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Burnout

Posted on January 19, 2012 by stephenarcher

My patient had lit­er­ally burned a hole in his tiny, new stom­ach with a com­bi­na­tion of cig­a­rettes and alco­hol. I don’t have a moral posi­tion on this except that life is prob­a­bly worth pre­serv­ing until one can make an informed … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Enough

Posted on January 16, 2012 by stephenarcher

I work with peo­ple who are chang­ing their rela­tion­ship to food. Mostly they are obese and don’t want to be. Most have had surgery under my hand to give them a tool to help them relearn two sen­sa­tions that their … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Eddy

Posted on January 8, 2012 by stephenarcher

What is a truth and a lie? A phở­to­graph is the lie sit­ting, like a spi­der in the web of the truth. What stays and what moves? A river does both and stops doing both at the same time. What is valu­able … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Dog’s View

Posted on January 5, 2012 by stephenarcher

Decem­ber was super busy. I took my national boards (passed..!), the kiddo had a minor oper­a­tion (wait­ing in wait­ing rooms is exhaust­ing – I’ll remem­ber that), and my patients, for one month, finally had real insur­ance. Deductibles take 11 months to pay … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Hard at Work

Posted on January 2, 2012 by stephenarcher

Ever feel like you are watch­ing over things that don’t mat­ter? Who is it that does that watch­ing? The thin line between per­sonal may­hem, utter apa­thy or extreme vio­lence is that we don’t know the time of our dying. If … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Shiny

Posted on December 29, 2011 by stephenarcher

It was an acci­dent and let’s just leave it at that, she said. My patient was feel­ing sheep­ish and guarded. It was Christ­mas Eve, 9pm. She had shot her­self in the chest, but she didn’t mean to. It was maybe … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Hydra

Posted on December 27, 2011 by stephenarcher

At var­i­ous times, most of the time, now maybe, I have liked fash­ion. I sub­scribe to GQ. I know, but I do. I sub­scribe to weird French fash­ion mag­a­zines some­times where the mod­els are nude and waifs, and unhappy and … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Some Thing, This Thing, Better

Posted on December 14, 2011 by stephenarcher

May I ask you a ques­tion? Will a $200,000 car make you 10x hap­pier than a $20,000 car? Doubt it. Will some­thing well made, some­what more expen­sive than what you can get from China mean more to you? Maybe. For … Con­tinue read­ing →

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The Waking

Posted on December 11, 2011 by stephenarcher

My son is wak­ing up. He is know­ing that the world inter­acts with him and that he has pref­er­ences. I have the feel­ing that he is com­ing, arriv­ing. I have been with him for seven months, but now I see … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Jeep

Posted on December 3, 2011 by stephenarcher

Hand over hand straight to left A thou­sand hands, wheel too hot to touch, an noon, on Wake or Saipan. A thou­sand might be mil­lions, The miles from home or to the next shore; or lost friends or ene­mies. Com­fort … Con­tinue read­ing →

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