Notes of an Anesthesioboist

Wherein an adult student of oboe chronicles her adventures in music, medicine, and faith, and other stories... “Novelists, opera singers, even doctors, have in common the unique and marvelous experience of entering into the very skin of another human being. What can compare with it?” -Willa Cather

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Sunday, July 22, 2007

The Problem of Prayer

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" Those who believe they believe in God but without passion in the heart, without anguish of mind, without uncertainty, without doubt, ...

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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

The Purity Ring Thing

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For the last couple of days I have been following news items about Lydia Playfoot , a British teen who lost a court battle for the right to ...

Saturday, June 23, 2007

On Seeing and Being Seen: a meditation on the social psychology of medical intervention

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I thought Bill Clinton's graduation advice to make sure you really see the person next to you was good. I thought the failure of peopl...

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007

God on the Brain; the Brain on God

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When I was little I wanted to be St. Bernadette. One of my prized possessions was a worn, newsprint comic book depicting her short life - he...

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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

If you don't like your D, don't go to C; or, The Gift of Imperfection

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Today I had my fourth oboe lesson. I have been having trouble descending down the C scale. I'm fine till I get to E, then D, then C...I ...

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T.: I'm a wife & mom. I'm a doctor too. I listen to classical Christmas carols all year round (they make me happy). I also love to read, write, cook, eat, dance, play music, and ponder things. I do a lot of my pondering here.

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