Naysayers you all. Calling us blawgers…or worse. Nothing productive will come of all that time you spend in grandiose self-promotion. Wait, isn’t all self-promotion inherently grandiose? But now, after 622 posts, 2052 comments and 1818 tweets, I finally have something to show for it. Did you know the press get free coffee and food? And [...]
Tonight, in the true spirit of cycling blogs, I will tell you a story. (We definitely need to lighten things up a bit.) Consider yourself warned. It is a saga of a cat-like mountain biker, who is also a heart specialist and perhaps a less than ideal patient. But first, you may be wondering why [...]
When doctors make big salaries… The “rich”-doctor debate is old, but surely not tired. Lately a number of stories detailing the big salaries made by cardiologists have stirred the pot again. How much is your doctor worth? Do we make too much? How happy are we with what we make? Head over to the Trials [...]
A favorite. For my Canadian friends… JMM
Cyclists say lots of funny things. One of my good buddies likes this one… If you don’t like today, you don’t like perfect. It’s true; In the worlds of health, fitness and education, Kentucky gets kicked around quite a bit. But when the sun shines in the Spring, this state looks pretty darn good. Enjoy [...]
On Fridays, especially stormy ones (when I can’t ride), I like to reflect on the work of doctoring. Chief among such wide-angle views is how important a role we doctors actually play in creating good health for our patients? And the trouble that we may cause. I’m struggling with this force pulling me toward minimalism. [...]