Sorry for the recent lack of info coming from this direction. I know that The Gridbook Blog has been quite sparse recently. I don't mean to leave it un-updated for so long.


We have some exciting new news. We have a home in Athens, Ga. Hopefully closing next week. It has enough space that we should be able to welcome many of you into our home!



In the mean time we have been living in New Hope B&B here since our house sold. We are paying the monthly rate which is actually not bad. We also love the folks that run this fine home.

A few weekends ago Joya went on her first backpaking trip. She did great. She and I went with Chris, John and Hannah.





Brian and Scharlie couldn't make it because of the exiting arrival of Samuel Jonathan Carlisle.




Well, that is life right now. One month left in residency....

The Gridbook Blog Turns 1 Year-Old

I just realized that it has been one year since I sat down to create a blog. I named The Gridbook Blog after the old grid-lined notebooks I used for collecting my thoughts when I was in college. It has been fun and terrifying throwing personal thoughts out into the world to be read by friends and strangers alike. Between the essays on The Gridbook Blog and Gridbook Notes (this personal blog with the various news items from my life) I've sent out almost exactly a post a week over the last year, which is pretty good considering my work schedule.

Thanks to everyone who has read, commented, and corrected. These blogs have been a fascinating interaction. I hope next year goes as well. Thanks for reading.

Doctor's Day

So yesterday (still "today" for me because I've been in the hospital all night) was Doctor's Day. Some of the nurses gave us cake. I didn't even know doctors got a day.

The irony that Doctor's Day is right after April Fool's day could lead to all sorts of humor.

Switching to a Mac

So this is the first post I'm doing with my new laptop. I've had a few buggy Microsoft machines in the last few years so I thought I would try something different instead of Vista. Linux still seems like a bit too much work for someone with my rather basic computing needs so I decided to give Apple a try. Several friends who have Macs swear they never display those nasty habits of the cranky computers I'm used to.


So here I sit, up way too late playing with my refurbished macbook. Right now I'm working through a few mild frustrations of platform switching, but no major hang-ups. Time will tell if I've become a victim of clever marketing and fashion, or I've discovered the secret to worry-free computing...

All Things Go (Moving)

Well, we are frantically moving all our belongings into boxes. As of March 22 our favorite place in Kingsport will be someone else's house. This weekend John Drake is coming up to help me load the truck and take everything to Athens. No job yet, but a couple prospects. I'll miss this old house on 310 Union Street. I'm still here in Kingsport for another 3 months finishing up residency while living migrantly.

We got some exciting news yesterday. We had no idea that the Okies are also moving to Athens, Ga. It will be good to see them again.

Anybody need a Family Medicine doctor in Athens?

So finding a Family Medicine job in or around Athens, Georgia is going to be a bit more difficult than I had thought. Being being near a community of friends and family is important so I'm quite certain Athens is where we need to be next year. But it seems that due to having the University of Georgia there they seem to have no shortage of doctors in the area. I suppose I'm spoiled by all the offers I got with excellent practices when we were planning on moving to North Carolina.


So if anyone knows a great Family Physicians group looking for a new partner let me know. I've decided not to fret about a job though. If I don't find the right job I can always moonlight in an ER or hospital job until the right practice shows up.

Reading Blogs

Google is doing all the great stuff for the internet these days! If you like to read blogs (like The Gridbook Blog or Gridbook Notes ...hint, hint, nudge, nudge) or other pages that are updated irregularly you really should look into Google Reader. It can help you avoid checking a site 5 times and finding no updates, or forgetting to check for a few months and finding more than you are able to read.


It sends you the update to the web pages you read in a box like your mailbox. In fact, you can stick it to your Google home page right beside you g-mail inbox. Now it is in Google Labs which means it is officially experimental, but I've been using it for several weeks and really like it. If Google keeps improving the ease of internet stuff my parents might have web sites some day.


Yes, I know I've identified myself as a techie nerd, but hey after this much post-graduate education the nerdliness was sort of getting obvious.