<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest entries from bloodletting.blog-city.com</title><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/</link><description></description><copyright>Copyright 2010 bloodletting.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:21:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Latest entries from bloodletting.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>01/21/2010... my daughter&apos;s birthday</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/01212010_my_daughters_birthday.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/01212010_my_daughters_birthday.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:49:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=01212010%5Fmy%5Fdaughters%5Fbirthday</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So, just in time to overwhelm news of the boards, the next day, my wife went in to see her OB and our daughter had a few late decels, which are signs of fetal distress. Domestic-6 also started having contractions. So, weighing her gestational age ver]]></description></item><item><title>Passed my written boards!!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/passed_my_written_boards.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/passed_my_written_boards.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:29:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=passed%5Fmy%5Fwritten%5Fboards</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Just got the big white envelope today.I passed, and passed with a healthy margin.&nbsp;I was really worried about this exam, given the fact that I am not a good test taker.So, for a reward I will be taking my wife and 36+ weeks pregnant wife out for]]></description></item><item><title>It never seems to stop.</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/it_never_seems_to_stop.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/it_never_seems_to_stop.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=it%5Fnever%5Fseems%5Fto%5Fstop</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This job is starting to wear thin. I am up to my ears in paperwork and still not getting to do what I signed up for. I cannot get into details, but I took a lower paying job in order that I might be able to both screw Obama out of my tax dollars, *an]]></description></item><item><title>Compliance training.</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/compliance_training.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/compliance_training.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=compliance%5Ftraining</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I hate the peripheral administrative tasks I have to do with my job. I really do. Not much going on with me right now. Had a scare with the missus over the weekend, but she and baby are still chugging along.I am spending my time getting ready for the]]></description></item><item><title>In support of...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/in_support_of.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/in_support_of.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:14:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=in%5Fsupport%5Fof</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[... Changing the standard military round to the 6.5 Grendel, I present to you exhibit A .Holy smokes, that is an awesome cartridge. By the time it gets downrange, it also has more kinetic energy than a .308 would at the same range. Respectfully Submi]]></description></item><item><title>The President&apos;s speech on Afghanistan.</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/the_presidents_speech_on_afghanistan_1.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/the_presidents_speech_on_afghanistan_1.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:29:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fpresidents%5Fspeech%5Fon%5Fafghanistan%5F1</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So, to sum up, it appears that there will be 30K troops deployed soon and staying until 2011. This will be done so that he can draw them down before elections. Besides the obvious injection of politics into military strategy (which can *only* have&nb]]></description></item><item><title>The President&apos;s speech on Afghanistan.</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/the_presidents_speech_on_afghanistan.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/the_presidents_speech_on_afghanistan.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:29:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fpresidents%5Fspeech%5Fon%5Fafghanistan</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So, to sum up, it appears that there will be 30K troops deployed soon and staying until 2011. This will be done so that he can draw them down before elections. Besides the obvious injection of politics into military strategy (which can *only* have&nb]]></description></item><item><title>Ft. Hood.... again.</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/ft_hood_again.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/ft_hood_again.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:50:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=ft%5Fhood%5Fagain</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Having had some time to calm down and focus on other things, I went back to revisit my thoughts immediately after the Ft. Hood shooting. Mr. William B O&#39;blivion worte some lengthy, and accurate comments pointing out where I had flawed logic. To s]]></description></item><item><title>BOARDS!!!!!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/boards.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/boards.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:37:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=boards</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So, the reason I am quiet right now is that I am eyeball deep in studying for my boards. I am a horrible test taker, so I need to do everything I can, and maybe...*maybe* I&#39;ll pass. No bloggin&#39;R/S,-doc]]></description></item><item><title>Well, that&apos;s brilliant</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/well_thats_brilliant.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/well_thats_brilliant.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:34:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=well%5Fthats%5Fbrilliant</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It turns out that Napolitano is trying to &quot;deflect a wave of anti-muslim backlash&quot;  following the Ft. Hood shootings.Well, maybe she should have tried addressing the muslim threat instead of sending out memos about the threat of returning v]]></description></item><item><title>Regarding Ft. Hood</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/regarding_ft_hood.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/regarding_ft_hood.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:58:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=regarding%5Fft%5Fhood</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I had actually started this as a comment at Grim&#39;s Hall, but I should put this up on my own site.Seething rage does not illustrate my feelings right now.I want to go after his family. Now that I know that he is alive, I want him to receive weekly]]></description></item><item><title>A new experience</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/a_new_experience.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/a_new_experience.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:51:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=a%5Fnew%5Fexperience</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So, this Halloween was a lot different from the ones that D-6 and I went through in previous years. We had, over many years gotten into the habit of only buying a nominal amount of candy for Halloween, and then having no trick-or-treaters. We lived i]]></description></item><item><title>Long week</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/long_week.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/long_week.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:53:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=long%5Fweek</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yes, I have been quiet as of late. I have been doing another tac med course. This one took more hours each day, and had more PT going on. I am getting to the point that I think that the best program would be one which had a certain amount of classroo]]></description></item><item><title>Ending a shift with a bang.</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/ending_a_shift_with_a_bang.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/ending_a_shift_with_a_bang.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:12:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=ending%5Fa%5Fshift%5Fwith%5Fa%5Fbang</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So, last night&#39;s shift was pretty benign. Workups and dispositions on patients were pretty straightforward. No real diagnostic dillemmas. Just kind of moving meat, and actually having a lot of fun doing it. These off-service interns scare me ever]]></description></item><item><title>Home sweet home!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/home_sweet_home.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/home_sweet_home.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:28:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=home%5Fsweet%5Fhome</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So, the big news is that I closed on our house the other day!I am so happy about it. I got a great deal on a great house. Couldn&#39;t be more pleased. I also just changed all of the locks, and now onto the other security upgrades.Domestic-6 and I ha]]></description></item><item><title>Adrift in an ocean of mediocrity</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/adrift_in_an_ocean_of_mediocrity.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/adrift_in_an_ocean_of_mediocrity.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:22:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=adrift%5Fin%5Fan%5Focean%5Fof%5Fmediocrity</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So, one of the things that I enjoy doing is martial arts. I think that it is a great way for me to get in shape, and it also works well with my self-image, identity, all of that. I don&#39;t like it for it&#39;s beauty, or for &quot;the competition.&]]></description></item><item><title>Guns and money...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/guns_and_money.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/guns_and_money.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:48:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=guns%5Fand%5Fmoney</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No, I did not take my recently earned paycheck and go shootie shopping. No, I deposited it. I did, however, decide that a month was too long without sending some lead downrange, so I went to the range near work, and shot off a box of .45. Just mainta]]></description></item><item><title>PAYDAY!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/payday.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/payday.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:01:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=payday</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today in the mail there arrived the usual odds and ends. However, in one very thin and innocuous looking envelope was something special. My first paycheck.I have been through a lot to get to this point. If you want an idea, read through this blog, al]]></description></item><item><title>&quot;Into the wild&quot; review</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/into_the_wild_review.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/into_the_wild_review.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:29:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=into%5Fthe%5Fwild%5Freview</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So, sunday night I took a break and watched into the wild .I think that this man&#39;s story is exactly what happens when a dirty hippie thinks that the world is all lightness and ice cream shitting unicorns prancing on rainbows. Seriously; this kid,]]></description></item><item><title>Either he lost a bet, or he is the next Chesty Puller</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/either_he_lost_a_bet_or_he_is_the_next_chesty_puller.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/either_he_lost_a_bet_or_he_is_the_next_chesty_puller.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:25:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=either%5Fhe%5Flost%5Fa%5Fbet%5For%5Fhe%5Fis%5Fthe%5Fnext%5Fchesty%5Fpuller</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I was shocked and delighted to discover that Matt Burden is running for office . The first thing I thought was &quot;He&#39;s crazy.&quot; The next thing I thought was &quot;He must have lost a bet.&quot; Something like &quot;first one to pass out ha]]></description></item><item><title>We could trade it for a dog...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/we_could_trade_it_for_a_dog.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/we_could_trade_it_for_a_dog.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:01:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=we%5Fcould%5Ftrade%5Fit%5Ffor%5Fa%5Fdog</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So, while my wife was expressing her concerns about taking care of a child, I responded with &quot;well, we could trade her for a dog......&quot;Which, under any other circumstances would be grounds for a week on the couch, but having been said in je]]></description></item><item><title>Damn, but I am busy</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/damn_but_i_am_busy.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/damn_but_i_am_busy.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:06:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=damn%5Fbut%5Fi%5Fam%5Fbusy</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So, the reason I am not blogging much is because I am working everyday, and juggling a new house, a baby on the way, and a new job. I might be able to post something useful in ......May.Respectfully submitted,-doc Russia]]></description></item><item><title>We have a deal..</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/we_have_a_deal.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/we_have_a_deal.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:14:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=we%5Fhave%5Fa%5Fdeal</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So, we have yet to close, but we have an agreement in principle.I am totally stoked! I really like the house that we were looking at. It was a good house in a good neighborhood, and for a good price.&nbsp;Oddly, the first thing that occurred to me wa]]></description></item><item><title>News that&apos;s fit to print</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/news_thats_fit_to_print.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/news_thats_fit_to_print.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:10:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=news%5Fthats%5Ffit%5Fto%5Fprint</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So, a couple of items.One, We have found out that it&#39;s gonna be a girl. I am terriifed beyond words at this news. I was hoping for a boy because I know how to handle boys. Girls... well, it&#39;s like handing an eggbeater to a walrus; no idea wha]]></description></item><item><title>New job, old city</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/new_job_old_city.htm</guid><link>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/new_job_old_city.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:02:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://bloodletting.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=new%5Fjob%5Fold%5Fcity</comments><dc:creator>doc Russia</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Well, I am starting my new job in North Texas, and am really excited about it. Lots of growing pains and stuff. Posts will be haphazard while I get my legs under me.R/S-doc]]></description></item></channel></rss>