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Month: May 2011

Stupid Tuesday Questions, heterosexual polling edition

May 31, 2011Russell Saunders 7 Comments

As a subset of my Stupid Tuesday Questions, I’ve decided to introduce a semi-regular category of question.  There is much in our popular culture that I accept is simply not targeted at me.  Beer commercials.  The Superbowl.  Pamela Anderson.  All… Continue Reading →

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Solicitations

May 31, 2011Russell Saunders 6 Comments

Today is the Better Half’s birthday, and it looks like the Monkey has a fever. Thus, I don’t know if I’ll be able to post a Stupid Tuesday Question, despite knowing what a soul-crushing disappointment that will be to all… Continue Reading →

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A brief venting of spleen

May 27, 2011Russell Saunders 4 Comments

Attention, random parents of America! Please understand something — if you have an appointment for one child, that means you’re paying for the services rendered for that one child. If you bring along a sibling without an appointment, and then… Continue Reading →

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A swing and a miss!

May 26, 2011Russell Saunders

So there appears to be a tumblr full of “awesome people hanging out together,” which I learned about thanks to Andrew Sullivan.  (The picture he chose was of Neil Patrick Harris and Stephen Colbert [who are deeply awesome] and Christina… Continue Reading →

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Even the best has a downside

May 26, 2011Russell Saunders 2 Comments

As I recently alluded, I’m on staff at a children’s hospital.  It is an absolutely wonderful place to work, and I am aware of the privilege of working there every time I step through the doors.  The chance to be… Continue Reading →

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Stupid Tuesday Questions, earthbound edition

May 24, 2011Russell Saunders 10 Comments

No Rapture this past weekend, it turns out.  The day before the Big Event a colleague and I were stuck on the Storrow Drive on-ramp behind a line of vans proclaiming to imminent End of the World, but we never… Continue Reading →

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There goes my exploratory committee

May 23, 2011Russell Saunders 10 Comments

Curse you and your English origins, father!  If you’d been born in the United States like all right-thinking people, I might still have a shot at the presidency. Via Andrew Sullivan, I bring you the latest updates from the right-wing… Continue Reading →

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Start building your bubble now!

May 23, 2011Russell Saunders 3 Comments

Run for the hills, America!  The rapture may not have happened quite on schedule, but you’re not out of the woods yet.  Your homes may be rife with a heretofore unacknowledged menace, exposing all of us to the potential for… Continue Reading →

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Dept. of Professional Scolding

May 20, 2011Russell Saunders 11 Comments

Like any reasonably interesting job, mine is full of things to enjoy and things to lament.  I love becoming part of my patients’ lives, and getting to know their families.  I dislike having to document all of my continuing education… Continue Reading →

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Should you schlepp to Boston?

May 19, 2011Russell Saunders 8 Comments

Another year, another list of US News and World Report rankings.  This year’s Best Children’s Hospitals rankings are out, and it’s a Boston kvell-o-rama. I find these rankings very amusing.  The people for whom they are most useful are the… Continue Reading →

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