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Saturday, July 15, 2006

Just When I Thought I was Out, They Pull Me Back In: Well, it's official. I'm a blogging addict. I can't give this up. Not quite two months away from it, and I'm forsaking my family to rejoin the blogging life.

I'm not really forsaking them. They urged me to return. Smothering mothering is not working out well for us. Not only that, without blogging, my rants against the tort system, shotty medical research and reporting, and other topics generally covered by this blog have been falling on my family's ears. Too many times I've gone on and on about things medical, only to be met with absent minded grunts and glazed over eyes. Until finally one day, one of the kids said, "Mom, just blog it." When I announced at the dinner table tonight that I decided to resume blogging, they all cheered.

The internet is wonderful. I can cast my voice over the entire world in search of interested souls instead of relying on those within earshot only. My family's gain, your loss?

posted by Sydney on 7/15/2006 11:14:00 PM 17 comments

17 Comments:

I was hoping the rumors were true, and they are. Welcome back. Look forward to reading you again...

By Dr. A, at 7:07 AM

Nobody tears an abstract apart like you do. Welcome back. Steve Lucas

By Anonymous, at 8:01 AM

Welcome back. Blogging has been just proven to be more addictive.

By Anonymous, at 8:27 AM

So glad you are back.. I cheered your decision to do what was right for your family.. but I am addicted to your blog.. so glad you are back
Pat H

By Anonymous, at 8:32 AM

Imagine my surprise when your blog lit up at my Bloglines this AM. Great to have you back!

By Granny J, at 11:50 AM

WHAT A DELIGHT to find you here again.

I say "Hooray for sticky, rigid, unyielding blog-addiction!"

~Deb

By Dr. Deb, at 4:05 PM

Yay!! Welcome back!!

By Anonymous, at 11:01 PM

Glad to see you back in the saddle. I'd just discovered all the great medical blogs when you bugged out. Even started one myself (can't call it great, yet, but it's medical). I look forward to seeing what you have to say, again.

By Sid Schwab, at 11:11 PM

Welcome back!

By D.P., at 12:21 AM

Welcome back!

By beajerry, at 9:55 AM

Thanks so much for coming back.
You give a much needed, little found perspective on medicine.

By Anonymous, at 7:04 AM

hurray welcome back!

By Nick, at 4:19 PM

Welcome back! There is so much nonsense in the world of health care, it is great to have someone cut through all the smoke and helpf us see clearly. Somehow I kept my RSS feed for your blog and it paid off. Thanks

By MDIJim, at 6:32 AM

Well welcome freakin'back!

You were missed!

It's not addictive, it's theraputic, even if it is 0200 and I'm blogging on my front porch to escape the heat.

Blog on!

By Anonymous, at 5:17 AM

Aww, Dammit.
Just when I thought I was ready to retire and leave medicine with all its difficulties and glories behind- here you are, back to lure me in.
Now I better go get that board recert back up to date.

By Anonymous, at 7:23 AM

Syd

Welcome back--you drive me mad (as you know) but you are the best....

Matthew

By Anonymous, at 1:27 AM

Welcome back! :-)

By Anonymous, at 11:11 PM