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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Mrs. Dr. Rob was singing the song “Goober Peas” one evening last week. I was fortunate enough to get through childhood unscathed by that song, but her repeated singing of it lodged it in my frontal lobe (I suspect its tendrils were embedded throughout my brain), and I was humming a song I did […]

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OK, So I have a post on Kevinmd.com today. He is a fine fellow and allows us mere mortals to share some of the intense light of fame he basks in.
As I thought about this, it made me wonder what it is like to be so famous. Kevin is pictured on the […]

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Does fever cause global warming? Does global warming cause fever?
No, that’s not what this post is about.
I was listening to a podcast about global warming this morning and it struck me how the debate was very similar to one that happens in the doctor’s office.
A Parent brings her child in. It is a […]

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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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