Category: Life
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A Big Thank You To Surgeons & Anesthesiologists
When this post goes up, I’ll be going down. I was born with a severely deviated nasal septum. The large circle (ignore the smaller one) in the image gives you an idea of this. (Black is air. Grey is soft tissue. White is bone.) The big grey thing going down the middle should be straight.…
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Are You Still Naturally Curious?
Kids are naturally curious, which helps them learn a ton about the world around them. Have you managed to hold on to that? I’m in San Francisco for the week enjoying being a tourist with my almost 4-year-old son while my wife gets some much needed IRL team with her UCSF colleagues. We lived in…
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You Don’t Need Amazon Prime
An estimated 170 million Americans are Amazon Prime subscribers. Well done, Bezos and company. A masterclass in branding and customer-first business strategy, no doubt. But, you still don’t need Prime. In an episode of The Daily from The New York Times, technology correspondent Karen Weise discusses the U.S. government’s recently filed landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. While the details of…
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🐕 Meet Pippa Princess! — The Sato Who Saved Me 🐕
Pippa was born December 3rd, 2014, somewhere in Puerto Rico. She’ll always be a proud Sato (look up the good folks at the Sato Project). When people inquire about the breed of that beautiful dog, we tell them she’s a pure bred Puerto Rican Street Dog. Originally “Nucita,” she was put up for adoption in…
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Handsome From Certain Angles: My Class III Malocclusion Story
A friend once remarked, in a good-natured manner, that I’m handsome “from certain angles.” I laughed it off but knew exactly what he was talking about. We all have our things, and we no doubt think about them way more than anyone else. This has long been one of mine. If you ever happen to…
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Prepare To Unload
Docs — Do you sometimes feel like this “PREPARE TO UNLOAD” sign is posted next to every chair in your waiting room? (Aside: the “waiting room” needs a major rebrand and makeover, more on that later.) I saw this during a near-perfect walk in the woods with my dog yesterday. It struck me immediately. Find…
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Sweat The Details Because They Matter
Sweat the details — they matter! Something I read in a book over the weekend put into words a tendency that has from time to time made me feel a bit silly. 🔥Apple makes its packaging SO good that most people SAVE the old boxes. I see you. It’s OK. Even though these were in…
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Drink Your Best Bottle Not On Your Best Day, But On Your Worst
Will Guidara, former co-owner and general manager of Eleven Madison Park in New York City, shares this counterintuitive piece of advice in his fantastic leadership book and memoir “Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect.” He says it came from one of his restaurant guests — perhaps Tyrion Lannister? via…
