Also, some schools have post-baccalaureate pre-med programs (Columbia U. has one, and I think UConn does too) for people who have non-science degrees.

It is also helpful to remember that when a patient sues, they typically sue the doctor AND the hospital. One of the “deals” that hospitals frequently make, particularly if the physician brings a lot of business into the facility, is that the hospital will settle with the patient on the condition that the doctor be let…

I’m picturing the kid’s hair moving on its own. Ew.

It was clearly bugging him.

I think it is really interesting that the houses as we know them have become fragmented. We have the Greyjoys divided, with Euron aligning with Cersei. The Lannisters are divided, with Jaime caught in the middle (my guess is his turning away from Cersei will be her undoing, or his failure to do so will be his…

Was. I think her shutting him down in this episode signals the audience that she no longer cares whether he cares for her or not.

See, I thought Jon bringing forth the members of the families that betrayed them and having them re-swear their loyalty to the Starks was a form of capitulation to Sansa while still saving face. Win-win.

Yeah me too. The whole damned show is about vengeance. And this whole “civilized societies don’t do this” discussion is ridiculous in context. This show is not about a civilized society.

Every once in a while I have a dream that I am on my way to take the bar exam and inexplicably stop for a cup of coffee and spend so much time in the coffee shop that I am late for the exam. Then I end up arguing with the proctor about something stupid, which eats up most of the remaining exam time and I realize I…

Going through physical therapy and acupuncture/Eastern medicine treatments for a frozen shoulder. And they hurt like a bitch.

I am so sorry. There is nothing like the love of a furry friend, and it sounds like you gave her a great life.

Yeah the jacuzzi was my idea, and the tub itself wasn’t much more expensive than a regular tub. The whole project took about a month, one week of which occurred while we were away, and another week of which involved no bathroom door. But it had to be expedited since it is our only bathroom.

OMG!!! Love the dog. The eye patches are too much! They look like sunglasses. I commend you for taking on the reno yourself. We just renovated our only bathroom. We used a contractor, who didn’t ground the jacuzzi to code, so now we have to have an electrician come in and clean up the mess. But we are pretty happy…

Wow!!! Nice renovation!

Love this. I saw Christine Lavin perform in New York with David Ippolito. She’s awesome. Still very funny.

It was about 15-20 years ago. My friend always said that they don’t focus so much on drugs, as trying to address why kids use drugs in the first place. Not a bad plan. And yeah, they had the car and the swag. And they weren’t above showing off the things seized from drug dealers.

Yeah. As an anti-drug program D.A.R.E. is pretty useless. However, a friend of mine was a D.A.R.E. officer, and one good thing about the program is that it addresses other issues, like bullying, self-esteem, etc., that kids face. And it does foster to some extent, improved community relations with the police (or at…

I am absolutely insane over my dog. Like obnoxiously so. She seems to feel that this is appropriate.

I suspect they were telling me what the previous owner told them. Or maybe she really was only 5 when we adopted her, and is just a lazy bones. :-)

Exactly, because most behavioral problems can be managed, and even trained out. My pit needed basic leash manners and some obedience work (she knew and would follow certain commands, but if there was a distraction she would lose focus). She did not have human aggression issues, and never developed any. We spent a LOT…