Repeat visitors (hel-lo, Russian spammers!) will notice a possibly unwelcome addition to the bottom of this site. Yes, I’ve sold out and set up google adwords. Basically, I’ve erected a tiny little billboard on my tiny corner of the web. I’ve added code to allow…
Landed in New Orleans yesterday, around 3pm. Took a cab to my posh hotel, just outside the French quarter. My cab driver opened up after I asked how old his daughter was (photo taped to the dash, she’s 2 and 8 months). He’s produced an…
I love these: Dear Dr. Insert Name Here Seasonal Greetings, I am introducing myself as Prof. Somebody, Head ,Division of Bioinformatics, A. University, A., TN, India. I am going to organize an International Symposium on Bioinformatics and systems Biology on 16-17 Feb 2011. I noted…
redmed just got home from work. They called her at 7pm on a Sunday because, as she put it, there was a woman trying to die and doing a pretty decent job at it. The second in command doctor was freaking out – and apparently…
I’ve developed an odd and personal dietary plan over the last 35 years. It’s working out pretty well for me so far. I make no promises that this will work for anyone other than me. 1) Eat meat (animal protein) only in moderation. I’ve gotten…
For the record: My law of idiot inclusion: Any sufficiently large group of people will include some truly awful idiots. Merely finding an idiot in the group with whom you disagree is not sufficient to damn that entire group as idiots. One should also consider…
Speaking as someone who seems to be in the thick-of-it on a number of fronts right now, I read John Halamka’s recent post with great interest. In the middle, he offered this checklist: 10. Select your change and what not to change9. Identify those who…
Holy crap – incoming winter farm share: What’s in the October 23rd share? Picadilly FarmSweet potatoes, 4 pounds. Another record-breaking harvest this year! We’re looking at a tremendous year for sweeties, with excellent flavor. We planted two varieties this year, and it’s the Covington’s that…
Last week I was in MI for redmeds med school 10 year reunion. We spent the whole trip driving back and forth to see various family and friends. Logged 800 miles on the rental car in four days. Hung out with two different sets of…
As the military guys (and gals) will tell you: Nobody puts it all on the line for an abstraction. It’s all about the guy (or gal) next to you. Thus, after my dark thoughts the other night – I share this IM interaction with my…