Dear Consultant:
Thank you for agreeing to see my patients. I send them to you with confidence that you can help me in the overall care for them.
While I understand that you had a few extra years of training above me, and certainly have extensive knowledge in the area of your expertise (that is why I [...]

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Well, let’s get this thing off the ground. Right off the bat, Awesome Mom asked in incredibly good question:
“Why does my husband think that putting ketchup on tacos is a normal thing to do?”
Given the fact that I happen to have spent some time doing basic taco research, and that I have eaten both tacos [...]

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In my first post on accordions, I wrote of the sordid history of this instrument and its part in some of history’s greatest bloodbaths. Now we must deal with the present situation.
Before I go on, however, I must do two things: first, I must tip my hat to Dr. Val, who pointed [...]

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You still have time to turn around. Really. You can go to a different website and read about something more edifying, like American Idol, Polar Bears, or Hockey Pucks. Why would you waste your time reading this?
It is my hope that if you continue reading, you will not hold me liable for any suffering [...]

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