Hey all! I’m baaaack. See the picture here on the left? That’s me (the jackass) trapped in midair due to carrying too much of a load. Sometimes a heavy burden just wears you down, tiring you out, and sometimes, like here, things just go -snap- and suddenly you’re helpless. That’s where […]
I know I’m late with this (and with everything here this week), but I had to say my peace regardles: Texas and the nation lost a true heroine with the passing of Ann Richards this last week. Unless you are a Texan or a die-hard Democrat, it’s likely you may not really know who […]
I don’t know if it’s something in the water or what, but I can’t seem to get up and do anything. I should be in class right now, but I’m home instead studying for neuropharmacology exam tomorrow. Well, that’s optimistic, because I can’t actually study, I just stare at the book/screen, thinking of other […]
In my seemingly never-ending lineup of things I have to do, my community medicine rotation starts this weekend. I elected to do it in Tequila, about 1.5 hours away, at a Red Cross because that’s where you get action. I was tired of going places here in town seeing runny noses, Pap smears, and hypertension […]
In a post this week on Medscape’s “official” med student blog, Pin-Chieh Chiang, a 2nd year osteopathic student, asked the question if med students use drugs to boost their performance. After a lot of yatta yatta about student behaviors and who does or doesn’t show signs of “use,” she then says the following:
At my […]
How can Pluto get demoted as a planet?! I know I’m late writing about this, but I am convinced that this news has cosmic implications for all. I was brought up by an astronomy-loving father who owns a telescope that you can’t even lift as a single unit. So the characteristics of all […]