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How I Met Your Mother

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Al

Squinting at her name badge, I asked, “GN. What’s that?” Six months into my internship, I’d seen hundreds of students – medical, nursing, anesthesia – parade through 5L, the cramped labor and delivery ward at LA County Hospital. She smiled. … Continue reading →

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Kona Week2: OverBooked vs OverWorked

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Al

I struggled the past week to get in everything I’d planned. Two nights out in a row, to see daughter Annie’s band in their first gig back, in Seattle Friday night, then dinner out with Robin Sarner +1 in Tacoma, … Continue reading →

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Cover Your Nose, Not Your Ass, Mr. Expert

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Al

Short comment on article in Washington Post quoting a number of public health folk who say, basically, “Stay vigilant, don’t drop your guard, just because you’re vaccinated. Why?, well, (a) there’s a ‘5/100′ chance you might be infected [but neglecting … Continue reading →

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Vaccinated!

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Al

“This is one of those days you’ll remember all your life,” I asserted to Cheryl as we followed a circuitous red line. St. Joseph hospital has turned the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination process into a smoothly running machine. The needle stick itself, … Continue reading →

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Impeachment?

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Al

I’ve been thinking all day about how the leaders of our democracy should respond to the foot soldiers and leaders of Wednesday’s attack on the US Capitol. The one who entered should be identified, easy enough to do for most … Continue reading →

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Love Rhymes, Chapter 2 – ii

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Al

v Christmas day was always a bit depressing at the Stein house. If it were on a Saturday, we could hide out at the synagogue; otherwise the lack of traffic and sounds of merriment from the gentiles all around us … Continue reading →

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Chapter 9 – xiii

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Al

!!!!!*****WORKING DRAFT*****!!!!! The day after Thanksgiving, Petyr dropped me off for my fourth weekly treatment. For the first time, I met with Dr. Viqueira alone, no mother, friend, or solicitous lover to filter the conversation or deflect my deepest fears. … Continue reading →

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Chapter 7 – vii

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Al

!!!!!*****WORKING DRAFT*****!!!!! Howard failed his boards the first time out. “That’s not unusual, is it?” I asked “I’ve heard it depends on the state. California’s tough, less than half pass the first time. Here, maybe 55-60%” “You’d think someone from … Continue reading →

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Chapter 2-iii

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Al

!!!!!!!********WORKING DRAFT********!!!!!!! Thanksgiving came and went as a blur. Mike and I had one afternoon and evening together, the Friday after. A drizzly mist greeted us downtown as we walked from store to store, circling Shillito’s to see the animated … Continue reading →

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Chapter 1 – xiv.a

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Al

!!!!!!!*******WORKING DRAFT*******!!!!!!! The second weekend in August was one of those Dog Days in the midwest, hot, muggy, with oppressive heavy air. A perfect day to hide my hair. Mike and his parents picked me up on their way to … Continue reading →

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