One benefit of a dip is you get to see who was real and who was full of shit. Reminds me of those sifters that vibrate and filter out the insignificant little grains of dirt so people can more easily find value.

I'm old enough to remember when products were designed to serve me rather than own me. I hope humanity has that again.

This clicked for me today with some professional abuses. Definitely something I'll continuously analyze from now on. It's easier to course correct on the fly than to find your way once far off the map. View quoted note →

Generational wealth. View quoted note →

Also surprising, one of the characters (held hostage) answered Hong Kong when asked what his home country was. This was 2023 (Plane), so not completely kissing Chinese ass is surprising. View quoted note →

Redemption can only be found in the most unusual places. Probably one of the most insightful movie quotes I've heard in a while.

Konas are the automotive version of river dolphins. Tell me I'm wrong.

I created a new holiday. Orthmas. 'Tis the season for half my city slipping and breaking shit.

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When it comes to appreciation, words are only half the toll. Action is the other half. Appreciation without measurable action is usually bullshit. Usually because there are edge cases. They're rare though.

Vascular access, especially complicated emergent cases, is a passion. Unfortunately, I had to let my licensing lapse today. The demands have become too much on top of all the other things I'm expected to do for what I'm paid. For me, Atlas is Shrugging. It feels so good to drop another heavy part of my load. Sadly, the only thing I lose from doing this is extra work and immense amounts of stress. That's a major incentive problem. US healthcare (emergency medicine at least) is largely fueled by guilt and self-sacrifice masked as duty. No more for me. 🫡 GM.