Tag Archives: humor

“Literally….”

I think we can drop any pretense about the judicious use of imaging in medicine. It’s a lost cause. My radiology friends and I have a running exchange of the myriad absurd reasons for doing CTA’s (= CT angiography). It all distills down to the hypothetical clinical scenario of “itching out of proportion to dandruff.”Continue reading ““Literally….””

“Lies Are Like Oxygen”

I have to admit this singular fact. That Trumpf has been open and honest about a few specific things over what has become our interminable national nightmare. He did boast about not properly paying his taxes. And he described his technique of greeting attractive women wherein he’ll “just grab them by the pussy.” Both trueContinue reading ““Lies Are Like Oxygen””

“Hospital Productivity Metrics”

I’ve come to the opinion that business school mostly teaches people how to lie. And smile. Smile when they lie (and earn money on other people’s labor). And they never lie more than with their comparative statistics. Hospital administrators start off by placing a near zero productivity value on a clinician’s administrative tasks, all theContinue reading ““Hospital Productivity Metrics””

“A Tale of Two Islands”

When you think about is, there are many similarities between the people and dealings on Epstein Island and those in the hallowed halls of our government in Washington, DC, particularly in the Trump 2.0 era. Let’s call the latter Trump Island. The difference is really one of emphasis. Epstein lured rich and powerful men intoContinue reading ““A Tale of Two Islands””