March 4,5,6,7

Beautiful days, if you dress right.

Mar 4: In the mail when I arrived home, a little package of joy from the Wash State Med Quality Assur Comm'n. I've been suspended for five years, though I can be reinstated if I subject myself to evaluation and Rx for Disruptive Behavior and if certified as "safe," I'm on probation for five years instead. While this is not justice, it is an outcome. Called Debbie N. and Kim M., who said, "even if all the allegations were true no one was ever injured," which means either the acts were not disruptive, or the impact of disruptive behavior is not significant. Emailed Michael H.

5: in the kayak, up the Wishkah River against the tide, to the bulkhead and back, under hazy skies, a temp of about 48 deg.

6: in the outrigger canoe. same destination, but with less of a fight against the current, having set out sooner than yesterday. Watching the ama while paddling, trying to keep it "light." Perhaps should have been looking ahead, not because I ran into something, but as a matter of proper technique. Email reply from Michael H.: come in, talk.

7: Drive to Oly. Assessment: not likely to get a favorable judgment within any period of time, given that superior court may give greater weight to the commission and will regard the perjured testimony of hospital witness as did the commission--and it could take another year or more. Plan: Do the sanction prescribed by the persecution and get on with your life. In the big scheme of things, this isn't Nanking (1937,) Manzanar or Auschwitz. Be tough, dude. Move on.