Smoking meats

As one of the Earth's great carnivores, I have a new hobby. I have a mission to become a master at smoking meat. I bought a cheapo Brinkman smoker, made the modifications, and have smoked some type of meat every weekend since I bought it. In fact, these past 2 weeks while I have been on paternity leave, I have gone a little crazy. In fact, as I write this, it is 12:30am and I am smoking a pork shoulder for Saturday football tomorrow.

Busy week

This has been an amazing week. I cant believe that I am a daddy again. My daughter, Seraphina, was born in a crash c-section and mom and baby are fine. Wow, as a surgeon, to see what was going on in the OR and to get her out in time was amazing. the baby catchers did a fine job.

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Baby Day

Well after laboring all night, the baby catchers have finally decided to section my wife. It only took 24 hours of decels for them to make that determination. Lets hope they dont hit her bowel on the way in. Well if they do, i guess i will get a case out of it.

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Saturday with the Gators

Sweet game today. Watched it with the Alamo City Gator Club. Highlight of the day, other than the Gator victory, I won 4 raffle prizes on 10 tickets.

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just another Thurs

Well, the rain has stopped and the ICU is full. I had to take an anest resident through a chest tube this morning...scary. Otherwise, just trying to keep the gomers from dying.

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Rain, Rain

Nice tropical storm rolls through San Antonio today. Streets flooded, 50 mph wind, general chaos on the road....not a problem. As a healthcare provider, you get your ass to work.

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El Chepo Brinkman

Bought my $40 Brinkman smoker, cant wait to try it next weekend.

OMG

Pulled pork turned out great. If this trauma surgeon thing doesn't work out, I'm gonna open a bbq restaurant call ed Fat Ronnie's

Easy Sunday Afternoon

Got an easy rotation at the VA right now which gives me the weekends off. Spent yesterday watching football (my Gators won but were not impressive) and today, smoking a pork shoulder for pulled pork.

Gameday

There is no more scared day then the first Saturday of the college football season. Even better, a cold front moved through San Antonio and dropped the temp about 20 degrees, so it is really starting to feel like fall.
God bless football and Go Gators!

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Notes on a trauma fellowship

Hey. Just wanted to drop a blog and discuss my experiences as a trauma surgery/critical care fellow. Just coming off my surgery chief resident year, it hard not getting to operate like most of my classmates. In this fellowship, you are mostly a medicine doctor (know as fleas) cause all you do is round. BTW, we call the medicons fleas cause they are the last thing to leave a dead body. So far, I am 3 months into this experience and the most invasive thing I have done is a perc trach.
You do meet some interesting characters however. I have one attending who is a medicine critical care doctor. One day he heard me mention that I was frustrated cause I havent been operating. He tells me, "Your not a surgeon now, you are a critical care doctor." I was shocked and pissed so I replied, "Sir, I am ALWAYS a surgeon first so please never say that again." Do you believe that shit. Fucking flea.
Anyway, will try to make some post from time to time to enlighten those who might be interested in the life of a trauma doc. Hopefully, things will eventually lead to the OR.