galapadoc
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He/Him. Retired physician. Now a distiller making vodka in the Galapagos Islands and I'm feeling good.
I had the pleasure of dining with Dr. Johanson and his wife. The man is a rock star!
November 22, 2024 at 11:56 PM
I had the pleasure of dining with Dr. Johanson and his wife. The man is a rock star!
Imagine munching all day on a shiitake bigger than your house, sleeping on it, then waking up and doing it again! Good times.
November 22, 2024 at 11:43 PM
Imagine munching all day on a shiitake bigger than your house, sleeping on it, then waking up and doing it again! Good times.
The problem with US healthcare is the same as hotel laundry. It's overpriced because the people who are making the purchasing decisions are almost inevitably spending someone else's money. The end user is rarely the source of the funds. It's a common business scam in developed countries.
November 22, 2024 at 11:38 PM
The problem with US healthcare is the same as hotel laundry. It's overpriced because the people who are making the purchasing decisions are almost inevitably spending someone else's money. The end user is rarely the source of the funds. It's a common business scam in developed countries.
No lo estamos destruyendo. Estamos reparando daño que empezó en el Siglo XIX. Solo 3% de la tierra de Galápagos está habitado por humanos. El otro 97% es área estrictamente protegida. ¿Qué porcentaje de tu provincia está protegida? ¿Cuántas especies fueron llevados a la extinción por tus vecinos?
November 22, 2024 at 11:35 PM
No lo estamos destruyendo. Estamos reparando daño que empezó en el Siglo XIX. Solo 3% de la tierra de Galápagos está habitado por humanos. El otro 97% es área estrictamente protegida. ¿Qué porcentaje de tu provincia está protegida? ¿Cuántas especies fueron llevados a la extinción por tus vecinos?
El turismo es como financiamos la protección de Galápagos.
November 19, 2024 at 12:16 AM
El turismo es como financiamos la protección de Galápagos.
Played golf in high school and college, but I haven't touched a set of clubs since finishing medical school. Can't remember the last time I had 5 hours free in a day.
But I do remember there was no better way to ruin a beautiful walk in nature than a frustrating round of golf. 🤣
But I do remember there was no better way to ruin a beautiful walk in nature than a frustrating round of golf. 🤣
November 17, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Played golf in high school and college, but I haven't touched a set of clubs since finishing medical school. Can't remember the last time I had 5 hours free in a day.
But I do remember there was no better way to ruin a beautiful walk in nature than a frustrating round of golf. 🤣
But I do remember there was no better way to ruin a beautiful walk in nature than a frustrating round of golf. 🤣
It takes a minimum of 12 years of higher education and hundreds of thousands of dollars to make a brand new inexperienced doctor. Even then they make lots of mistakes. I was 15 years into my career before I felt competent.
AI will go for doctors first, radiologists probably in a couple years.
AI will go for doctors first, radiologists probably in a couple years.
November 17, 2024 at 10:12 PM
It takes a minimum of 12 years of higher education and hundreds of thousands of dollars to make a brand new inexperienced doctor. Even then they make lots of mistakes. I was 15 years into my career before I felt competent.
AI will go for doctors first, radiologists probably in a couple years.
AI will go for doctors first, radiologists probably in a couple years.
My whole career was in low resource countries. Then I saw a bill from a US hospital for a disposable suture removal kit. $658 USD! That's a pair of single-use tweezers, a single-use scissor, a 2x2 gauze and an alcohol pad. In some countries we did open abdominal surgeries that didn't cost that much.
November 17, 2024 at 10:10 PM
My whole career was in low resource countries. Then I saw a bill from a US hospital for a disposable suture removal kit. $658 USD! That's a pair of single-use tweezers, a single-use scissor, a 2x2 gauze and an alcohol pad. In some countries we did open abdominal surgeries that didn't cost that much.
It'll be nice to feel safe walking down the street at night. It's gonna be a hot pot adventure!
November 17, 2024 at 10:06 PM
It'll be nice to feel safe walking down the street at night. It's gonna be a hot pot adventure!
Ecuador only uses dollars. We haven't had a national currency in over 20 years.
November 17, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Ecuador only uses dollars. We haven't had a national currency in over 20 years.
Yes but it was nearly 20 years ago. Even then it was impressive. I plan on going back with my wife (her grandfather was from China) for an extended visit around the country in the coming years. Gonna need at least 6 months to see any significant part of it.
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Yes but it was nearly 20 years ago. Even then it was impressive. I plan on going back with my wife (her grandfather was from China) for an extended visit around the country in the coming years. Gonna need at least 6 months to see any significant part of it.
If you think Japan looks developed, China is going to blow your mind.
October 7, 2024 at 7:31 PM
If you think Japan looks developed, China is going to blow your mind.
What's really annoying is patients bringing me CDs with their imaging studies on them and then I have to scramble to find a computer with a CD-ROM drive.
October 7, 2024 at 3:32 PM
What's really annoying is patients bringing me CDs with their imaging studies on them and then I have to scramble to find a computer with a CD-ROM drive.
Never go anywhere near social media or a news site before the grand prix.
September 2, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Never go anywhere near social media or a news site before the grand prix.
Hopefully Kick can bring in a competent head mechanic who can sort out their unacceptable pit performance.
March 31, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Hopefully Kick can bring in a competent head mechanic who can sort out their unacceptable pit performance.
Politics is the art of the possible. The idea that one country was going to be able to destroy the economy of any country that they opposed was always unsustainable.
March 31, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Politics is the art of the possible. The idea that one country was going to be able to destroy the economy of any country that they opposed was always unsustainable.
Did they veto a ceasefire in the middle of a genocide?
March 29, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Did they veto a ceasefire in the middle of a genocide?
Opening the Rafah border crossing could deliver far more and doesn't require any new construction.
March 29, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Opening the Rafah border crossing could deliver far more and doesn't require any new construction.
How does one listen to Beyonce illegally?
March 28, 2024 at 11:29 PM
How does one listen to Beyonce illegally?