Transitioning from night work to day work is a tough cookie, and I’m not just saying that as a clever transition into my upcoming cookie recipe. I’ve been at this residency business for three years now (3/4 done!) for three years now, and it doesn’t get easier. If anything, it gets harder. You start out … More Weekend Words #2 and Almond Snickerdoodle Cookies
Do you ever feel like a chicken running around with your head cut off? I do. I do things and then at the end of the day wonder what I’ve done. I’ve gone through phases where I’ve written quickly, almost frantically, about my experiences, about food, about travel, about medicine. Then I go through lulls. … More Weekend Words #1
The last post I wrote was in August of 2018. That’s a long time to go without writing. It’s not that I didn’t write, it’s that the world got so busy that I didn’t update, and when I wanted to, I couldn’t think of what I wanted to write about. I’ve been baking, but I … More Pictures of 2018
There was a lot this week: The animosity at the G-7 summit between the US leaders and the European leaders, the Justice Department’s move that could end the ACA’s coverage for pre-existing condition, the critical importance of the flu vaccine, and the death of both Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. It’s odd how someone whom … More This week and Anthony Bourdain
California primary election is coming up on June 5th (tomorrow) and if you are a California resident, please go out and vote. What the primary election does is it narrows down the field of possible applicants (which is what they are–they apply, we decide) for state positions. Like a few other states, California has a … More Exploring California Part 6: VOTE tomorrow in your primary elections
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a … More First they came for the Socialists.
2017 was a year. I put in my first central line by myself, Donald Trump was inaugurated president, I celebrated my 10 year anniversary with my partner, we moved to California (!!), I started a new residency program and joined the Stanford family, Tyler started graduate school (!!), we hiked, we ate, we loved, we … More 2017 in pictures
A lot has changed. I live in California now. I changed out my Massachusetts driver’s license for a CA one. I own a sweatshirt that has the California bear on it. I am at least three shades darker than I was a few months ago. And oh yeah, I’m a budding Anesthesiologist. It’s different here … More Exploring California 1: The Merced River Valley
When you graduate medical school and you’re fresh faced, new, and excited. But in the back of your mind you know that one day, not too far in the future, you’ll make a mistake and it will hurt someone. Every order you enter, every parameter you set is a way that someone can get hurt. … More You Will Make a Mistake
So much of history is forgotten so quickly — out of sight, out of mind as my mother says. We forget how quickly we can devolve in our worst selves. We stand upright, we opine on matters intellectual, we think for ourselves, but we can rapidly fall apart into an animalistic them vs us perspective. We need … More Tolerance Through Books
