Archive for January, 2007

Finns in India.

I read an article in yesterday’s paper titled ‘India is on everyone’s lips in Santa’s land.’
The land of lakes, Santa Claus, sauna, and also mobile phones is ready to shake a leg, Bollywood style. Finland, the northernmost European nation, has warmly embraced Bollywood movies, songs and dances, with a good number of boys and girls [...]

I took yet another of those online quizzes.
I found it through MedStudentGod’s blog.
The medical specialty for you is…. Internal Medicine
Internal medicine is better than any of the specialties. When a patient comes in for a check-up, you can send them home with a clean bill of health. And when a patient comes in with [...]

Did you know that one in four children has an undetected vision problem that can interfere with learning?
Two years ago, when our daughter was in kindergarten my wife suspected that she may be having some problem with her vision. She noticed that the little one kept her head too close to her books and tilted [...]

Once again, I find myself indebted to Moof.
And she has the gall to mention me in the first line!!
I love her ❤….really!!
There will be a payback. I promise.
Before I start disclosing my secrets, I do agree with Moof’s thought that “… the hard part is going to be sorting the things you don’t know about [...]

Busy Weekends.

2007 has been (so far) a bad year for my blog.
I have not been able to post anything meaningful in the the first three weeks of 2007.
It is not because I don’t have anything to write about…
I just don’t have time.
I’ve been swamped with work.
On the positive side, the year so far has been good [...]

Happy Pongal.

Tomorrow (Monday, January 15) is the first day of the three day Pongal festival, the most important festival in Tamil Nadu.
Pongal (பொங்கல்) holds a special significance for me as I was born on the first day of Pongal, on the first day of the Tamil month Thai (தை), which falls on January 15 this year [...]

I’m back after a long holiday.
Ha.
I’ve had an extremely busy few weeks in what is considered the ‘Holiday Season.’
The first post of this new year is radiology-related and a continuation of the theme of the last post.
I received an email a few days ago from Dr. Michael P. D’Alessandro, M.D., thanking me for linking [...]