Author Archives: Stephen Futterer

“I WASN’T PREPARED FOR HIS PERFORMANCE IN SUCCESSION. I CAN’T SEE HIM ANYWHERE IN IT, AND I DON’T KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM. I DON’T KNOW IF I’VE EVER BEEN SO SURPRISED BY AN ACTOR.” — Colin Firth on his friend and fellow actor matthew macfadyen (tom wambsgans) I love this quote (snatched from VanityContinue reading “Potent Quotables:”

Chief Complaint: “Doc, my foot feels stuck!” History of Present Illness (HPI): 52 y/o male with h/o fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue presents to Podiatry Clinic stating that his left foot has not been functioning normally for about six months, getting worse over the last several weeks. He reports no pain or tenderness. No fever orContinue reading ““Gumshoe Diaries””

“We Got Game” Rare the times and quick to go You see the line not being shown Unleashed lightning underground Arms awave without a sound Pebbled fingers drape the orb That with a flicker spins and soars In fading back you trace the arc Knowing well it’s on the mark and Knowing no one’s keepingContinue reading ““We Got Game””

“Things” Some things look like other things And other things don’t

The rule of three is a familiar notion to us all, whether or not we are conscious of it. Stories have a beginning, middle and an end, and trios in stories are very common, like The Three Musketeers or the The Three Little Pigs. Or games like rock, paper, scissors (I always found marry, shag,Continue reading ““Brancusi and Me (#11)””

I’ve been a neuroradiologist for longer than I’ve been most anything else, as I took up guitar later in life and haven’t played golf seriously or proficiently for many years. One thing that’s at once both alluring and frustrating about the job is that there’s still so much to be learned (a return to ourContinue reading ““An Uncommon Common””