Please excuse me, but I am and always have been pre-occupied by individual and team performance. How about you?  Do you ever find yourself mesmerized by the intricate precision of … Continued

March Madness is upon us … that magical time of year where the best of the best lay it all on the line. Storied, traditional powerhouse basketball programs compete against … Continued

On a recent phone call with my 94-year old mother (how can that be?  I like to imagine myself as being just 35 years old.), she recalled one of her … Continued

The fabulous feline rests just a few notches below US politics on a list of polarizing topics for public discussion.  Love ‘em or fear ‘em, the mysterious and all-powerful domestic … Continued

Once upon a time, TPLO and TTA did not exist as treatments for cranial cruciate ligament-deficient (CrCLD) stifles. There was a day kids, when the only surgical options were some … Continued

What do you find yourself doing when you need to “unwind” from your professional role & responsibilities? What do you do when you need to “refresh and recharge” after a … Continued

My career in veterinary medicine started as a high school student working as a “kennel boy” in a small animal veterinary practice in Kansas.  I kept the cages clean and … Continued

Let me be open and honest with you … I am optimistic and bullish on Vet Med. Though this crazy, mixed-up profession of our looks so very different than when … Continued

Resilience: the ability adapt and respond to challenges, stressors and change; toughness; the capacity to seek positive outcomes through adversity and challenge. The COVID pandemic, it seems to me, had … Continued