Since the 1920s, Camp Mather has beckoned to outdoor enthusiasts to come enjoy restful, carefree times in the Sierra. Bordering Yosemite National Park, Mather was established as a construction camp for laborers building the O'Shaughnessy Dam in the Hetch Hetchy Valley. The camp began welcoming San Franciscans after construction was completed and then, as now, offers a welcome respite from city life. Guests stay in employee cabins and swim in the lake near the site of a former sawmill. Horseback riding, hiking, swimming, and three-squares-a-day have long been hallmarks of the Mather experience. From its humble Hog Ranch beginnings through the Mather Station days, Camp Mather has been a cherished spot enjoyed by multiple generations of San Francisco families.

This is the third in a series of stories surrounding my family. The first was my mother's story entitles "Ones Way Home." This book picks up from her story and mixes with my father's. Told from various points of view, it shows the various life situations both of my parents, as well as many others of that time, lived through. I hope you enjoy reading the story as much as I have telling it.

Matthew is a spirit being who awakens at the First Level of heaven. The story involves his receiving information that will help him on his task to reach the Second Level and eventually join his family at the Third and final level, the Heaven we are all told about and promised. Along the way he interacts with various characters as teachers and as those he is helping. Follow Matthew on his adventure of learning and self sacrifice.

"Another Way Home" is the fictional story of Rick and his tour of duty in Nam. Weaving from his current home in Casper, Wyoming, he is taken back in his memories when he encounters a young soldier returning from Iraq and offers him a ride. Taken from stories told over a few drinks and many hours of brotherly conversation, this book tells of a strength and courage that integrates fiction with reality.

For over a decade, there has been a high prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use as defined by the "Beers criteria" in the outpatient elderly population. Using CPOE medication lists, the measured prevalence of PIMs as of April 1, 2006 was 23.3% (8,693/37,247) of patients at Intermountain Healthcare and 23.0% (5,528/24,004) at the Cleveland Clinic. Patient characteristics associated with PIMs were polypharmacy, female, and multiple primary care visits. A decision support system of geriatric precaution screening alerts for 86 PIMs was integrated into Intermountain Healthcare's CPOE system. A 9-month prospective, randomized controlled trial of the system was conducted in 52 outpatient primary care and specialty clinics. Intervention clinics received the alerts, while control clinics received usual care. No significant difference in canceled PIM prescriptions was found between intervention clinics at 4.7% (187/3977) and control clinics at 4.8% (113/2364). None of the individual 86 PIM alerts showed significant differences. Positive physician feedback suggest the alerts have some clinical value.

Dottie's life adventure begins before Dottie is even born. Based on the actual life of my mother, her adoption and eventual return to visit her real family during the 1920's and 30's, it is a fictional story that includes information, places and some speculation as to what happened at the time of her birth and why her lifes adventure began so young. 1918 was not a time when a young girl had a child without being married, and when this situation happened in Dottie's grandmother's household, it brought about events that would shape Dottie's life forever. Touching the lives of many people along the way, Dottie would be sent halfway across the country as a Train Child from New York City to the farmlands of Iowa. Follow along on this twisting train ride as Dottie travels and grows into the young women who completes a circle that answers many of the questions her adoption left with her.

Dottie's life adventure begins before Dottie is even born. Based on the actual life of my mother, her adoption and eventual return to visit her real family during the 1920's and 30's, it is a fictional story that includes information, places and some speculation as to what happened at the time of her birth and why her lifes adventure began so young. 1918 was not a time when a young girl had a child without being married, and when this situation happened in Dottie's grandmother's household, it brought about events that would shape Dottie's life forever. Touching the lives of many people along the way, Dottie would be sent halfway across the country as a Train Child from New York City to the farmlands of Iowa. Follow along on this twisting train ride as Dottie travels and grows into the young women who completes a circle that answers many of the questions her adoption left with her.