It’s summer time!

The sun is out and the urge to play is strong. School starts back up on August 25th, and it looks like an interesting year. I’m going to take a break until then, to step outside (away from my computer), smell the roses and get a little R&R before the madness of the Clerkship year hits.

The picture is Tom Tomson’s Summer Day.

Krispy Kreme Bacon Cheeseburgers

Don’t try this at home people it’s the Krispy Kreme Bacon Cheeseburger aka the Luther Burger as featured on the blog Al Dente … Just in time for the 4th of July. I get chest pains just looking at the picture.

To all my American neighbours – Happy 4th of July!

Stroke – part 2

Last week I posted Dr. Bolte talking about her personal experience with a stroke and the profound effect that it had on her. I think anyone who watches her TED talk can see how greatly it affected her. I find it fascinating how she describes the different hemispheres and the feelings associated with each. It is a rare privilege to get a glimpse into the process of a stroke from a patient’s point of view.

Today I wanted to follow up with an article I found on Neurophilosophy which not only describes the the processes that occur during a stroke but also the cutting edge research being done looking into the healing process. It is a much more technical, but no less interesting, point of view and may help clarify some of Dr. Bolte’s talk (or at least I found it added to my overall understanding). Regardless it’s worth checking out …

The blog is Neurophilosophy the post “researchers watch brain rewire itself after stroke” can be found here. Enjoy!

Happy Canada Day –

I remember having a Canadian flag on the outside of my house that would be unveiled at some ungodly early morning hour on July 1st, in celebration of Canada Day. My Dad would climb to the roof where the flag post was and precariously balance himself several stories up while attaching the flag. Surprisingly, in the many years this tradition has taken place there have been no injuries.

Happy Birthday Canada!