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https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/pancreas-stuff-3.html?showComment=1283287661048 Surgeonsblog: Pancreas stuff, #3 "In the matter of Patient X," read the letter from the state board of medical licensing, "we find no evidence of improper dispensing of narc... pancreas stuff https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/thatd-be-up-butt-bob.html?showComment=1202667120000 Surgeonsblog: That'd Be Up The Butt, Bob [If you don't get the reference, I ain't explaining.] I have some memories of the first time I did a rectal exam as a student. I even seem t... the butt bob https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/08/my-nearly-short-career_115490650568630944.html?showComment=1154992620000 Surgeonsblog: My (Nearly) Short Career First time I laid a scalpel on a patient as a fully-trained practicing surgeon, he nearly died. Well, actually, I never laid a knife on hi... nearly short career https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/zap.html?showComment=1203036600000 Surgeonsblog: ZAP Not many surgeons nowadays would want t0 operate without an electrosurgery unit , but it wasn't all that many years ago that everyone did. I... zap https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/ Surgeonsblog: October 2006 Wherein a surgeon tells some stories, shares some thoughts, and occasionally shoots off his mouth. Like a surgeon. october https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/stem-cell.html?showComment=1212608820000 Surgeonsblog: Stem the Cell? Until recently my main problem with cellphones was that they turn drivers into idiots. My wife and I have both had close calls with distract... stem cell https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/07/love-note-to-scrub-nurse.html?showComment=1379562258054 Surgeonsblog: Love Note to a Scrub Nurse What better way to begin the surgery part of my surgical blog than with a love note to a scrub nurse? A scrub nurse is one who participates ... love note scrub nurse https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/fielders-choice.html?showComment=1471920192279 Surgeonsblog: Fielder's Choice I watched a bit of the Pac - 10 tournament final the other day. A player for the Duckies was so "in the zone" it seemed anything he threw ... fielder choice https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/ Surgeonsblog: August 2009 Wherein a surgeon tells some stories, shares some thoughts, and occasionally shoots off his mouth. Like a surgeon. august https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/sissy.html?showComment=1193109420000 Surgeonsblog: Sissy The term "running the bowel" is one I've used before. Not to be confused with this , it refers to the process of inspecting the intestine fr... sissy https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/gotcha-not.html Surgeonsblog: Gotcha. Not. From a commenter: I think as long as Obama admits that he wouldn't subject his own family to the limitations he proposes for everyone else, ... gotcha https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/kens-colon.html?showComment=1320799294142 Surgeonsblog: Ken's Colon Poor Ken Griffey, Jr . Seems like his body keeps letting him down, one thing after another. I was there at the beginning of his career in S... ken s colon https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/fck-em.html?showComment=1202364540000 Surgeonsblog: F*ck 'Em Or help 'em. Those, it seems, are the philosophical options in the funding of health care nowadays. In order to balance the budget, George B... f ck em https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/rumbling.html?showComment=1244769647044 Surgeonsblog: Rumbling I feel a disturbance in the force, a stirring. Desire precedes delivery; but just this side of the edge of possibility I see resumption of S... rumbling https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/08/dont-try-this-at-home.html Surgeonsblog: Don't Try This At Home In retrospect, I suppose it was stupid. Deep vein thrombosis ( DVT ), meaning developing clots in the large veins of the legs which can brea... don t try this https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/08/when-nurses-attack.html?showComment=1155824940000 Surgeonsblog: When Nurses Attack Maybe six months after I arrived in town, I was referred a patient with cancer of the distal esophagus . The perversity of being a surgeon i... nurses attack https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/dead-man-wasting.html?showComment=1189320120000 Surgeonsblog: Dead Man Wasting Even as I questioned the value of dog labs, I wonder still more about the most hallowed and time-honored tradition of medical school: the d... dead man wasting https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/walk-and-water.html Surgeonsblog: Walk and Water Ambulation and hydration; the most important parts of post-operative care. Time was, people were kept flat in bed for a couple of weeks afte... walk water https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/rectifying-redux.html?showComment=1163787960000 Surgeonsblog: Rectifying, Redux I remember reading in a surgical journal some years ago about the extraction of a jar of maraschino cherries from a man's rectum. Being a g... redux https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/tales-from-right-lower-quadrant.html?showComment=1446324206358 Surgeonsblog: Tales From the Right Lower Quadrant: appendixes I have known. Part one. Dr. Dunphy (J. Englebert "Bert" Dunphy, Chairman of the Surgery Dep't, UCSF, RIP) used to tell us: when evaluating abdominal pain, never hav... https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/open-letter-to-my-referring-docs.html?showComment=1184772900000 Surgeonsblog: An Open Letter To My Referring Docs Dr. Rob recently posted a very good letter to consultants. Here's my response, in the form of a letter I'd (never, even in my most erotic d... an open letter to my referring docs https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/fee-for-service.html?showComment=1245640724811 Surgeonsblog: Fee For Service Not too many years ago, as the many-layered onion that is physiciandom brought tears more and more constantly to my eyes, I said, "What the ... fee service https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/curses.html?showComment=1190733060000 Surgeonsblog: Curses [This post is inspired by (though barely related to) one from that eminently readable medical blogger, Dr. Rob .] If I didn't know better, ... curses https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/for-want-of-pin.html Surgeonsblog: Pinning My Hopes... [Here comes another weekend non-medical rant. This one is purely political.] Might it really happen that Barack Obama wins the nomination a... pinning hopes https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/nature-boy.html?showComment=1207448880000 Surgeonsblog: Nature Boy We are fortunate to live in a house perched on the edge of Puget Sound, on a high bank, looking north. Whidbey Island is in our view, as is ... nature boy https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/god-of-operating-room.html?showComment=1166855160000 Surgeonsblog: God of the Operating Room It's an old joke: a long line of people waits at the Pearly Gates as St. Peter slowly checks them in, taking an eternity. Little guy in a wh... of the god operating room https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/hairs-deal.html?showComment=1179411180000 Surgeonsblog: Hair's the Deal Among my duties as an intern, back in those dark days and nights, was to order (and, not rarely, to do) the pre-op shave on patients. "Nippl... hair deal https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/open-letter-to-my-referring-docs.html?showComment=1184343240000 Surgeonsblog: An Open Letter To My Referring Docs Dr. Rob recently posted a very good letter to consultants. Here's my response, in the form of a letter I'd (never, even in my most erotic d... an open letter to my referring docs https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/dead-man-wasting.html?showComment=1189160580000 Surgeonsblog: Dead Man Wasting Even as I questioned the value of dog labs, I wonder still more about the most hallowed and time-honored tradition of medical school: the d... dead man wasting https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/quick-to-cut.html Surgeonsblog: Quick to the Cut The following is from my book. It might lead to some posts on trauma issues. Meanwhile, it's a passage I like, and it's handy: Real men open... to the quick cut https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/kens-colon.html?showComment=1300380066849 Surgeonsblog: Ken's Colon Poor Ken Griffey, Jr . Seems like his body keeps letting him down, one thing after another. I was there at the beginning of his career in S... ken s colon https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/pancreas-stuff-3.html?showComment=1311139849273 Surgeonsblog: Pancreas stuff, #3 "In the matter of Patient X," read the letter from the state board of medical licensing, "we find no evidence of improper dispensing of narc... pancreas stuff https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/old-man-and-c.html Surgeonsblog: The Old Man and the C I expressed this particular opinion on another medical site, and was -- gently -- told I was an old guy, of a generation that was out of tou... the old man c https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/02/dusty-trunk-and-cardboard-box.html?showComment=1172251200000 Surgeonsblog: a dusty trunk and a cardboard box Ten days before I was born, my father died. Three and a half years earlier, my mom had been a twenty-one year old bride, excited and optimis... dusty trunk cardboard box https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/bringing-down-house.html?showComment=1195923660000 Surgeonsblog: Bringing Down The House OK, I realize that in the order of things this is really small stuff. But I must have my say. Having watched (why, oh why do I persist?) "H... bringing house https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/hairs-deal.html?showComment=1178838180000 Surgeonsblog: Hair's the Deal Among my duties as an intern, back in those dark days and nights, was to order (and, not rarely, to do) the pre-op shave on patients. "Nippl... hair deal https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/08/breast-cancer-prologue.html Surgeonsblog: Breast Cancer; prologue Driving to the hospital on a Saturday morning several years ago, I was listening to NPR , which happened to be airing a discussion about bre... breast cancer prologue https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/untitled.html Surgeonsblog: untitled Wherein a surgeon tells some stories, shares some thoughts, and occasionally shoots off his mouth. Like a surgeon. untitled https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/key.html?showComment=1196159940000 Surgeonsblog: The Key The best thing about having written a book is hearing from people who read it. At the top of that list is the friendship I've established wi... key https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/fck-em.html?showComment=1202486820000 Surgeonsblog: F*ck 'Em Or help 'em. Those, it seems, are the philosophical options in the funding of health care nowadays. In order to balance the budget, George B... f ck em https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/res-ipsa-loquitur.html?showComment=1204685700000 Surgeonsblog: Res Ipsa Loquitur Having nothing but time on his hands like any law student, esteemed reader Patrick sent me a link to a pdf containing the arbitration brief... res ipsa https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/self-service.html?showComment=1168391040000 Surgeonsblog: Self-Service I never wore a white coat. Sleeves rolled up, open collared is how I dressed in my office. (Well, early on, I not only wore a [non-white] c... self service https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/rectifying.html?showComment=1163722800000 Surgeonsblog: Rectifying I'm in New York City and have been for a couple of days. In a previous post , I mentioned the death of the son of very good friends. Last ni... https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/key.html?showComment=1249085278413 Surgeonsblog: The Key The best thing about having written a book is hearing from people who read it. At the top of that list is the friendship I've established wi... key https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/milestone-or-finish-line.html?showComment=1214501100000 Surgeonsblog: Milestone or Finish Line? Well, staggering, flagging, and hyperventilating, I've made it (coupla' days short, but why wait?) to the two-year mark, bioarcheoblogically... milestone finish line https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/kens-colon.html?showComment=1322871451183 Surgeonsblog: Ken's Colon Poor Ken Griffey, Jr . Seems like his body keeps letting him down, one thing after another. I was there at the beginning of his career in S... ken s colon https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/more-solutions-long-post.html?showComment=1183775700000 Surgeonsblog: More Solutions, Long Post Free health care isn't free. The money has to come from somewhere; the question is how to get it into a bucket, and then how most effectivel... more solutions long post https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/campfire-blues.html?showComment=1248474617226 Surgeonsblog: Campfire Blues As I once understood it, it's the pampiniform plexus , the veins around the testis, the prolonged congestion of which during unrequited (as ... campfire blues https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/08/beach-blog.html?showComment=1155866700000 Surgeonsblog: Beach blog I'm blogging from the beach. Cannon Beach, Oregon, in particular, hitchhiking on wifi in a just-opened bakery/coffee shop, "Waves of Grain."... beach blog https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/self-medic-ated.html?showComment=1190245800000 Surgeonsblog: Self Medic-ated It's considered a truism: if you have a doctor or nurse for a patient, it's gonna be a horror show. I'm not convinced, but to the extent tha... self medic https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/bringing-down-house.html?showComment=1195819380000 Surgeonsblog: Bringing Down The House OK, I realize that in the order of things this is really small stuff. But I must have my say. Having watched (why, oh why do I persist?) "H... bringing house https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/sissy.html?showComment=1193096460000 Surgeonsblog: Sissy The term "running the bowel" is one I've used before. Not to be confused with this , it refers to the process of inspecting the intestine fr... sissy https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/08/beach-blog.html?showComment=1156015860000 Surgeonsblog: Beach blog I'm blogging from the beach. Cannon Beach, Oregon, in particular, hitchhiking on wifi in a just-opened bakery/coffee shop, "Waves of Grain."... beach blog https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/dont-worry-heal-happy.html?showComment=1204306800000 Surgeonsblog: Don't Worry, Heal Happy On a pass through Kevin MD's website a while ago, I saw a reference to an article which reported a study on anger and healing. The report,... don t worry heal happy https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/retort.html?showComment=1251340110534 Surgeonsblog: Retort Sooner or later, in any discussion of health care reform (to the extent that screaming and fear-mongering can be gotten past and actual thou... retort https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/pancreas-stuff-2.html?showComment=1165799700000 Surgeonsblog: Pancreas stuff, #2 Hmm, seems like I've been a bit tardy getting back here. Sorry. Life: the blogger's enemy. As I recall, I was saying something or other abo... pancreas stuff https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/gambler.html Surgeonsblog: The Gambler An anonymous commenter on one of my pancreas posts said "I think ... surgeons tend to see things from a "look to the past" view as opposed... gambler https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/curses.html?showComment=1190652300000 Surgeonsblog: Curses [This post is inspired by (though barely related to) one from that eminently readable medical blogger, Dr. Rob .] If I didn't know better, ... curses https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/operation-deconstructed-one-preamble.html?showComment=1179160080000 Surgeonsblog: Operation, Deconstructed. One: preamble With as much detail as is useful, and as descriptively as I can manage, I'd like to relate what it's like to do an operation, from before... operation deconstructed one preamble https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/bringing-down-house.html?showComment=1195835640000 Surgeonsblog: Bringing Down The House OK, I realize that in the order of things this is really small stuff. But I must have my say. Having watched (why, oh why do I persist?) "H... bringing house https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/rupture-end-times.html?showComment=1248198997775 Surgeonsblog: The Rupture; End Times Someone once said that a pediatric surgeon is one that thinks a hernia repair is a big deal. Personally, I think that's quite off the mark; ... rupture end times https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/god-of-operating-room.html?showComment=1251943553397 Surgeonsblog: God of the Operating Room It's an old joke: a long line of people waits at the Pearly Gates as St. Peter slowly checks them in, taking an eternity. Little guy in a wh... of the god operating room https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/er-what_25.html?showComment=1214232060000 Surgeonsblog: ER, Uh... (Here's post I wrote but didn't publish, a long while ago -- well before a subsequent kerfuffle , or any of my recent rants and the comment... er uh https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/pancreas-stuff-3.html?showComment=1439252905689 Surgeonsblog: Pancreas stuff, #3 "In the matter of Patient X," read the letter from the state board of medical licensing, "we find no evidence of improper dispensing of narc... pancreas stuff https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/im-aware.html?showComment=1192235820000 Surgeonsblog: I'm Aware Since it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I should point out that I've done a series here about breast cancer and related issues ( one , two... i m aware https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/american-dream.html?showComment=1193418900000 Surgeonsblog: The American Dream [As I did for a past post, I begin with a warning: this is a political rant, so people who come here for surgical stuff should turn away now... the american dream https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/old-time-doc_24.html?showComment=1214437680000 Surgeonsblog: Old Time Doc Clueless at the time, when I applied to medical school I sort of imagined myself one day making house calls, good ol' Doc Schwab, paid in c... old time doc https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/rumbling.html?showComment=1244854606720 Surgeonsblog: Rumbling I feel a disturbance in the force, a stirring. Desire precedes delivery; but just this side of the edge of possibility I see resumption of S... rumbling https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/sleeve-up.html Surgeonsblog: Sleeve (Up) [This is another post that's been sitting around in draft form for a while. It might be obvious why I hadn't posted it. More cleaning of the... sleeve https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/guts-glory.html?showComment=1168794780000 Surgeonsblog: Guts. Glory. I've said it before: I love sewing bowel. Nothing, it seems to me, represents what the general surgeon does more than that. It makes me feel... guts glory https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/false-start.html?showComment=1247230248682 Surgeonsblog: False Start I've tried, but I don't seem to have it. Much as I'd like to return to the sort of writing I was doing earlier in Surgeonsblog , it's not ha... false start https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/winters-tale.html?showComment=1166821800000 Surgeonsblog: A Winter's Tale Tending toward the heavy myself (losing it when I get back into cycling, periodically), I have sympathy with those who are overweight. Neve... winter tale https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/certifiable.html?showComment=1249503753481 Surgeonsblog: Certifiable Wherein a surgeon tells some stories, shares some thoughts, and occasionally shoots off his mouth. Like a surgeon. certifiable https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/08/confessional.html?showComment=1186203960000 Surgeonsblog: Confessional There's something irresistibly horrifying about doing an amputation. I did several during training, and a few in practice, before eventuall... confessional https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/mendacity-of-dumb.html?showComment=1205080500000 Surgeonsblog: The Mendacity of Dumb [Weekend rant to follow: my thoughts on the Tuesday primaries. Misery multiplies.] Well, for a while there I actually allowed myself to thin... mendacity dumb https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/02/on-my-honor.html?showComment=1171865040000 Surgeonsblog: On My Honor So I received this thing in the mail the other day. Nearly threw it out along with the rest of the junk, but it was shaped like and had the ... honor https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/embarrassing.html?showComment=1210770720000 Surgeonsblog: Embarrassing I need to say I'm very appreciative but, more than that, embarrassed by the comments I've gotten on my recent post about a horrible feeling ... embarrassing https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/bureaucrats.html Surgeonsblog: Bureaucrats Among the many themes of dissent which have gained traction in the health care debate is the canard that we don't wont some government burea... bureaucrats https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/08/pile-o-problems.html?showComment=1186758780000 Surgeonsblog: Pile O' Problems Many years ago, a friend of mine told a story that, at the time, I thought was hilarious. He'd been hospitalized -- I forget why -- and hi... pile problems https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/08/pile-o-problems.html?showComment=1453479323302 Surgeonsblog: Pile O' Problems Many years ago, a friend of mine told a story that, at the time, I thought was hilarious. He'd been hospitalized -- I forget why -- and hi... pile problems https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/pancreas-stuff-3.html?showComment=1462906667973 Surgeonsblog: Pancreas stuff, #3 "In the matter of Patient X," read the letter from the state board of medical licensing, "we find no evidence of improper dispensing of narc... pancreas stuff https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/kens-colon.html?showComment=1221516480000 Surgeonsblog: Ken's Colon Poor Ken Griffey, Jr . Seems like his body keeps letting him down, one thing after another. I was there at the beginning of his career in S... ken s colon https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/02/ Surgeonsblog: February 2007 Wherein a surgeon tells some stories, shares some thoughts, and occasionally shoots off his mouth. Like a surgeon. february https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/give-peace-chance.html Surgeonsblog: Give Peace a Chance "Peace of mind." In the previous post, that's exactly (as a commenter pointed out) what the ad is all about: trying to create peace of mind ... give peace chance https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/08/thursday-thought.html Surgeonsblog: Thursday Thought Wherein a surgeon tells some stories, shares some thoughts, and occasionally shoots off his mouth. Like a surgeon. thursday thought https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/self-medic-ated.html?showComment=1190227080000 Surgeonsblog: Self Medic-ated It's considered a truism: if you have a doctor or nurse for a patient, it's gonna be a horror show. I'm not convinced, but to the extent tha... self medic https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/im-aware.html?showComment=1192552080000 Surgeonsblog: I'm Aware Since it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I should point out that I've done a series here about breast cancer and related issues ( one , two... i m aware https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/mini-me.html Surgeonsblog: Mini Me "Big surgeons make big incisions," said the visiting professor at our Saturday morning conference on deaths and complications. He could also... mini https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/reading.html Surgeonsblog: Reading After nearly a year of quiescence, I did a reading of my book a few days ago, to an audience of about a hundred local ladies. A great time, ... reading https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/rumbling.html?showComment=1244774037447 Surgeonsblog: Rumbling I feel a disturbance in the force, a stirring. Desire precedes delivery; but just this side of the edge of possibility I see resumption of S... rumbling https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/rupture-end-times.html?showComment=1220544420000 Surgeonsblog: The Rupture; End Times Someone once said that a pediatric surgeon is one that thinks a hernia repair is a big deal. Personally, I think that's quite off the mark; ... rupture end times https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/uh-oh.html?showComment=1211563080000 Surgeonsblog: Uh Oh... Another item from the American College of Surgeons: COLLEGE OPPOSES RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE PAYMENT TO PRIMARY CARE On Friday, May 16, ... uh oh https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/slippery-stones-more-about-gallbladder.html?showComment=1202233560000 Surgeonsblog: Slippery Stones: more about the gallbladder "If you don't have a pretty good idea what's going on with your patient after a thorough history and physical," I was told in medical school... more about slippery stones gallbladder https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/breast-cancer-women_09.html?showComment=1158144540000 Surgeonsblog: Breast Cancer Women Something you may not know, and won't get by looking at most renditions of them, is that the legendary Amazon warrior women are said to... breast cancer women https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/mendacity-of-dumb.html?showComment=1205124660000 Surgeonsblog: The Mendacity of Dumb [Weekend rant to follow: my thoughts on the Tuesday primaries. Misery multiplies.] Well, for a while there I actually allowed myself to thin... mendacity dumb https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/and-of-course-theres-this.html?showComment=1211840700000 Surgeonsblog: And, Of Course, There's This: The words are by Mark Twain, a tone-poem, if you will, that he wrote but was not published, at the urging of his family, until after his dea... of course https://surgeonsblog.blogspot.com/2007/02/its-complicated-part-three.html?showComment=1170649560000 Surgeonsblog: It's Complicated: part three The idea behind surgery is a really simple one: you come to me with a specific problem, I fix it, you go away happy. And when you come back,... complicated part three