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2025 Book Post (and of course, an update)
| December 6, 2025 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’m back! My four and five star books of 2025 can’t just be skipped over. Because I don’t post regularly, like I did in 2024, let me give you a few updates on how things are going. If you want to skip ahead to the book part of the post, just scroll down to the […] more
Aerial Dismount
| November 29, 2025 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Somehow things have escalated since you, My Dear Reader, have visited. I now own 8 or 9 horses, depending on the season, Fig can canter and I don’t cry, and most surprising of all, one of my horses is a tall, grey, gelding – breaking every rule I *had* about horses I would own. Fortunately […] more
Running is a cruel mistress
| January 24, 2025 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
As I was brushing my teeth last night I realized two things. I got to sleep in my own bed for the second time in ten days (and no, I wasn’t on vacation that whole time. I’ve been picking up a LOT of extra overnight ER shifts). The extra money is nice, but you know […] more
Best of 2024 Portfolio
| January 24, 2025 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Last year I shared my ten favorite pictures that I took in 2023. This year we are going to continue that tradition. If you are interested in seeing the albums of images these were taken from, check out my Flickr @drmelnewton (or try gbminx if you can’t find me. Flickr can be weird). My favorite […] more
2024 Book Post (and an update)
| January 3, 2025 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
It’s been a while, but don’t worry, when it comes to my 2024 four and five star books, I still have you covered! A few updates since I pop in a say hi so rarely these days…I’ve come to the conclusion that practicing clinical medicine full time and writing are almost mutually exclusively for me. […] more
The 2024 Not-a-Gift-Guide
| December 16, 2024 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Even though I have allowed myself to let go of writing without regret for the next couple of years (until I retire from clinical med) I still can’t stand the idea of not doing my annual book and gift posts. So here I am, poking my head above the detritus of moving, clinical medicine, and […] more
Salmon Falls 1/2 Marathon but first we have to salt the turkey
| February 26, 2024 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Ten minutes before I had to leave for my first race in running 4.0, and my first race in 2 years I was salting a turkey. You see, I opened the fridge and saw the turkey, and realized that I had forgotten to salt it in the hustle and bustle of prepping food and calculating […] more
