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Happy New Year 2024!
Happy New Year from us to you; good luck!
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Complexity Intervention Units Past And Present
Here’s another blast from the past about Complexity Intervention Units (CIUs) or what used to be called Medical-Psychiatry Units. I co-staffed one for 17 years at Iowa Health Care, the organization formerly known as Prince. No wait, that used to be called the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. They’re rebranding. I was looking up CIU…
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Plate!
I was listening to the Big Mo Blues Show last night on KCCK radio, 88.3 on your FM dial. I didn’t hear him mention his favorite cook, May Ree. She cooks hand-battered catfish; it’s better because it’s battered. Often, he’ll add a little to the legend, like where you can find May Ree’s establishment where…
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Turkeys Still Doing the High Jump Over the Fence!
The wild turkeys are still doing the high jump over the fence. This time, I saw one of them jumping over the fence into the yard. So, they know how to get inside! But I couldn’t get a picture of it! I was washing the dishes at the time. They seemed to have a somewhat…
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Happy Holidays!
Here’s wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Testament to Testiness on Liaison Psychiatry
The other day, I got an email message from the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP). It was from the Med-Psych Special Interest Group (SIG). It was an intriguing question about a paper somebody was looking for and having trouble getting it through the usual channels. The paper was “The Liaison Psychiatrist as Busybody” by somebody…
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KCCK Big Mo Christmas Blues Show!
I heard this funny Christmas tune last night on the Big Mo Blues Show on KCCK. And if your family’s Christmas was like this-you have my sympathy.
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Costa Rica Tarrazu Comes in K-Cup Pods Now!
Sena ordered some Costa Rica Tarrazu coffee in K-Cup pods. There are two varieties, a medium roast and a dark roast. Tarrazu coffee always reminds me of our time spent in Madison, Wisconsin years ago. There were so many fun things to do and interesting sights to see. OK, so the dark roast is extra…
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What The Heck, Let’s Talk About Butter
I’ve been pretty serious the last few blogs. Let’s lighten up and talk about butter. Is it bad for your health? Not necessarily, according to a WebMD article. In fact, butter has health benefits: There are risks, of course, including the risk of heart disease because butter has a lot of calories and saturated fat.…
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An Old Blog Post About My College Days in Texas
There’s something embarrassing yet fascinating about reading my old blog posts from years ago. The one I read yesterday is titled simply “I Remember HT Heroes.” I make connections between my undergraduate college days at Huston-Tillotson College (now Huston-Tillotson University (an HBCU in Austin, Texas) and my early career as a consultation psychiatrist at The…
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