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Finding joy in my forgetfulness
Someone once described war as: “Long periods of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror.” Similar to flying: “Hours and hours of sheer boredom punctuated by moments of stark panic.” My life is like that: Fairly mundane, ro…
My left foot is fine. My left arm? Well, maybe not so much.
It began simply enough. There were 12 of us at the spacious table, gathered for a tasty, albeit unconventional Christmas meal of soup and salad. My adult son was seated to my immediate left. Meal completed, compliments and gratitude expressed to the pr…
The world according to Steinbeck
So I am on the road again — sort of. What I do is work away from home, which isn’t quite the same thing. Where I work as a radiologist is not within commuting distance, so I stay at a nearby hotel. In general, that has worked out fairly well. Not…
The value of our time is equal
Funny (not necessarily “haha,” but sometimes that, too) how things sometimes start. Somehow something got in my shoe. It’s sort of like the sock that disappears in the dryer. We don’t know how it happens, but it seems to. In cas…
What if you are one of the 2 percent?
I’m a member of the ACR (American College of Radiology). One of their recent online postings is entitled: Choosing Wisely. Number three (of ten things physicians and patients should question) is: “Avoid admission or preoperative chest X-rays for …
