Author name: Tad

Cinnamon Toffee Cookies

Most home-made cookies end up kind of uneven and irregular, even if they are carefully formed with a scoop. There

Metal in the Eye

A 31-year-old woman came in with right eye pain, decreased vision and light sensitivity for eleven days. She had been

Oatmeal Cocoa Nib Cookies

  Yield: 18 Ingredients: ½ cup butter, at room temperature ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup sugar 1 large egg

Red Bag for a Red Bike

We recently bought e-bikes. I wanted a bag custom-made to fit the bike basket as well as to match the

Salted Caramel Cookies

  Recipe By: www.modernhoney.com Summary: Shari wanted to take cookies to Dennis and Ruth Packard, who are all loaded up

Three Different Problems

Cat Feces A 51-year-old man came in by ambulance. When I walked in the room, I immediately noted a foul

I Need a Splint

While I was serving as the Chair of our emergency department, one of my duties was to keep the medical

I Need a Place to Stay

In our society today, people go to the emergency department for about anything they might need. If you look back

Going Leather

I recently came into possession of an old leather coat that fit no one in our family. I decided to

Stabs to the Chest and Face

A young man came in as a trauma patient after having been stabbed multiple times. At first glance, the worst

Coca-Cola Cookies

Another Covid-19 trial. My granddaughter, Pippa, helped me make them and ate quite a bit of dough and icing. They

Yellow and Black

    As I have said, I have been going through scraps and making bags out of them. Here, I have

Peanut Butter-Miso Cookies

Shari and I went to Carlsbad for a week during Covid-19. McKenzie had this recipe and invited me to help

Intussusception

Usually, kids with abdominal pain and vomiting do not have worrisome medical problems. Most of the time, they have eaten

Things Always Come in Threes

My mother-in-law says, “Things always come in threes.” I don’t believe that but I can’t help notice coincidences in my

Orange Strap Ends

Most of the trauma straps end with the end folded back and sewn to itself. As time has gone by,

Coconut-Oat Cookies

Sometimes, people in the emergency department would ask me to make eggs-free cookies. Other than coconut macaroons, it was hard

His Brain on Meth

Police were called to a home where a naked 27-year-old man was causing a disturbance. He reportedly threw a dresser

Confidential

An emergency physician, by training (and, for me, by nature) wants things to be simple and straightforward. Often, patients show

Butter Brickle Cookies

Made these for Covid-19 indulgence. The recipe didn’t call for the chocolate chips but I would certainly add them. They

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