On this last day of 2009, I’m reading people’s comments on Facebook today and while I could be considered someone who lives more on the sunnier side of life, I am admittedly a bit taken aback by how nearly vitriolic people are about wanting to get 2009 gone. NPR posted something about “What’s one word [...]

OK, here is a smattering of some of the best articles I’ve ever read. They cover everything from coaching to itching, from football to Fargo. I read a lot, and these brought something different to my life, concepts and thoughts that have stayed with me for years after reading them. 1. Top of this list [...]

(this is my profile pic on Facebook at this moment) It seems weird, even to me, that I can’t seem to get in the holiday spirit this year. I actually LOVE this time of the year, and the whole get-ready-for-Christmas thing, but this year, unless I make a REALLY BIG EFFORT, might be the first [...]

So, was YOUR mind blown last week with the new recommendations about mammograms? In case you didn’t hear it, last week came the new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Screening Task Force, for mammograms. And the annual mammogram which had been de rigeur for women annually over the age of 40, was recommended to be [...]

A few days ago, the weather channels started to predict that we would have snow, sleet and extremely cold weather today and instantly people started getting whipped up into a frenzy. First, we had a patient cancel an appointment for SATURDAY (tomorrow, when it’ll be above 50 degrees because of, you know… the weather). He [...]