That I watch pretty much everything with subtitles. This is partly due to hearing loss but mainly because I prefer to read instead of listen. That I’m an extremely picky eater, but I am willing to try most foods. I don’t drink coffee, tea, or beer. I don’t eat seafood. I only eat steaks cooked…
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Summer thunderstorms
Growing up all over the country, I hold onto little things from each place that I’ve loved. One common love is a good thunderstorm. Funny enough, I used to be terrified of storms. I remember a particularly bad one in Colorado Springs. We were driving from dance class to the video rental place, and the…
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On your medical school graduation
Dear 17 year old Lisa, It’s that time. Graduation season 2014. Right now, you’re probably envisioning us (you, me?) walking across the stage at Johns Hopkins or as part of Virginia Tech’s first allopathic graduating class getting a diploma and a hood on your way to becoming a pediatric pulmonologist. Well, sit down…
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Nashville recap
Our weekend in Nashville was a whirlwind. We flew there Friday afternoon with Ashley’s parents (in their plane). Small planes are fun, but flying through bad weather sucks because turbulence feels about a thousand times worse. I almost tossed my cookies a few times. Our hotel was right off of Broadway (the main drag in…
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Searching for gratitude
Do you ever find yourself complaining just because you can? These days, I’m complaining too much. I work too much. I don’t make enough money. I want a full-time job. Blah blah blah. So I’m going to work on being more grateful. Grateful that I have a job. Grateful that my co-workers are funny, nice,…
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Token cold weather status
In case you’ve been hibernating and not watching the weather, it’s cold outside. Apparently, a lot of people were strangely fascinated to see how quickly the temperature would drop as this polar vortex swirled chaos and anarchy into our lives. I was no different, and you lucky ducks even get to see how cold it…