Dr Fragen in the operating room
  • Gambling in the OR

    In the morning I’m going to do what can best be described as “playing the odds.” At worse, a statistical guess. I’m never wild about operating on a nuclear medicine bleeding scan, but you do what you’ve gotta do. Somehow most nuclear medicine scans look like dust has settled on the film and the what…

  • Happy Anniversary!

    Happy Anniversary Kathy! It’s been 14 wonderful years and I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat. I love you.

  • Breast CA for Cosmetic Surgeons

    I was in Newport Beach today giving a talk on Breast Cancer for the [American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery][ascbs]. It’s actually a very good meeting. The talk went well and since I gave it last year there were many more general surgeons in attendance and many more questions. I try to drive home 3…

  • My Trip to the Apple Store

    WOW. It was my first time in an [Apple Store][1]. What an amazing place. I went in planning to spend about $30 and spent over 10 times that. Maybe it’s a good thing I don’t have one nearby. [1]: http://www.apple.com/retail/fashionisland/

  • Leaving the Left

    [Leaving the Left](http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/05/22/INGUNCQHKJ1.DTL) > I can no longer abide the simpering voices of self-styled progressives — people who once championed solidarity > Keith Thompson > Sunday, May 22, 2005 > … I look back on that experience as the beginning of my departure from a left already well on its way to losing its bearings.…

  • Conversion to TRF

    [Marc Barrot][aR] is putting the finishing touches on *[The Radio Factory][1]* and I’m putting the finishing touches on the conversion of `Markdown.root` to a fully Radio Factory compliant tool. Many of the scripts have been made extremely generic so they can mostly be dropped into any tool and function. Along with the conversion I’m also…