Last night was UMC‘s “Long Coat Ceremony”, where Karen she received her long white doctor’s coat & recited the Hippocratic oath.  It was a nice ceremony, good food and good music.  They had a cute DVD of an hour long (yes, hour long) slideshow of all ~100 students, showing baby pictures, school pictures, and lots of candid photos.  Somebody obviously enjoys Final Cut Pro.

Governor Haley Barbour addressed the students, talking about how they should return to MIssissippi after they finish their residencies.  He had a good speech discussing the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the area and the opportunities it presents.  He even brought up the old proverb about the Chinese Symbol for crisis being danger + opportunity.  Of course, it’s not true but he at least acknowledged that he didn’t know if it was true or not.  He seems like a pretty good guy, and a great public speaker.  Guess I’ll get to see him again next week when he comes to christen the XT3.

So Karen is now a Doctor, a MD.  She starts her 5-year Orthopaedic residency (intership?) in Little Rock, AR in a few weeks.  Seems funny to think of her, tiny little Karen, hanging out with all those buff football quarterback looking Ortho’s I used to see when I was at Z-Kat.  I have a feelin she could take em tho, if she had to.  So congratulations Karen, and good luck.
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