The Doctor Is In

The blogs are all abuzz about Obama and his mentor-cum-pariah Jeremiah Wright, who through weekend comments espousing his crazy conspiracy theories and bizarre anthropology have thrust them both into the headlines and into the headlights of an oncoming freight train. I have written previously about Jeremiah Wright, and so have little to add to the [...]

I wanna live with a cinnamon girl I could be happy the rest of my life With a cinnamon girl.     – Neil Young   You can’t make this stuff up, really… Joe is an old patient, been seein’ him since I started practice some 25 years ago. Nice guy, but a little — shall we [...]

I am not easily shocked anymore. Perhaps it is my profession, where the constant exposure to human suffering and pain harden the spirit and keep emotions at a safe distance. Perhaps it is the almost imperceptible but relentless inoculation brought about by the constant stream of violence and vice which pour forth from the dazzling [...]

  Narcissistic elephant paints himself. Perhaps we could teach the Republicans in congress to do this … naaah, not smart enough … Here’s some links from the past week or so — enjoy: Non-profit hospitals strike it rich: Nonprofit Hospitals, Once For the Poor, Strike It Rich. Spot-on in my experience. Predatory lawyers: Small Victories [...]

Still trying to stay one step ahead of the snapping alligators, so here’s another older post, hopefully worth your time — Dr. Bob   Damn!, I hate these calls… Lying on my desk, clipped to a yellow manila binder, is a single sheet of paper. Its pleasant color format and sampled photomicrograph belie the gravity [...]

Another older post, as my friends at the IRS seem to be demanding an extra dose of torture this year.   A link from Glenn Reynolds hooked into something I’ve been ruminating on in recent days: the endless pursuit of longer life. Here’s the question I’ve been pondering: is it an absolute good to be [...]

Been quite busy of late, so I’ve resurrected an OBG (Oldie But Goodie) in lieu of actually writing something new and intelligible. Back soon, God bless.   Recently, in an e-mail exchange, Gerard Van der Leun brought up the issue of prayer, and how it was a difficult learning experience for him. Like so much [...]