just so you can be jealous ted... training consisted of about 12 hours (non-consecutive over two days) of power point presentations on such topics as "Patient Access Overview", "Denial Management", and my personal favorite, "Charge Master Basics and the Importance of Charge Capture". The material covered is potentially useful for my day to day work so it was definitely worthwhile, albeit rather like chewing lots of crackers with nothing to drink.

I just got back from a wedding in Paducah, KY. Lots of drunk women, young and old, were to be found. A good time was had by all. The happy couple "drove" away in a '55 chevy something or other. A nicely restored classic car. It would have been sweet but the engine wouldn't turn so the groomsman pushed it halfway to the hotel. That was only about a quarter of a mile because the hotel was probably about half a mile away from the reception area. Apparently I've been tagged to be the next to get married from my non-fortress circle of friends so we can all have a reason to get together next year. Looks like I'm gonna have to take one for the team. If anyone has any strong candidates let me know.

I'm sorry to hear that Chowning isn't in Nashville for a while. I'll be there for two more weeks and I was hoping I would get to track her down.

I'll be going up to Washington DC this upcoming weekend to visit Jim Whitehead and etc. and to take my first tour of the White House. I believe the current policy is that you have to show up naked with picture ID to be able to go on the tour.