It’s sad that our social services are so bad that people get more out of our penal system than our “safety net.”
I find this hilarious.
Blinky the Surgeonator’s 5th Birthday (by SeattleChildrens)
“We’re number 1! We’re number 1! We’re number 1!”
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Why are these regulations even in place if anyone, without consequence, can just decide they don’t want to follow them?
Finally! I was trying to find this list (I don’t know why I forgot to check wikipedia in the first place…and really I could have tried harder), but why, after reading countless “news” articles on this, with no mention of but a few other things on this list, did I finally find it linked in a Daring Fireball article? I guess more context would cut down on the “CELLPHONES CAUSE CANCER!! THE WHO SAYS SO!!” headlines.
Also, skimming this list, firefighters who use their cellphones and drink coffee are totally screwed.
Really interesting read. It’s from a commencement, but the message holds for one just about to begin his medical education, too.
You are the generation on the precipice of a transformation medicine has no choice but to undergo, the riders in the front car of the roller coaster clack-clack-clacking its way up to the drop.
Weeeeeee!!!!!
There’s got to be a joke in there somewhere, I just can’t think of a tasteful one.
I thought the NRA was supposed to be all about responsible, safe gun ownership. But they don’t want doctors to be a part of that. They can ask about kitchen chemicals and child-proofing electrical outlets, but not guns?
I see the conversation changing from something like, “Do you have guns in the household?” “Yes.” “Ok, here are some guidelines on keeping them safe.”
To: “I am not allowed to ask if you have guns in your household, but if you do, and care at all about the safety of your children, you should ask me about ways to keep them safe.”
Really can’t see the plus side to this.
Two great quotes.
First, from the Doctor/author:
Of all the pearls that our patient offered us that day, this was the one I would carry with me throughout my career as a pediatrician, and the lesson never lost its relevance. Doctors, like anyone else, can get so comfortable with a routine that they neglect to question the questions, and we can all be misled as a result.
And, from the patient, the statement that triggered previous reflection:
[The string] is the color of atmosphere.
I think I am going to have to refer to things as “atmosphere-colored” more often.
