Monday, July 12, 2004

I got a B+ in the biology course. I went over to assessment and they need a transcript with the name of the college on it. UMass didn't put their name on it. I also picked up a practice test in math. I think I can remember all that stuff. For radiation therapy, the courses have to be done by spring term but I have to apply to the program by a certain date in February. That gives me another term to get anything else done I might need.

When I was ready to leave the school my bike was not. I had to push the heavy thing up a hill and jump start it. After a few minutes it was normal...until I came to the end of 520 near Avondale Road. There it quit. I had to leave it, walk back to the apartment to get my car and trailer and then haul it home. It started when I needed to get it into the trailer, so I'm hoping it is only a loose battery cable. If it starts tomorrow morning will it get me all the way to the shop?

I finished Ben Sherman's book, Medic!. I used to read these sorts of Vietnam books and I enjoyed this one immensely. The only problem was that it wasn't long enough. It reads fast. It puts you as well as any other book I've read -boots on the ground- within his story. I'm glad I never had my boots on the ground there. I was 5 when my brother went there and then returned and 10 when the U.S. pulled out. If you like this sort of story, go and read it.

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