It is a moment etched into my deepest being.
I looked at the baby in the basinet. I was tired, happy, confused, hopeful, and scared. He just laid there, barely moving. I thought to myself, this child will be in my life until the day I die. It happened in an instant. […]

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Today was nuts. It was absolutely nuts.
My auto repair shop had called last week telling me the parts they ordered to fix my windows were in. Today was my first chance in a week to get my car fixed.
After dropping my daughter off at school, I drove over to the auto shop. […]

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Welcome to the incredibly confusing Grand-Rounds fiasco. If you have not seen parts 1-5, then you are really missing something! If you are here first, then shame on you. You must be one of those people who read the last chapter of the book before you finish. Shame…
Go to Grunt […]

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I was never too good at opening lines. “Hey baby, you come here often?” “What’s your sign, beautiful?” No, that’s not me. Perhaps that is why I didn’t date much. Now, however, I must be good at opening lines. My job depends on my ability to talk to my […]

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Much is being said of the healthcare system during this election year. Solutions to its ills are plentiful - ranging from socializing medicine to allowing “the market to take care of things.” Yet with all of the pundits’ self-confident analysis as to the real problem with our healthcare system, one fact is […]

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