recalibrating
I know there's a touch of irony in adding this disclaimer given that I haven't updated this blog in, like, half a year, but: LONG ENTRY AHEAD.There's a snippet of a cartoon I remember from my childhood--I can't remember if it was "Tom and Jerry" but if it wasn't it was in a similar vein--where a mouse is reclining in a hot tub. He's sitting back with his arms along the rim of the tub, maxing and relaxing as cartoon mice do, wearing that look of smug satisfaction he was prone to. (As an aside: I never liked Jerry. I always thought he was a real jerk to Tom, a cat who was just fulfilling his evolutionary imperative after all...
Source: the underwear drawer - July 31, 2013 Category: Anesthetists Authors: Michelle Au Source Type: blogs
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, commencement address, May 24, 2013
Good evening and congratulations to the Class of 2013! I graduated medical school almost exactly ten years ago today (which sounds like a much longer span of time than it actually feels) so naturally when I started to write this address I thought back to my own med school commencement ceremony, or what little I remember of it. Particularly I tried to recall the invited speaker we had that year and what pearls of wisdom he imparted, so that I could frankly plagiarize them and pass his pithy truths off as my own. The problem is, I can’t remember anything he told us. Our med school commencement speaker for 2003 was Ji...
Source: the underwear drawer - May 26, 2013 Category: Anesthetists Authors: Michelle Au Source Type: blogs
because disasters are apolitical but choices aren't
One of the things Joe and I were discussing (because we are SO ERUDITE--in between making a series of fart noises, both faked and authentic, and then blaming them on the dog) is the impact that Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath is going to have on the election. It ' s difficult to calculate, I think. < br / > < br / > First, the regions hit hardest by the storm (that is to say: the Northeast) are traditionally firmly Democratic, and logistically, it may be difficult for people to turn out and vote come Tuesday. But will this actually make any difference in the electoral college, or will it just impact the popular vote? <...
Source: the underwear drawer - November 2, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Michelle Au Source Type: blogs
thar's a snake in mah boots!
Undoubtedly the scariest call I ' ve gotten from work happened this Thursday, when the director of the chess club that Cal attends after school called that afternoon to say that Cal never showed up, and did I know where he was? & nbsp;(I was at work and of course freaked out because OMG MY BOY IS LOST. & nbsp;Long story short, Cal just forgot it was chess club day and so missed the bus that was to take him there--we tracked him down ten minutes later patiently waiting in the principal ' s office for someone to pick him up.) & nbsp;So yes, that was scary. & nbsp;But the < i > second < /i > scariest call from home I receive...
Source: the underwear drawer - September 22, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Michelle Au Source Type: blogs
