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  • Future Bottoms

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    When I make a bag, I start by cutting out a bottom the size and shape of the bag I have in mind. I long ago recognized that sewing the double thickness bottoms one at a time was very inefficient. If I have a sheet of the material sewn up ahead of time, it helps…

  • Shortness of Breath

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    A 22-year-old lady with no medical history presented with lower abdominal pain and shortness of breath. She had been seen the day before by one of our physician assistants who diagnosed her with bronchitis and prescribed erythromycin. She came back because she was getting worse. When I went in the room, I saw a trim…

  • Winner of the First Annual Get a Bag Contest

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    Thanks to everyone who contributed to my first annual Get a Bag Contest  I announced last month. A lot of people sent in many wonderful ideas. Some of them like sexy night wear and prom dresses will probably stay on the drawing board indefinitely but some of the others have my mind going already! Anya…

  • Thick and Chewy Triple-Chocolate Cookies

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    As I have said, there are many chocolate cookie recipes. This one stands out for being very rich and moist. I heard “brownie” several times as they were being devoured at work last week. This amount of coffee gives them a little extra bite, along with rich chocolate, but it was subtle enough that few…

  • Three Blue and Yellow Bags

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    I had a little extra time this week (my computer was in the shop) so I was able to come up with these. I am about at the end of my blue straps so watch for new color combinations.

  • Crazy Person’s Transportation

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    This bike has been leaning against the wall behind the emergency department for weeks. It must have belonged to someone who came in and either stayed in the hospital, left without it or died. It was dark when I took the liberty to take these pictures with my phone but you can get the idea…

  • Better-than-Brownies Chocolate Cookies

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    There are a million chocolate cookie recipes. I grew up with chocolate crinkles which are dipped in powdered sugar then baked. Here is one I tried recently and it is hard to beat if you like rich, smooth chocolate. My wife said they are more like mousse cookies. Someone at choir said they are like…

  • My Dick Turns Green

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    I looked up and saw a new patient listed on the white board. The complaint written by the nurse was “urinating green.” “I wonder what he has taken to make his urine have a green color,” I wondered to myself. In the room, I found a 38-year-old man who told me he penis had been…

  • Natasha and Her Bag Headed for Houston

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    Natacha is headed to Houston to do an aerospace fellowship. She will be learning how to be a doctor for astronauts and other NASA folks. She will now be able to do so with a nice Tad Bag. Is she happy about getting the bag or about leaving for Houston?  

  • All Orange with Tabs

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    Every strap his folded backwards and sewn to itself. That makes a kind of tab that I have learned to use in my designs. They usually just end up randomly on the bags. Here is another bag made from only the ends of orange straps. The positions of the tabs is totally random. Front Back