A snowstorm brings the gifts of solitude and silence

A snowstorm brings the gifts of solitude and silence This is my column in today’s Greenville News.  Happy Winter! http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130217/OPINION/302170007/Ed-Leap-Snowstorm-brings-gift-solitude-silence When I was in medical school in West Virginia, I was also in the Air National Guard.  One drill weekend, … Continue reading

When leading is following; my latest EM News column.

Here is my latest column in Emergency Medicine News.  I hope you enjoy it! http://journals.lww.com/em-news/Fulltext/2013/02000/Second_Opinion__When_Leading_is_Following.8.aspx My wife just built a pergola in our yard.  Mind you, a pergola is a thing I never knew existed until it was pointed out … Continue reading

Get rid of useless stuff this Thanksgiving…my Greenville News column for this week

This is my column in today’s Greenville news, on the topic of time wasted and time well used. http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20121118/OPINION/311180007/Get-rid-useless-stuff-Thanksgiving?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|p I sometimes sit and think about the things that have wasted my time.  It’s a long list, and  probably would exceed … Continue reading

Cowboy doctors and shootin’ irons

This is my column in the October edition of Emergency Medicine News   When I was a resident physician, I had the coolest classmates ever.  We worked together, laughed together, learned together and many of us stay in touch to … Continue reading

Lost Proverbs of the Emergency Department

Here is my EM News Second Opinion column for June:  ‘Lost Proverbs of the ED.’ Here’s the direct link to EMN.  The text is below. http://journals.lww.com/em-news/Fulltext/2012/06000/Second_Opinion__Lost_Proverbs_of_the_ED.11.aspx Lost proverbs of the ED:  found in an old liquor bottle outside an urban … Continue reading