Few things are more traumatic than surgery. While the nurses were prepping me for my latest procedure, my blood pressure started to spike. Every time they took a measurement it was way high. Puzzled, the OR nurse said, “Are you feeling OK Mr. Tobak?” “Well, let me see. I haven’t[…] Read On
During a follow-up doctor’s appointment for my broken foot, I learned that a bunch of the fine orthopedic specialists at SOAR Medical – surgeons to many Bay Area sports teams and injury-prone klutzes like me – are heading to a country in Africa I’ve never heard of on a medical[…] Read On
Hope ya’ll are having a fun summer and successfully celebrated the 4th without blowing up any body parts. I’m sort of taking the week off; thought I’d fill you in on what’s going on around here. No vaca or anything (wife’s consumed with a new job), just chilling in the[…] Read On
Yesterday must have been national bureaucrat day; I had to deal with the post office and the IRS on the same day. One was frustrating and time-consuming. The other was also terrifying. You can probably guess which one. Nearly two months after filing my tax return – which has been[…] Read On
“May you live in interesting times.” – Anon If you’re going to tweet controversial sociopolitical views, there is a chance that you’ll become famous. And if you do, there is a chance it may come back to haunt you at work. And if you then get into altercations at work,[…] Read On
Desperately searching for the secret to losing weight and keeping it off? Simple. Get a scale. Eat less than you normally do until you start losing weight. Keep doing that. If that’s too complicated for you, try eating fewer calories than you burn. How can you tell? Remember the scale?[…] Read On
People have a remarkable capacity for putting off the inevitable and making life way harder than it has to be. I’m not talking about procrastinating. Everyone procrastinates; it’s not that big a deal. I’m talking about creating enormous imaginary obstacles and using them as excuses not to take any action[…] Read On