Here is the first installment of my recent trip to Portugal. We started with a long and tasty weekend in Lisbon or more accurately: Lisboa. We started out wet, but the sun soon shone on castles, palaces and colorful mosaic tiles.

Conversion means many different things in many different settings. I share a reflection on one conversion that reminded me of another.

Medical training is really hard for a lot of reasons we expect and many that we don’t. We should ease up on the overwork and harsh feed-back. Even if we could fix the flaws, the reality can be harsh. It’s better to go in with your eyes wide open.

A Happy Birthday reflection on our high energy high anxiety poodle. Here she is in her Halloween costume as the Hell Hound. What an interesting two years it has been.