It's a slow news day at some newsletters, and a pharmacist who also makes the occasional animated film makes for good filler.
Here's how this dubious information was put to use last week:
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"Dispensing with accuracy since 1978"
Would you drink poured water from this pharmacist?!? |
"Jim Middleton has been director of pharmacy for two years, but he’s already becoming known for more
than his professional expertise.
The bow-tie-wearing Middleton is gaining fans for his exuberant
personality, quirky humor, compassion and—gasp—willingness to
answer questions about medical issues.
“This small clinic pharmacy isn’t like a big-box store; we don’t
just give out prescriptions. We’re a drug information source,
and we’re here every weekday to answer your questions,” he says,
adding that he loves the people who patronize the pharmacy. “They’re
eager to learn, and they politely laugh at my jokes. I can actually
sit down and have a conversation about their meds.
It gives you a rewarding sense of accomplishment at the end of the
day.”
Middleton, who graduated
from Ferris State University’s pharmacy program, oversees the
pharmacy and its half-dozen employees
who fill about 1500 prescriptions each week for students, employees
and retirees. He has also been a longtime adjunct instructor at
Kellogg Community College and Kalamazoo Valley Community College and
now teaches a class at WMU.
Prior to coming to the University in 2012, he worked for nearly 12
years as a pharmacy consultant, pharmacy- and animation-related
teacher, dispenser of holistic and herbal patient care and producer
of animated, historical and educational films. In fact, “Uncle
Stan,” as he’s called on his The Animating Apothecary website,
has been indulging a passion for animation that he’s had since age
14.
He has created stop motion, cel animation, 3D animation and more. His
animation and video work include some unusual personal triumphs. There's a
parody of a pharmacy school recruitment video that “played for
a whole summer before it was unceremoniously destroyed” and two years working with a Chicago
TV show titled “Jim Shorts Cavalcade of Sports For You” that was
nominated for a regional Emmy and canceled and in the same week. More traditional
highs include the film “Alpha,” which went around the globe with
the International Nuclear Awareness Festival in the mid-80’s and a
short film that opened for an internet broadcast of Limp Bizkit in 2000.
Middleton lives in Battle Creek with his lovely wife Anne and is stepdad to three sons. He collects stamps and has large public domain audio library of
wax cylinders and 78 RPM records. Visit animatingapothecary.com and
the jimmiddleton YouTube channel to learn more about Middleton and
his animation."
And now, back to counting by fives....
