Nice pretty icy trees

I visited my family in Kentucky after I had heard what the hellish snowstorms brought over the last few months. Before all the ice melted, the streets were lined with a picturesque amount of snow.  Afterward, the streets look like a disaster zone. There are still branches strewn about the neighborhood. Ironically, the streets and homes in the area don’t look as devastated when compared to the post-tornado carnage we had two years ago.  Read more…

misc life

I saw this electronic billboard at the Philadelphia Airport:

The demise of E. coli

We will never learn. E. coli will always get the last laugh. And for the record, E. coli is also a “native” of our colon. He makes Vitamin K for us. His nemesis C. diff is just waiting for him to die so that we can be blessed with foul-smelling, runny stools 10+ times a day (pseudomembranous colitis).

medicine euphemisms, life

While inpatient medicine work hours isn’t as long as surgical hours, I’m still beat at the end of the day. I’m going into my black weekend tomorrow (working on Saturday overnight until Sunday) after having had 4 weeks of surgical floors followed by 8 straight weeks of inpatient medicine.  So instead of resting up, I spent the evening doodling.

snooze time

It’s been progressively harder for me to wake up every morning.  Can’t wait for vacation to roll around…

misc life, toon

I came across an old magazine I inherited from one of my medical school roommates back in the day, and no matter how many times I see this, I always get a kick out of it.

The Insiders' Edge

If you want to know what doesn’t work to shrink your potbelly, you’re going to have to ask!

misc life

I pay too much attention to the magazines on the back of airline seats. If you’re fortunate, there are usually the standard three items: (1) a magazine by the airline company, which usually features a random city that belongs in its flight path, assorted in-flight amenities offered, and exercises you can practice to prevent blood clots from forming on your legs (2) a thin cardboard insert detailing the make and model of the aircraft, and (3) Skymall magazine.

typical Skymall cover

Ah yes, Skymall magazine.

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