Realization

You know you've been in practice too long when you hear people talking about their "Insta" accounts and assume they mean InstaMed.

Quote of the day

From a retired internist:

“I just want to make sure I’m not going to shit, you know. I mean, my wife is fucked-up with all kinds of shit, and some of my friends are pretty fucked-up, too, and I'm sure all my old patients are either fucked-up or dead by now, and I’ll be a son of bitch if I’m going to get fucked up more than is normal for being fucked-up at my age so I just want you to check out all my neuro shit and that kind of stuff and make sure I’m not too fucked-up for 87."

"Surely you can't be serious."

I'm in a Zoom meeting and the screen keeps locking up.

Dr. Grumpy: "Are you guys having problems? My office wifi sucks."

Mr. Rumack: "Yeah, why don't you just switch to audio and call my direct 800 number."

Dr. Grumpy: "That's fine, what is it?"

Mr. Rumack: "Uh, an 800 number is a long-distance line that lets you dial in at no charge."

That's true. You're absolutely right.

Dr. Grumpy: "Hi, I'm Dr. Grumpy. Have a seat. Now..."

Mr. Ross: "Hello. Are you happy and well today?"

Dr. Grumpy: "As much as I'll ever be. So what can I do for you?"

Mr. Ross: "You mean you're not happy and well today?"

Dr. Grumpy: "I'm fine, thank you. What brings you in to see me?"

Mr. Ross: "Perhaps I can help. Here's a free copy of my self-help book, called 'Are You Happy and Well Today?' "

Dr. Grumpy: "Uh, thank you, but back to..."

Mr. Ross: "I've self-published it, and it's available on Amazon. You can get a discount for bulk orders if you want to give out copies to your patients, or put them out in the lobby. It's also available on Kindle and as an audiobook, read by me."

Dr. Grumpy: "Thanks, but let's get back to your appointment. What..."

Mr. Ross: "You don't seem very happy today."

Relevance

"More than once I was at the station seeing trainloads of Jews being transported, seeing all these faces over the top of the wagon. I remember, very sharply, one little boy standing with his parents on the platform, very pale, very blond, wearing a coat that was much too big for him, and he stepped on the train. I was a child observing a child."

"We saw young men put against the wall and shot, and they'd close the street and then open it, and you could pass by again... Don't discount anything awful you hear or read about the Nazis. It's worse than you could ever imagine."

 - Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) on living in the Netherlands during the Nazi occupation.

Seen in a chart

 Great moments at a teaching hospital: