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misadventures at harvard medical school

Month: January, 2010

If you’d like to help

Hi there. I’m going to borrow language from my friend Angi here. If you’re looking to help in the wake of the earthquake in Haiti, The Center for International Disaster Information makes it clear that monetary contributions to established relief agencies are the most useful response to disasters like this one. Financial contributions allow [...]

Thinking about Haiti

Today, New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote a column about the earthquake in Haiti entitled, “The Underlying Tragedy.” Brooks is one of the few conservative commentators I make sure to read. Although I strongly disagree with him on just about every issue, his appeal to rationality and thinking is a welcome contrast to Limbaugh, [...]

Happy birthday Maggie

My beautiful, smart, and hilarious little sister turns 21 today. But no matter her age, she’ll always be my little sister.
These pictures remind me of my favorite Beatles song, the inimitable In My Life. John Lennon and Paul McCartney both loved it as well, and it later became the only song in the entire Lennon/McCartney [...]