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Fashion Rocks, or…Green

Posted on February 22, 2012 by stephenarcher

It turns out that the world really does look like this. Every­day when my friends in Maui turn off their neigh­bor­hood road they are con­fronted with this view. Stun­ning, espe­cially with the power lines and the houses and the per­fect … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Three Times

Posted on February 12, 2012 by stephenarcher

Three times. I have been mar­ried three times. Third time is charm­ing. Prob­lems in surgery seem to come in threes, at least that is what we always say: two bowel obstruc­tions and it is mid­night. I have one more to … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Shorebreak

Posted on February 10, 2012 by stephenarcher

I feel the wave gath­er­ing under me, my feet ris­ing and the giddy feel­ing of it mov­ing beyond me, as if a horse just ran through me and then the falling, the falling and my feet back on sand and … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Line Up

Posted on February 4, 2012 by stephenarcher

You might not know that doc­tors’ busi­nesses in the US are going bank­rupt. Mine did. Not me per­son­ally, but the busi­ness. Med­i­cine is a cog in the econ­omy like every­thing else. Lots of cogs are blow­ing out. I have a story, … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Little Of Me

Posted on January 30, 2012 by stephenarcher

I have gained weight in the last year. I work with peo­ple all day every day on this issue and here I am hav­ing gained enough weight that I know that other peo­ple notice, won­der, ques­tion. Enough that it is … Con­tinue read­ing →

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This Is (Not) Grass

Posted on January 27, 2012 by stephenarcher

Scarcity brings out the fun­da­men­tals in a per­son­al­ity. I will use myself as an exam­ple, although I could refer to oth­ers in my life as well, “ex” peo­ple of sev­eral vari­eties, wives and busi­ness part­ners come to mind – these darker sides … Con­tinue read­ing →

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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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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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