Gary Larson in real life

Reported on the NY Times Health section today:

Repercussions for Sleeping Surgeon

A plastic surgeon at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center fell asleep during surgery last June, and no senior hospital administrators interfered even though a nurse reported the doctor's erratic behavior, a Massachusetts health department investigation of the case found. The Boston Globe says the hospital has fired the surgeon, Dr. Loren J. Borud, and the state has temporarily suspended his license.

The Chronicles of Sleep

I fell asleep early Sunday night, even before Anna returned home from work. I fell asleep reading, The Magician's Nephew. I finished the chapter following Polly and Digory into the In Between Forest, a place of transition. There was something about the CS Lewis magic of worldy transport that invaded into my personal rest. I fell asleep on the right side of the bed, where the reading lamp is located. I noticed Anna crawl into bed during the night on the left side of the bed. When I woke up, I was on the left side of the bed and she was on the right. She claims I gradually pushed her off the bed with my migratory sleeping habits, but I think Lewis had something to do with this...

We're going on a pigeon hunt...

This weekend Anna and I chilled, literally, up in Heber, AZ. We spent a fun weekend with four other couples in the ward playing games, shooting guns, collecting pottery (to Anna's delight) and laughing a lot. We stayed at a nice spread of fifty-five acres with two cabins. Each couple had their own room. On one morning Anna and I awoke to watch a sunrise from a treehouse. We went for a run in the forest after that and came home to make pancakes and omeletes for the crew. I thought the highlight, though, was on Sunday. We attended the Heber Stake Conference and listened to an excellent talk by a Seventy. He is from Japan. His father was killed by U.S. Submarines. When he was nine, missionaries contacted him and bore testimony of the Gospel. Expecting to feel malice for these Americans, he felt nothing but love from the Elders and was converted to the Church and has since been engaged in life-long service. He encouraged the Saints up in Snowflake to serve in the temple so much it would have to remain open 24 hours. I love pine trees...