October 4, 2008 – 9:48 pm
So, along with an insane exercise program I have just begun, I have decided to start my hobby of baking. Now, I’m only talking about making a Bundt cake every so often or a coffee cake to take to work or such. I’m not talking about changing professions or starting the next Nabisco, because I [...]
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Tagged baking, Betty Crocker, blueberry muffin, Bundt, coffee cake, economics, Nabisco, recipe, stress
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September 25, 2008 – 4:40 pm
It makes me laugh when I hear 4 and 5 year old children talk about wanting to become a veget…vetrim…veteriminary…doctor for animals. I think at that age I wanted to be an engineer. That promptly changed in high school when I took my first part time job as a veterinary assistant (and I decided that I really disliked [...]
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Tagged cardiology, CT, digital radiographs, hit by car, internal medicine, ophthalmology, research, residency programs, scholarships, specialists, x-rays
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August 20, 2008 – 1:41 pm
Being a veterinarian is so much more complicated than just treating sick animals. The job title should really read Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, detective, forensic expert, animal psychic, counsellor, and psychologist. I still laugh when people suggest that one goes into veterinary medicine because he/she loves animals and doesn’t like working with people. The reality [...]
My brother Jim emailed me yesterday and told me about something that was bothering him. It seems he was watching The Today Show and they had a Consumer Reports segment on “tip-offs” and “rip-offs”. What got him upset was that they really ripped up the whole pet insurance industry as a big waste of money. [...]