It’s a big risk taking a trip together. For some couples (as we both know) planning a trip, packing to leave, and spending 10+ days in close company can expose real differences in a relationship. It can be brutal. But it can, as was the case with us, show how compatible you are with someone, …
We made it! We took 10 days to drive around the island of Iceland, mostly following the Ring Road — Highway 1– which circles around the the island for 828 miles (or 1332 km, for the folks in Iceland). We both felt that this trip was the best either of had taken, partly for the …
Before I launch into the narrative about our trip, I wanted to give a highlight of the things we saw along the way. I’m going to go into more descriptions in the future, but folks always want to see pictures, and those who have not already seen them on Facebook will enjoy seeing them here …
Hey folks! It’s been a long time, and MUCH has happened since I last wrote here. Most importantly…… I got married! This is old news to most of you, but Beth and I got hitched on May 6th, and it was a delightful day! We kept the wedding small and had a brief “mini-moon” in …
You’ve seen the commercials: the ones with the attractive, happy and healthy looking people whose lives have been changed by the latest and greatest new drug. The commercial always ends with the laundry list of warnings about what the wonder drug can do to you, like:
– Don’t take this drug if you are allergic to this drug (duh!).
Please tell your doctor if you have any of the following symptoms
– Severe abdominal pain
– Blood pressure elevation
– Excessive bleeding
– Erections lasting more than 5 hours
– Pregnancy resulting from prolonged erections
– Stool or urine glowing in the dark
– Head explosions
– Unusual obsessive thoughts about llamas
– Corrosive flatulence
Death.
I promise! I won’t.
I think I reached my pinnacle: I got my face on a cookie!
This was part of the 10-year anniversary party we held with a few of my patients who have been with me the longest. February 5, 2013 was the first day of my new, crazy, risky, selfish, brilliant practice.
One of the best decisions of my life.
I walked into the room, with my student in tow behind me. The elderly couple who greeted us were some of my older, longer-standing patients. They were delighted to meet my student and I explained to her about this pair (but were not sure of me calling them “elderly”). The husband is pretty healthy, but …
The healthcare system is broken. It’s really bad. It’s frustrating, it’s costly, and worst of all, it’s killing people. This is one of the main reasons I’ve started blogging again. Despite the fact that I have stepped outside of the system with my own practice, I am daily faced with our system failures. It’s not …
Remember Joe Isuzu? Back in the 80’s Isuzu, a Japanese car company, broke into the national consciousness with the introduction of Joe as its a new spokesman. In the commercial he would claim remarkable facts about various Isuzu models, such as: • “It has more seats than the Astrodome!” • Hi, I’m Joe Isuzu and …
“Doc, I didn’t take the medication you gave me. I read something that said it would destroy my liver.” Sigh. These conversations are far too common…and they make me wonder: what are they thinking? Do they really think I prescribed the drug with the evil intent of destroying their liver? Do they think I …
