This discussion is something I’ve tossed around in my head for awhile. As I have gone back and forth on the topic, I decided to debate myself while I answer the question. The question of the day: Is work-life balance a real thing? If so, what is it and can it be achieved, specifically in…
After all, Barack Obama said it all the time! I Jest There are over 1 billion Muslims in the world. I represent less than 1/1 billionth of them. Your mileage with my advice will vary. I just heard an NPR special discussing how immigrants of non-Christian backgrounds handle Christmas. The decision over whether to have…
South Asian people don’t like pets. This is a bit of generalization, but I’m confident it’s mostly true. Specifically, people from the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh), are often nervous to the point of being afraid of dogs and cats. I’m not a sociologist (assuming that’s the right person to answer this question), and I…
This is TL;DR (Too Long, Didn’t Read) Tuesdays, where I summarize two interesting articles from the InterWebs. Slightly different than roundups on other blogs, I’ll tell you what you need to know about the article and discuss its significance. This concept is inspired by my father, who sends everyone in the family articles links by…
I write this, aware that as a physician, I am at least at times partially complicit in the financial folly that is the U.S. healthcare system. The one which ostensibly Congress is “improving,” but which is in fact doing very little, if anything to address the myriad issues with our healthcare system (and to the…
Yes, you read the title right. We will be significantly cutting back, if not completely eliminating, our monetary donations to charity in 2018. Jan 11, 2018: I’ve added a slight update to the end of this post Our Charitable Goals For most of our marriage, we have donated without a plan. We donate for holidays,…
This is the latest in a recurring series. Find all of them here. “I hate dance class! Write a big ‘X’ so I don’t have to go anymore!” Rogue Two is in dance class as I write this. As I’ve mentioned before, he’s the only boy in the class, and the only one not wearing “dance”…
Perhaps I exaggerate. As a Muslim married to a Christian, I have the opportunity to celebrate twice as many religious holidays as most people. I suppose it also means I have the opportunity to be twice as sacrilegious when I say I think Thanksgiving may be my favorite holiday. Eid-al-Fitr, the holiday at the end…
This is TL;DR (Too Long, Didn’t Read) Twosdays, where I summarize two interesting articles from the InterWebs. Slightly different than roundups on other blogs, I’ll tell you what you need to know about the article and discuss its significance. This concept is inspired by my father, who sends everyone in the family articles links by…
I’m traveling today, but I can’t tell you anything about it, because what happens there stays there. Yes, Cleveland is a crazy place. Just kidding — I’m really going to Akron. If you have not listened to my first podcast appearance, Dave Denniston hosted me for an hour-long, wide-ranging talk. We recorded it in July,…
