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The Seven Types of Physicians’ (Bad) Handwriting

I have a doctor friend who swears that her previously tidy, neat handwriting has gone downhill ever since she obtained her medical license. And I cannot — for the life of me — ever remember receiving a prescription that was decipherable. Perhaps the AMA makes chicken scratch handwriting a requirement? :-P Via A Cartoon Guide to Becoming a Doctor. P.S. — For an example of how a doctor's bad handwriting made me the laughingstock of my then-office, take a look at this post from 4 years ago....

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On Blogging and Commenting

A few of my readers — especially first-time parents — have recently asked me how I manage to find the time to blog. My answer? Schedule, schedule, schedule! Don't get me wrong — I do not have a block of time I set aside every day to blog, because let's face it: setting and sticking to a schedule is pretty damn difficult when you have a baby (with another on the way). Instead, I use the "Draft" and "Schedule" functions on WordPress to pump out as many as five posts at once, whenever I have the time. In fact, I am currently writing this post in bed and will be scheduling it to be published the next day. When I do get some downtime...

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