Gratitude
I came out of the closet when I was nineteen. The details aren’t the kind of thing I’m inclined to share in a forum such as this, other than to say that it was difficult at the time but everything… Continue Reading
Author: Russell Saunders
Stupid Tuesday Questions, Healthy Living edition
On days when I have a hard time thinking of something to write about, it’s tempting to head over to Huffington Post and find something inane on their “healthy living” page to rant about. But just like I have no… Continue Reading
Not so fast, Sully
Andrew Sullivan bestows a coveted Yglesias Award Nomination on one David French for writing this in the Washington Post: “In my years as an evangelical conservative lawyer and activist, I have learned (and lived) the painful reality that we evangelicals… Continue Reading
Because it’s a holiday…
but I have to work, I’m going to post something frivolous about a professional pet peeve. Parents of the world, take note! If your reason for bringing your child in for an appointment is a skin lesion, and the lesion… Continue Reading
Thank God for this product
I could tell something was wrong the minute I stepped into the exam room from the oddly canted way the patient was sitting on the table. “What seems to be the trouble?” I asked, though I already knew the answer.… Continue Reading
Distinctions without differences
I work with three nurse practitioners. I think the world of all of them. The way our practice is structured, we each have a panel of patients for whom we are the primary providers, but we take care of each… Continue Reading
Stupid Tuesday Questions, Divoon and Serene Edition
My two-year-old son is hopelessly addicted to music videos. It stems from my extreme distaste for most music written for children, which I usually find saccharine and mind-numbing. Instead, my husband and I play music that we like and hope… Continue Reading
Willed ignorance
Over at American Times, LOOG princeps E.D. has a post up about abstinence-only sex education. Specifically, he highlights a recent study that reports on the sexual activity of young evangelical Christians, those who one might presume would be most likely… Continue Reading
Why I’m checking out of Glee
[Before I begin, it should probably go without saying that I’ll be discussing recent plot points from Glee. If you’re behind and plan to catch up without spoilers, stop here.] When it debuted two seasons ago, Glee was the most… Continue Reading
Your forehand needs work
I have a pile of unread copies of The New Yorker that stares at me balefully when it catches my eye. When I lived in New York, I would read it cover-to-cover every week, having a lengthy subway/bus commute to… Continue Reading