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A note for anyone who factors online voices into your decision about what is enjoyable or satisfying [Note: I promise this is not really an article about Taylor Swift… Unless you want it to be. Then it totally is.] This week, I am fascinated by the online battle over whether or not Taylor Swift’s new… Read More

A note for anyone who keeps learning things but doesn’t seem to get closer to their goals Let me start by saying that I am a big fan of learning and education. I teach for a living both in the exam room and at the Uncharted Veterinary Conference. I’m also married to a college professor… Read More

A note for anyone who is providing a service that everyone else has stopped providing There is a special kind of pain in veterinary medicine that is much more common than people think. I call it the pain of the last one standing, and it’s heartbreaking. Imagine for a moment that you live and practice… Read More

A note for veterinary professionals troubled by how divided society is becoming Recently, I’ve felt a tension on America that I haven’t experienced before. To me, it feels like the nation is straining to pull itself apart in a new and more determined way. The divide between people with different ideas about how a country… Read More

A note for anyone who jumbles all of the problems together in their head One of the strange side effects of the veterinary profession becoming more corporatized and widely invested in seems to be a bigger focus on industry trends. Until recently, there simply wasn’t a lot of coverage of what was going on at… Read More

A note for anyone who is not in exactly the place they thought they would be I’m writing to you today after finishing breakfast. My plate is clean, my mouth is burning, and I’m sweating. I don’t think I need medical services or anything, but only because this is becoming a regular post-meal state for… Read More