The other day I took the word “fiancé” out for a test run. It felt… weird. On the one hand, yay! Marriage equality! We get to use the same terms as everyone else! Instead of the blandly palatable “partner,” soon… Continue Reading
There is a tendency, among people who do not live in Holland (i.e., who do not have a child with disabilities) to praise us Holland-dwellers. “I could never do what you do!” “You guys are simply amazing, the way you… Continue Reading
I know they are there. I am sure of it. But they elude me. Like a traveler stumbling after a dancing will-o’-the wisp, I seek them. Like a parched sojourner spying water between shifting dunes only to find sand and… Continue Reading
I know Slow Tuesday Night is the go-to blog hereabouts for original drink recipes, and I do not presume to be a mixologist of particular novelty most of the time. (I am not too humble to say that I make… Continue Reading
Daydream with me — Congress decides the question of the Earth’s shape is still open. Some members express a strong belief that it is shaped like a burrito. (I know that at least one reader will catch the reference.) Rather… Continue Reading
The bathrooms in my office remind me of my neurology professor from medical school. I can explain. Recently the cleaning service installed some sort of permanent air freshener on the inner rim of the commodes. So now the loo smells… Continue Reading
Since leaving the last stage of my training *vague mumble* years ago, I’ve been a full-fledged attending-level pediatrician in two practices. The first was in a practice owned by the local hospital, and my current one is a real-live private… Continue Reading