"Just because... they said... well, the ambulance might have to..." "It's fine," I said hurriedly. It looked like she was going to break down. "I'll move it all downstairs. No problem." I usually leave my shoe rack …

He's told, by email, that he's expected to move so that they can be a family again-- but in Saudi Arabia. Great. This time, it's a country he doesn't even speak the primary language to, and to which the second language…

I was just randomly browsing through old posts from way back a couple of years ago, trying to find some obscure old post about when I was still working at the Montreal Chest Institute. I wanted to find some pictures an…

I can't remember who, but one of my friends pointed out once that I take it as a point of pride that I came from 'humble beginings.' It's just that chances are that if you were spoonfed with silver spoons as a pup, if…

So, I went on that blind date today. Let's call her [Da Vinci]. Bottom line-- meh. She just wasn't all that interesting. It's not exactly because of her age, but it's because she hasn't been out there and seen all …