literary dementia
I read Rabbit, Run as an intern taking thirty hour call shifts every fourth night in the pediatric intermediate care unit. Other than Rabbit dissatisfaction with absolutely everything, I remember...
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Throwing nothing but salad. Never cut up any jerseys. Hard-earned. Well-deserved.
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treat yo self
In a petulant and ominous act, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer specifically denied The New York Times, CNN, The Los Angeles Times, Politico and BuzzFeed access to a press briefing. My sincere...
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cutty smoked out
Jay Cutler was released by the Chicago Bears today. Eight seasons. Three head coaches. Six offensive coordinators. Fifty two wins. Fifty two losses. One playoff win. No Super Bowl appearances....
View Articlelife's rich demand creates supply in the hand of the powers, the only vote...
Ten years ago tonight, R.E.M. was inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. A milestone for sure but in and of itself not surprising given the band's influence. So I simply say "Happy Anniversary!"...
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vr
West Lawn Park is a fervent, faithful friend of liberal democracy. John Feffer's Splinterlands is a chilling, inventive and realistic dissertation on why this faith is justified. To anoint this novel...
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on the retirement of the undertaker
Though unconfirmed, it seems likely that The Undertaker will retire after his loss at Wrestlemania last night. From age eleven until now, Taker always seemed to be there in some form every time I...
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the lord has promised good to me
Even in the bleakest times, something comes along (a memory, a moment, a scent, a photograph) that reminds a man of what he has done and why he has so much more to do. This photograph is a fairly good...
View Articlepalm sunday
My son participated in Palm Sunday services yesterday (Catholics often go to Mass on Saturday evening). He was so proud to process up the aisle in front of the priest carrying a palm branch. His eyes...
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spicey sense
What was said today was not funny. It was plain ignorant. Ignorant as in insensitive. Ignorant as in lacking basic knowledge to do his job. I typically consider sarcasm as the weapon of the...
View Articlepyonglanford
A sobering article on what armed conflict with North Korea would entail. I am thankful that Secretary Mattis and General McMaster are in positions of power and advisement to make sure President Trump...
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chris
1964 - 2017An artist such as Chris Cornell isn't supposed to die. His voice is on the radio hourly in any city with an alternative music station. Everyone who was in Singles is eternally young and...
View Articledecade hence
Ten years ago today my wife and I signed a mortgage statement and moved into our first and only home in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. The following day I began my residency training. From the two of us and...
View Articleconsensus in central park
Simon & Garfunkel's concert album The Concert in Central Park is a personal favorite. I was twenty months old in September 1981, but having four older siblings, I have a distinct sense for that...
View Articlecircle of strife
I've written about the medical magic of July 1st once before, and damn it if we aren't here again. The great day when post-graduate medical education renews itself and the hospital abounds with new...
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juno, metaphorist of our times
“The more we zoom into the Great Red Spot, the more turbulent it seems to be,” said James O’Donoghue, another scientist at NASA Goddard.
View Articleworth twenty minutes of your time
If I devoted this blog (or "blah-g" as my friend Rose would say) to the inconsistencies and unsettling aspects of Orange America, it'd be more reminiscent of an angry person's facebook page (and I hate...
View Articlei am the local milk people
I'm not really a Jack Johnson kind of guy. I easily burn in the sun, I work my ass off to sport something inferior to the dad bod, and I wear no neck or wrist accessories. But damn, I needed to...
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