Another suburban family morning

I have a puppy.  Here's a pic. You're welcome. I started writing this morning around 4 am since the darling pup had to go out and I couldn't fall back asleep. Also, it's a big morning, with the girls off to big adventures. Now it's evening, and the lights are low in the bedroom. The puppy …

We’re doing medical training wrong

I'm old. OK, not "old" old, but old enough that, well, for example: We were at a friend's birthday party the other night (she called it a "quinceañera plus 35") and as it got late I said, "well, we have to go send the baby sitter home." A guy across the table looked at me, …

Medical Musings, New Beginnings

I started the blog "White Coat Underground" over ten years ago, in the days when you could rant on anonymously about anything and people would actually read and comment.   It was a real conversation, albeit an often jejeune and self-indulgent one. I  ranted (intelligently) against quackery, but also began to talk about life, fatherhood, …