Roses and Humor

Hmm, I think I should post something else to get my dog cadaver post further down the list.

Roses and humor from principles of surgery class:
Roses: root beer floats in class last Wednesday (to teach the importance of using the right tool for the right job (spoon vs straw vs chop stick) ).
Humor: surgery dress-up by Dr. Gustafson and his research assistant this morning. They had a large plush dog with one of our suturing-practice arms attached to it by hemostatic forceps. Dr. Gustafson put on gown, gloves, cap, and mask. The assistant prep'd the surgery site (the arm); Gustafson applied "sterile" towels around the area, clamped them with towel clamps, put a surgery stocking over the arm, added a fenestrated drape, etc - mostly while demonstrating the sterile way to do things. We enjoyed it. I'll post pictures if I can.

I've got a story idea worked out and need to start writing it. It's about time I entered the writing groove again.