THE REASON FOR GOD

fantastic talk by dr. tim keller (redeemer presbyterian church, nyc) discussing the reasons for God as part of the authors @ google series:

EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS

if every patient did these 5 things, then hospitals and clinics across the world would be much much happier places.  5 ways to help your doctor:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/04/03/ep.doctor.visits/index.html

FOOD & WINE

i don't know what is going on, but i'm eating like a king... a KING lately.  and it hasn't cost me a penny!  this is my free dinner line-up for this month:

• yesterday - REEF (a free pharma dinner at a new upscale seafood restaurant in downtown)

• tomorrow - RUTH'S CHRIS (courtesy of my good friend tn who is treating me and mk as a congratulatory dinner for our match)

• next tue - BRENNAN'S OF HOUSTON (another pharma dinner)

• thur, march 20th - MASSRAFF'S (glaucoma compliance dinner)

• fri, march 21st - MORTON'S STEAKHOUSE (this one is still pending, but likely to happen) 

crazy thing is that there's still another week of march left at the end of the month for more fine dining potentially..... i can't imagine that i'll ever like this again for free in a one month span!

JT

if you're a dork like me with an interest in ophthalmology, then you might find this funny - the justin timberlake "my love" (glaucoma suspect remix) music video:

enjoy!

LET THERE BE MUSIC!

**clap clap clap** 

i applaud our nation's greatest orchestra, the ny philharmonic, for their courage and generosity in bringing their talents to what is probably the most secluded nation in the world today - north korea.

maestro maazel said that maybe one day someone will compose a piece entitled "americans in pyongyang" just as gershwin composed "an american in paris".  in the meantime, here's the ny philharmonic playing "arirang" in a truly moving performance:

speaking of classical music, something about young talent is inspirational.  hats off to the new director of music of the los angeles philharmonic - gustavo dudamel.  i think we might be looking at not just a "conducting animal" but quite possibly the next leonard bernstein.  here's the young maestro conducting bernstein's "mambo" with the simon bolivar youth orchestra: