I have several licenses that I need to keep updated.

CEU’s (continuing educational units) are that all important acronym for that all important maintainence of my licenses…

I recently attended the 31st. Annual Clinical Symposium with ATAF (yet another acronym)-(the Athletic Trainer’s Association of Florida).

I remember attending the organizational meetings prior to ultimately setting up ATAF…

Old much?????

We were in Kissimmee, Florida for the conference. Just down the road from Mickey Mouse and friends.

…….I got there.  I got registered.  But I didn’t have to like it.

I took ample crossword puzzles to keep myself busy.           (I still cheat.)

It’s not that I don’t want to learn.

I do.

But being a brontosaurus, how many times can you go over the anatomy of rotator cuff injuries, or the vulnerability of the knee triad.

…….I was bored…….

There were some cool x-rays of sublux’ed elbows and ankles…………..gnarly, dude…

I did learn something new…

It’s not advisable to relocate joints (with the exception of maybe the patella) in anyone who is still skeletally immature…….so basically that means anyone under seventeen or eighteen……………………..(oops).

 

…but mostly I caught up with old friends (a little too loudly)…….

(there were some very judgy youngsters in attendance………….we were being shushed………….HEY, WE’RE LOUD BECAUSE WE’RE OLD & DEAF…………..so, buzz off chippy!)

…….However, I entertained myself by filling my pockets with mini-chocolate bars and mints from the vendor’s tables……..

…….I supplemented our linen closet with nice/fluffy/new (sort of) hand towels…………….last year, I got all of the bath towels we needed…….

Our linen closet is now complete.

 

I  snagged all of the Constant Comment tea bags for Mary Constance (she likes that tea), but I neglected my duties and was a little too slow…….someone else got there before me…….

Poop.

I did get a nice assortment and a variety of medical tape (there happened to be a lot there)…….(who said it has to be used on humans only.)……(?)

I was overly ready to brave the cranky, post-Disney traffic and drive home…………………they were predictably short-tempered & aggressive on the Interstate…….

 

…….hakuna matata much?