“We leave something of ourselves behind when we leave a place, we stay there, even though we go away. And there are things in us that we can find again only by going back there.” -Pascal Mercier

Science fiction is sometimes wrong, but mostly it’s just early.

“The Odyssey” is spectacular filmmaking. Beautiful, terrifying, visceral, tactile, even the most mythical elements seem fully realized. There’s a moment that shattered me, and I can’t forget it. A meditation on all that we are, all that we carry, and all that we can’t leave behind. 10/10.

Wildfire smoke is contaminating the air. Fruit and vegetables have parasites. Bread rolls have glass inside. Sam Neill died. It’s been a week.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 3w ago

The FDA has recalled more than 700,000 Pillsbury bread rolls due to potential glass contamination.

Ok so maybe I over-dressed for clinic… again… #maythe4thbewithyou

I really enjoyed sitting down with Dr. Saba Fatima and having this conversation. I honestly wasn’t sure which way things would go or what exactly we’d end up talking about, but sometimes the best conversations start that way. youtu.be/rJzuKf-57iU

E43:The Patient Beyond the Chart: Listening to What We Miss(w/Dr Sayed Tabatabai)

YouTube video by Muted in Medicine

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Re-reading @therealdoctort.bsky.social’s book and a line stuck out: “The dawning realization hits me: I have been learning how to ride a bike by reading about it.” Funny thing about that…I taught myself a bunch of the basics of figure skating by watching it on TV and by reading it in a book.

Since nobody is being held accountable, and capital only understands the language of capital, is there a comprehensive Epstein boycott/don’t-vote-for list yet? Or is it basically almost every major corporation and politician?

Paying my taxes, quivering with incandescent rage.

RIP James Van Der Beek from colorectal cancer. Little side story. One of the nurses I work with, loved Dawson’s Creek so much she named her daughter Dawson. In 2020 I asked James to record a little message for them both (via Cameo) to help cheer them up in the depths of the COVID pandemic. 1/2

“Messieurs, c'est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot." (Gentlemen, it is the microbes who will have the last word.) -Louis Pasteur. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

New Mexico warns against consuming raw milk after newborn dies from listeria

While the New Mexico Department of Health said it can't pinpoint the baby's exact cause of death, officials believe it could have been linked to the mother's drinking raw milk during pregnancy.

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"Part of how they make you obey is by making obedience seem peaceful, while resistance is violence. But really, either choice is about violence, one way or another." -Charlie Jane Anders, “The City in the Middle of the Night.”

Positive aspect of the snowstorm. I finished 10,000 words of my novel last night. Gimme caffeine, and no other options, and I will FINISH THIS BOOK.

I finally have access to my Twitter/X account again! For the past 5 days my account has been hacked. If you received any messages from “CoachSelena75” or “CoachSophie” your account may have been compromised. Sorry to everyone who suddenly got deluged with crypto posts and Elon retweets.

FYI to anyone who follows my main account on Twitter/X “therealdoctort,” unfortunately the account has been hacked and the name has been changed. I’ve reached out to @X to try and regain control. Please disregard any posts or messages coming from that account until I can get it back. Thanks.

“…And hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was a light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.” J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Lord of the Rings.”

Flu is surging at record levels. Measles is exploding, an outbreak in South Carolina just passed 200 hospitalized cases. ICE just shot and killed a U.S. citizen. We overthrew Venezuela for their oil and wanna “buy” Greenland. National debt is $38 trillion. Healthcare is crumbling rapidly now.

Done with streaming. I wish there was a service where all the channels were available in one package from one company that connected to the back of your TV via a cable…

I’ve had the privilege to work with the best group of colleagues a doctor could ever ask for. Here’s to the doctors, NPs, PAs, nurses, RTs, PT/OTs, SLPs, RDs, PCTs, and all the support staff that made everything possible. Peace out SATX! Till next time… (Y’all are some talented artists too!)

Good thing AI is taking on the menial jobs so humans can focus on making art and creating t- wait, what?

“No, I would not want to live in a world without dragons, as I would not want to live in a world without magic, for that is a world without mystery, and that is a world without faith.” - R.A. Salvatore.

This tactic is part of the foundation of toxicity in modern medical practice. Physicians lack dedication, devotion, resiliency, you name it. The system is never at fault. The system must never change. Our problem is we just went to medical school to take the easy route…

When you’re trying to do some teaching and are also easily distracted…

Hot coffee, cold showers Someday you're gonna get your flowers All your pills come over the counter Yeah, they were so wrong about ya Let 'em look at you now like you're Hannibal Lector They wanted a villain, and you deserved better Yeah, you deserved better - “Too Pretty for Buffalo” by Baby Nova

An excerpt from the Nebula Award-winning novel, “Parable of the Talents.” Written by Octavia Butler, published in 1998, and relevant as ever.

Measles? Check. Trade war? Check. Child labor? Uhh…

I’m not gonna say the future is bleak, but the future is bleak.