As a subset of medicine, psychiatry has the worst jargon. I almost failed my psych rotation in medical school because I did not appreciate nor care to remember the nuances of one definition of crazy vs another. These are all codified in a book (DSM WHATEVER) that is changed every several years anyway. Definition of…

Operating rooms have some extreme use of cursing but that is starting to wane as surgeons are branded as “disruptive” becoming targets for the clipboard carrying Goodell like administrators of medically correct behavior. Calling someone stupid and incompetent, and not necessarily in those words, can now lead to…

Some history: once upon a time, opiates were prescribed when necessary and appropriate. There were always a few “bad apples”, including both prescribers and patients. Then the long duration versions, such as Oxycontin, came out. This was hyped and pushed by the company to the point where the Federal Government also…

Back in college (1970s) we arbitrarily defined “a shitload” as seven of whatever arbitrary unit you were dealing with. That has always served me well.

3. Spoons not forks. Again, it’s ice cream. Why am I using a fork for this thing? The only reason to serve it with a fork is because you forgot to thaw it.

Where was that picture taken on the boardwalk?