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Originally published with Blogger on 10/9/2017 I pay very little attention to celebrity and the going-ons thereof -- I don't really...

Originally published with Blogger on 9/24/2017 I didn't watch Twin Peaks when it was initially on broadcast television. But for the last,...

Originally published with Blogger on 9/9/2017 A patient the other day asked me at the end of her visit what I liked best about being a...

Originally published with Blogger on 8/21/2017 I've written about this before, how music has played a large part in my life (not a unique...

Originally published with Blogger on 8/14/2017 Getting old isn't for the young. When I was a youngster, I remember thinking that "old...

Originally published with Blogger on 7/22/2017 During medical school, I had a preceptor who worked at a county clinic serving the least...

Originally published with Blogger on 6/18/2017 My parents moved when I was seventeen years old, the summer after I graduated from High...

Originally published with Blogger on 3/9/2017 Failure is painful. Pain, in general, we avoid. However, like all things we can override...

Originally published with Blogger on 12/5/2016 I got the news that another physician had committed suicide a few days ago. Sadly, this is...

Originally published with Blogger on 9/16/2011 When I was younger, I had two favorite days of the year, one was Christmas morning, and...

Originally published with Blogger on 10/19/2015 The board exam season of this summer is long gone, and the past couple of months have had...

Originally published with Blogger on 1/31/2015 Rush fans are now ruling the world -- just like nerds now repay school yard bullies with...

Originally published with Blogger on 10/28/2014 I'm nearing the end of my vacation period in my third year of medical school. Along with...

Originally published with Blogger on 916/2014 I've been having fun planning my vacation month -- so far I've got a week in hometown...

Originally published with Blogger on 8/9/2014 Eight weeks later and I’m done playing Family Medicine doctor and I’m preparing to pretend...

Originally published with Blogger on 7/22/2014 Working in a county health facility that functions as the lowest safety net for organized...

Originally published with Blogger on 1/15/2014 In general, I've been well spoken throughout my life. And, as time went I found that I...

Originally published with Blogger on 4/20/2013 All day yesterday, during lectures and then while studying with some friends, I couldn't...

Originally published with Blogger on 1/20/2013 Inadvertently, I found myself listening to a presentation by a potential Academic Dean,...

Originally published with Blogger on 12/29/2012 The 25th episode, in the 5th season of Star Trek: The Next Generation is entitled "The...