anatomy book, you know the pounding headache that ensues after ten to thirty minutes.  It’s just part of the territory if you try to learn anatomical terms for the anterior or posterior regions of the body.  Similarly, if you want to understand binary number systems and learn how to truly code or become a stellar mathematician, you can expect similar headaches to ensue.  Looking at grids of zeros and ones can be just as puzzling as the anatomy book and it only involves two digits.

Once these skills are mastered, the headaches may cease, but until then a physical therapy software designer should expect some double headaches for a bit.  There would be a great sense of accomplishment in the amount of learning that would occur as a physical therapy software designer.  There are many practical applications to knowing about the human body and computers.  These seem to be two of most popular topics right now.  Fashion models, plastic surgery, fame, superstars, new i technology, and computer videos and blogs take up a predominant amount of time for many people.  Being a physical therapy software designer gives a person inside information that could become very useful, maybe even as a conversation starter.

In most businesses all paperwork is going viral — and by viral I mean virtual. And by virtual I mean online, like electronic. Remember how electronic mail changed mail forever?? Who sends “real mail” or “snail mail” anymore? This, because it is a novelty, like a typewriter is actually making snail mail a little more popular, or rather it is now a hot commodity, instead of the only option. How weird is it how communication has evolved from grunts to pictures to smoke signals to written communication and mail to email?? Now we don’t even have to leave our homes to communicate.

Now there are things called an emr system, where you can access all of your medical records electronically. Some are even web based emr! I think it is a pretty cool invention because now we don’t have to read doctor’s handwriting anymore to try and figure out what is wrong with us! Even the United Nation’s World Health Organization (or WHO if you are in the know) is not for the emr system, which makes me like it even more! But in 2008, only like 30 percent of medical offices were integrating the emr system into their practice. I think it sounds like a brilliant idea!

The kitchens in a catering business are often the most beautiful sights.  They have racks that gleam with the shiny luster of stainless steel that can be just as beautiful as Christmas lights on a snowy evening.  They are often much more organized and have racks from which pots and pans hang from like functional chandeliers.  Then there are the commercial refrigerators.  When you look in the fridges at a catering business, it can take your breath away.  Those are true refrigerators full of scrumptious looking meals that not only taste delicious, but also look stunning.  Something as simple as stir fry with vegetables is not just stuck on a plate, but arranged to have a variety of colors peeking out amongst the rice and sauce mixture.

In many kitchens, you never really know what you will find in the refrigerator.  There could be fuzzy surprises lurking in the corners that can be intimidating and make it difficult to to try anything even remotely near that area.  Other refrigerators may be sparsely filled and look a little forlorn for lack of dietary options.  Yes, the commercial refrigerators in a catering shop are probably the happiest and most fulfilling true refrigerators to look inside.

Has anyone heard of green roofing?

So it seems like there are tons of efforts to go green these days. The latest one I have heard of come in the form of roofing. Solar panel roofing is nothing new, but what about putting your lawn on your roof? I have read some stories of places in the city that are using plants as roofing. They are supposed to absorb moisture, add beauty, and help insulate and keep temperatures more even.

My question is, how effective is this roofing? I mean, if you live in an arid place, you most likely have to water…your roof. I would think that without shade, it would require a lot of water.  Using a lot of water doesn’t sound very green to me.  Maybe we could figure out a way to harness the heat released from asphalt roofing to generate power and be green that way.

Another thing about this roofing: what would it look like if everyone did it? Would we be in the shire with the hobbits? Will these plants start to take root and turn our homes literally into tree houses?

One thing is for sure.  Bilbo would be proud of my green roof.

Which is better: an automatic pool cover or pool fence? To be honest I have not done a ton of research on the topic yet. Yet I have, I think, laid out some pretty pros and cons of each.

Automatic pool cover.

An Automatic pool cover would be awesome to have. They are quick and easy to use. They look sweet and do a pretty good job of keeping crap out of the pool. Who wants to look at green water? The biggest problem: having to wire power to it, and what if someone falls on the cover when it’s closed? Maybe I’m being too critical.

Pool Fence.

A pool fence looks nice around the house. The thing that I am afraid of is that it might present a challenge to kids, like “hmm… since there is a fence there, maybe I should climb it.  I do like the privacy that a fence provides however.

The bottom line is, I want my pool to be as safe as possible. I don’t think that I could ever get over it if there were any accident that could have been avoided had I just put in an automatic pool cover or pool fence.  Which should I do?