Welcome to the official home page of Smackheads everywhere. What's a smackhead, you ask? Well, technically it's slang for, well...a heroin addict. You may be relieved to know, however, that I am not a heroin addict, nor does this site deal directly with heroin. Smackhead is a term of endearment that one of my partners came up with for me.(I've been known to be a little absent minded sometimes) The purose of this site is to discuss Paramedicine and shooting sports,  swap stories and wisdom and save lives. I've brought together here pretty much everything I know about  being a Paramedic on the ground, in the air, and in the water, and whatever else I could think of.
I've also included some information about my second passion, competitive shooting.
So you wanna be a Paramedic?: Below you'll find some ramblings about how to become a paramedic, what Paramedics do for a living, some notes on being a Flight Medic, and one or two thoughts on working offshore as a Paramedic.
Rod's Rules for Riders
E-mail Rod at: admin at Smackhead.com. He's Really Bored, as you can see.
Steve Barry's EMS Cartoon of the Week
How to be a paramedic in 127 easy steps.
Glock Sports Shooting Federation: When I'm not out in the deep blue sea I spend a little time shooting glocks in what may be the most level playing field, not to mention the cheapest playing field in the competitive pistol shooting business. Below are three links, one to Glock,inc, one to some pictures,  and one to my own guide to GSSF for the absolutely uninitiated.
Gun Toting Liberals: The Gun toting liberals are dedicated to the preservation of our continued access to really cool guns without all that Jerry Faldwell business. We believe that you don't have to believe in George W to believe in the importance of guns to our democracy.
To Learn more about becoming a member of the Gun Toting Liberals, you can visit the GTL site originated by my brother, Mike. Mike outshoots me about 10 out of 10 times, so don't make fun of him.
About the Author: My Name is Rod  and I am perhaps the only smackhead blue-eyed offshore paramedic over six and a half feet tall in the entire world. I work as a Paramedic on an oil rig, currently out in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico drilling very deep holes in the ocean floor so yuppies can drive barge sized SUVs with wild abandon . I'm an avid shooter and an extremely erratic traveler. My hobbies are breaking things, buying things to break, and buying  things with which to break other things. I also like hiking.
Contents are Copyright 2001, 2002  R.S. McGinnes
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