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400 (nothing to do with ted williams)
This is bad. Really bad -- especially for my kids.1. Learn 2. ActI doubt I'll run into climate change deniers here at West Lawn Park. Apathy is the real problem. If you're too stressed out to add...
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Lots of intense and kind of downer stuff lately. It's times like these when it's best to share the gift of Anthony Peter Coleman
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My son doesn't go to sleep easily. He's like me -- his mind is reluctant to rest. Most nights we read many books, followed by many songs. Lately I've had some great success soothing him with this...
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3ot
Thoughts after this amazing game: 1. Chara is Andrew Shaw's bitch!2. AND CRAWFORD SAYS NO! (x 51)3. Chicago Strong (scratched for being too crass)4. Kaner is Sweet Caroline's Daddy!5. Brad...
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my give up
Only once in my entire life have I set down a book unfinished. That occasion was during my surgery rotation in medical school when I tried to read a John Grisham novel, thinking that something less...
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Pretty decent weekend. Kicking back on Sunday night watching Braveheart with inexpensive red wine in hand and on tongue. I'm at the part where William Wallace has been betrayed by the Scottish nobles...
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the will to worsen
I've never had a floor fall out from beneath me. I imagine it would be terrifying. Feeling gravity's pull so suddenly. Not knowing how far it is until bedrock. Wondering how much it will hurt.The...
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Stardate 2K13718 Work continues on building a practice. Day in and day out I am humbled by the amount of problems and perceived problems that patients bring to my clinic. Despite an ever-encroaching...
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rodeo drive
While trying to catch up on my New England Journal of Medicine tonight (now ten issues behind and digging a deeper rut every day), I happened to select a collection of Aaron Copland's greatest works...
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I saw World War Z last week. I am honestly not into the zombie thing at all. I've never seen a George A. Romero sequel. I don't watch The Walking Dead. I don't read zombie-themed literature....
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Putting aside my own penchant for trivial stupidity, the very real need for escapism in a cruel world and the fact that a sense of humor is vital to survival, I still maintain the following:Any and...
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Peyton Manning and "Bronco Nation" don't like the fact that a giant banner of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco hangs on the wall of their stadium in anticipation of Opening Night in the NFL when...
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watch out for bald chicks
Voyager 1 -- the places you'll go. Leave your violent home behind and testify to our better nature.
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The Speech That Shocked Birmingham the Day After the Church BombingI really enjoyed this article from The Atlantic. An excellent example of courage.
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truth and works
“I think me and Coach Trestman are probably the only two people who understand each other,” (Chicago Bears tight end Martellus) Bennett said. “I always say Coach Trestman reminds me of the first Willy...
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late to press
David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas is among my favorite literary works. With the exception of Moby Dick, no novel has ever transported me to another place (other places) and time (times) more completely...
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I was on-call for my group last week. Call as an attending is much different than residency. Unlike many a call night adventure written about on this blog (or "blah-g" as my friend Rose says), I no...
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My compatriot Timmy the Tim is currently furloughed by the government shutdown. I hope he and his wife, my friend Rose (I am the reason they are married), know that they can count on Slider K....
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it's a powerful word
Pleasure reading actually hurts these days, but I'm too stubborn to give it up. I won't bother furthering the plight of the busy early 30s professional family man. It's been done in this forum --...
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