Interesting cameo that I don't think anyone has ever spotted. "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome."

Early in the film, just as Max is being taken out of the Underworld back to Auntie Entity, the camera focusses for just a second on a character who looks remarkably like the young cop from "Mad Max", the one who suffered a throat injury in a collision and had to use a throat mic to talk for the rest of the film.

I'm 99% sure it was the same actor, or else the resemblance was uncanny. But I don't remember ever seeing a mention of this in any of the "Making of..." features regarding MMBT. If it is the same character, I would have liked to hear his story arc, from the young Bronze in the crumbling world of MM to the Underworld prisoner in post-apocalyptic MMBT.

Anyone else notice this?

I might be getting the homeless clinic back!

The manager of our mainstream clinic told me that the civic organization who contracted us to provide medical care at their homeless facility wants us back.

They refused to renew our contract back in 2014. They hired their own provider, and I went over to our mainstream clinic full-time, instead of once a week. They must have been having difficulty keeping a medical provider. I heard they went through a string of nurse practitioners, with no success. And I'm pretty certain they couldn't find an MD who wanted the job.

I imagine they focussed on nurse practitioners, because ARNP's can practice independently, whereas Physician Assistants like me are required to practice under the supervision of an MD. 'Supervision' is a pretty loosely-applied term. When I worked at the homeless clinic, I saw my supervising physician in person only every couple of months. Every few weeks, I might do a phone consult. But that was it. I had a lot of autonomy.

Anyway, I had a great relationship with the facility manager, and the vice president of the civic organization that runs it is a good friend of mine. Apparently, they want me back.

I'm so happy. Every day I worked there was a privilege. I really felt like I was making a difference. Long-time Loungers who follow my posts know that there were days of incredible stress, and sometimes I would get notice that one of my patients had died; in the hospital, at the shelter, on the street, etc. But I really loved working there. The rewards were very uplifting.

This is the best news I've had in weeks...

Tuesday Night Wine-Buzz because fuck it; I saw twenty-four goddamned patients today...

Hillary impressed the HELL out of Mrs. Aristus -R- Washington!

Yes, my wife, the Republican, loved Hillary's acceptance speech. (Except the part about a woman's right to choose - that probably won't change...)

When Hillary walked out, dressed head-to-toe in white, Mrs. Aristus remarked: "She looks lovely."

And every time HRC stuck it to the Trumpster, Mrs. Aristus looked over at me, smiled, and said "She's brutal!"

This will be the second election in a row in which she votes for the Democratic candidate. May it not be the last!

Saturday, July 30th. The Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day.

What's a guy got to do to get arrested on this site?

I'm at the "I love everyone!" stage of intoxication...

It's a good place to be...

Friday Night Beer and Whiskey Buzz...

First half of the week: horrible.

Second half: wonderful.

Today was a glorious reminder of why I got in to medicine. And as burned out as I am, I'm so happy I do what I do.

I love my patients...

Okay, the booze is talking...

but only a little...

The rest is me...

I just viewed the video of the father of Captain Kahn rebuking Donald Trump.

I made it through all of the other speeches just fine. Joe Biden, Tim Kaine, Michelle Obama, Bill Clinton, President Obama, and Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech (which, unlike all of the others, I managed to see live...)

But halfway through Mr. Kahn's speech, I broke down and cried.

It was too much...

We've lost so much to Republican treachery and ineptitude. We've had eight years to try and make it better, and we have. But there's so much more to do. We can't afford to give the Republicans another chance to ruin this country.

Mr. Kahn's speech left me speechless...

Okay, there's the second black President.

Corey Booker.

Unless the second black President is a woman. That would be cool, too...