Extracting Riches from Time
In Houston waiting for the flight to Pittsburgh now 4 minutes late. Plane pulls up to the gate. Me: “oh good, the plan is here!” Everyone around me: ” grumble grumble late grumble grumble”
Perspective people, perspective. You are all blessed with the freedom and income to travel. Unfortunately complaining and bad attitudes seem to be included.
I have learned so much from those who have fewer material goods than I do, but whom are far richer in extracting the most from each moment in life.
(Source: Mr. Hassle's Long Underpants)
Source: Mr. Hassle's Long Underpants - September 28, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Doc Shazam Tags: Honduras Life Source Type: blogs
Lights, Stethoscope, Action!
Safely arrived in Honduras, met our transportation to the village, saw many old friends already, it almost feels like home.
The Sun is setting, the breeze is cool, the kids at everywhere, the meal was great, the parrots are chirping and the strangest thing is there are lights coming on in the village.
2 years ago there was no electricity here at all, then all of a sudden electric poles went up, now lines and lights.
We have seen one patient already, a boy with a leg infection from a motorcycle accident. (Source: Mr. Hassle's Long Underpants)
Source: Mr. Hassle's Long Underpants - September 22, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Doc Shazam Tags: Clinical Honduras Source Type: blogs
Getting Oauth2 to work with Python on a Mac
I am ataking a coursera course in Data Science and having trouble getting the prelim check for the first assignment to run without errors. Here are the details any help is appreciated!
Using Mac OS 10.8.5
Which Python returns:
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python
Running the first assignment script after updating teh API calls results in this:
$ python twitterstream.py > output.txt
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “twitterstream.py”, line 1, in <module>
import oauth2 as oauth
ImportError: No module named oauth2
So I go back double check my oauth2 installatio...
Source: Mr. Hassle's Long Underpants - July 19, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Doc Shazam Tags: Computing Source Type: blogs
Getting Oauth2 to work with Python on a Mac
I am ataking a coursera course in Data Science and having trouble getting the prelim check for the first assignment to run without errors. Here are the details any help is appreciated!
Using Mac OS 10.8.5
Which Python returns:
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python
Running the first assignment script after updating teh API calls results in this:
$ python twitterstream.py > output.txt
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “twitterstream.py”, line 1, in <module>
import oauth2 as oauth
ImportError: No module named oauth2
So I go back double check my oauth2 installatio...
Source: Mr. Hassle's Long Underpants - July 19, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Doc Shazam Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Local WordPress Installation using MAMP
This is as much for my own records as to help anyone out, but this is the collection of softwares I used while considering using Genesis as a new framework for custom wordpress installations. I should probabaly outsource this, but seeing as the costs tend to range from $500 to $25oo for a PSD -> WordPress framework conversion, I think it’s worth tackling myself. I’ve done minor custom codes for wordpress but not straight from PSD files, just from other design ideas and havn’t done too shabby. If I can up my game a bit perhaps I can code for others as well?
Anyway here’s the softwares:
MAMP
Word...
Source: Mr. Hassle's Long Underpants - November 26, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Doc Shazam Tags: Computing Source Type: blogs
Installing Ruby on Rails in OSX 10.7.5
Want to install Ruby on Rails on your lastest OSX Snow Leopard version?
You’ll need to do a couple of steps which look intimidating but aren’t that hard.
First, download RVM on your computer
Next, download the GCC compiler separately since the latest version is not installed with the current XTools from the app store (but if you have a previous version of Xtools, apparently it is)
Finally you can install Ruby and Rails from the RVM command line in your terminal.
More details on all of these below…
Having never installed developer tools on a Mac before (other things have intervened since switching ov...
Source: Mr. Hassle's Long Underpants - September 23, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Doc Shazam Tags: Computing Source Type: blogs
Hanging up the Stethescope
Well, it’s been a long time in coming, but I feel that it’s time to share it with all of you. Doc Shazam is hanging up the stethescope. I’ve had it, I’m through. The healthcare field sickens me both literally and figuratively. I’ve gained weight, can’t sleep, suffer from migraines, have chronic shift worker’s disease, chronic sleep deprivation, and am horribly out of shape. I’ve sacrificed not only my physical health for this profession, but also my social health. I get anxious and feel panic well up inside of me when my friends mention going away for a weekend. Why? ...
Source: Mr. Hassle's Long Underpants - May 29, 2011 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Doc Shazam Tags: Clinical Life Source Type: blogs
I’m not quite sure what this rhythm is…
“Umm, can I have a doc in this room? ”
The nurse was casual and collected. But anytime a nurse asks, “Can I have a doc in here?” you can be pretty certain there is some excitment in your near future.
She & I alternated glances between the patient and the monitor.
Patient: awake but confused. Monitor: Rapid heart rate, undetermined rhythm.
The nurse said, “I thought she may have been in vfib for a second, but she looks OK now.” For a brief moment I felt all knowledge leave my brain. I was unable to neatly categorize this patient into a diagnostic box. We knew nothing about...
Source: Mr. Hassle's Long Underpants - December 19, 2010 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Doc Shazam Tags: Clinical Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Reviving Sourdough
Thought I’d try to revive this blog the same way I’m reviving my sourdough starter…by cultivating the good and allowing that growth to eliminate the bad. This blog used to be about my discoveries & fun encounters with a variety of things…birding, biking, learning medicine, etc. Then it became a rant against the current status of american health care & delivery.
Well I don’t want to cultivate that anymore. I want to revive my expression of learning & wonder about the world that surrounds us.
Sourdough, i learned, is active due to two primary organisms…yeast & lactoba...
Source: Mr. Hassle's Long Underpants - December 17, 2010 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Doc Shazam Tags: Life Source Type: blogs
