I just got a phone call from Conor on an iPhone from Denver. I can’t believe they allow long distance calls on their demo phones. Very cool. Still doesn’t top the news of Conor’s announcement of his career change to design. I think any serious designer has to own an iPhone not just to be taken seriously but for er, educational purposes.
Monthly Archives: June 2007
A New Chapter
I’m excited to begin a new chapter in my dental career. This month I start practicing with Dr. Bryan Murray at his surgical center in Lethbridge, Alberta. What is thrilling to me about this new opportunity is the chance to work with a new dental team and move even closer to achieving my goals for patient treatment and dental philosophy. The areas of dentistry that I am most passionate about are those that really change the quality of peoples lives.
For me these areas are reconstructive dentistry and TMJ, dental sleep medicine, and cosmetic dentistry. My interest in these areas are due to the experiences I have had with patients and family. It has been nothing short of amazing to be able to take someone who has chronic headaches to no headaches, to treat a life threatening condition like sleep apnea and change these patients daily lives permanently. I have also found cosmetic dentistry to be rewarding as we give someone an amazing smile, with little or lots of dentistry, and they are often tearful. They smile as if for the first time. It is incredibly satisfying to make a difference that is so palpable.
I also find all of these areas require detail, focus and a multi-disciplinary approach that challenge me to grow, learn and apply.
I’m positive I will look back at this decision as a landmark. I can’t wait to dig in and make it happen.
What I want more then the iPhone
Four more days till the iphone hits the United States and mass euphoria sweeps the nation. I confess openly that I want one. Badly. So badly that I have even considered having my brother, Conor, buy one for me without the ability to use the phone portion of the triple threat device—at least until Apple and Rogers work out a deal. If you don’t have to buy a plan to use the device I just might.
But I want something even more badly than the iPhone.
I want to know what life-altering course Conor (my brother) is going to be pursuing. So I’ll start with this simple request, even plea, to be brought into the inner sanctum of family support. If this doesn’t work, however, I am prepared to resort to other ‘methods’.
Father’s Day 2007
Being a Dad is one of the choice roles in my life. When I think of the learning, the feelings, the love, the happiness, the growing, the nurturing, the fulfillment, pride and satisfaction that come from this mantle I am in awe. The film Together Forever (1988) helped me understand as a teenager why this is so. One of the characters comes to the realization that if God gets his happiness from His role as our Father then that is precisely where our happiness should come from. That truth has always stuck with me. Now as a father of four, I feel that truth reinforced daily. I also feel such a bond with my own father that adds to my life evidence of this principle.
My own father’s day was filled with a scrumptious breakfast and gifts. Though what I will continually cherish are the feelings as my boys and wife entered the room singing in their sweet voices, the love in their faces, their excitement and eagerness in presenting their selected gift and their loving sentiments, written or otherwise. I felt so honoured and loved. A homemade clay frame, socks, candy and a tv season on dvd rounded out the occasion.
Thank you my boys and my loving wife for all of the days that make Father’s Day a true celebration.
I want to Run
I’ve been writing down and visualizing and making goals. Some of them are big outrageous reachable goals. One of my goals is to run in a half marathon and then a marathon and then the Boston Marathon. I’m not much for running on Sunday which is the day in the marathon world.
So I was pleasantly surprised when I found this local marathon, Powderface 42 write in my backyard. But it’s a doozy. And it’s soon. And there are bears. Being that I haven’t run more then 3-5 km in the last 5 years I’m questioning whether I could train in time not to kill myself.
I think I need to go for a run (or drive) and see just how far 21 km really is.
