Update April 16th 9:12 PM: I have my flute excerpt for the day in "Flute Music" Calleo has been a busy boy today. After resolving some issues pertaining to his orientation at his NYC hospital, things are back on track and he should be ready for his first shift on Saturday or Sunday. Although the … Continue reading Back on track!

Update April 15th 9:10pm: I uploaded my first excerpt to the "Flute Music" section Update April 15th 7:22pm: I finally got official orientation materials and will start again tomorrow So the most exciting thing I have to report today is . . . Wuhan and Steve and their brood are actually mourning doves . Yes, that … Continue reading Wuhan, Steve, and the rest of the day

As it turns out, there was a reason why my orientation was going so poorly. My original start date was supposed to be April 20th, but then my recruiter asked me if I wanted to start April 13th and I said yes. Well, my new start date was not communicated to the hospital here in … Continue reading False Alarm

Calleo had a most confusing day starting with a botched "virtual" meeting for orientation and followed by many bureaucratic hurdles and mistakes that made the "first day" not very smooth. If you would like a complete list of the technical difficulties and nursing related gripes please see the category on the menu "For my Nurse/Doc/Tech … Continue reading Week 1 Day 1

Question of the day: What do you think of ellipses . . . ? Leave a comment! Calleo spent the day settling in to his apartment, getting provisions, going on a run with his friend Super Stan, and getting ready for orientation tomorrow. Here is how it went . . . April 12, 2020 Was … Continue reading Settling in . . .

Hello, this blog will be concerned with a man named Calleo. He is a nurse going to New York City in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic currently in the year 2020. Sometimes Calleo will speak in the first-person and sometimes he will refer to himself in the third-person because each perspective lends a different … Continue reading The road ahead . . .