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Jeff Cheney's take
A reflection on a civil email debate with a friend about 2004 election issues, along with frustration at bloggers who parrot political talking points without independent thought.
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Mission San Juan Capistrano
A family visit to Mission San Juan Capistrano, prompted by a fourth-grade school project, proves well worth the trip, with a tip to arrive at opening time to beat the crowds and get better photos.
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Folder Action
An experiment using an OS X Folder Action to automate blog upstreaming reveals it only fires on direct file additions or deletions in the watched folder, not in subfolders, making its practical value questionable.
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Off to the Islands
Vacation is finally here, and the greatest anticipation is reuniting with a wife and kids who have been away for nearly five weeks.
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Rearranging the office
The practice is expanding into a new suite, and while one office battle was lost, new space was secured for both the author and his mother -- with a move of the general surgery practice under consideration once the current lease expires.
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Birthday Boy
Son Jonathan is turning eight and has been given a motivating challenge: reach reading and writing fluency and earn a new iMac connected to the home wireless network.
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Sophie Talk
At just over two years old, a daughter is forming multi-word sentences and speaking with great seriousness -- even if the actual words remain largely undecipherable to her captivated parents.
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West Virginia Surgeon's strike
West Virginia surgeons took coordinated leaves of absence from hospital practice to protest malpractice insurance rates exceeding $100,000 per year, and this post explains the mechanics of their action and why it does not constitute patient abandonment.
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The joys of being a surgeon
The final day of ER call means four Sunday operations and missing visiting family, offering a candid look at the personal costs of surgical on-call life.
