A little something to get through the workday

It's Wednesday here in the Strandness Vascular Lab....we're motoring along through the week, well into our normal routines, seeing all kinds of patients and having a fine day.

Regardless of how wonderful a job is, or how great our co-workers are, we all need a little something to get through the day. Sure, there's the bucket of candy, the platter of cookies, the enormous pot of coffee...temporary fixes. At this moment, the candy bucket is filled with hard candy: peppermints, cinnamon and butterscotch discs, jolly ranchers. Not even a Werthers--those were the first to go. Unless it's chocolate, it's useless for this purpose.

What we need is a theme song for the day...a "soundtrack for life". Everyone should have a theme song...something that serenades you from within, gives you that spring in your step. No one has to know what it is. In fact, with some songs it's better if no one knows how lame you are...like the theme song from Beverly Hills Cop, for example. Not that I ever groove to that one. Or Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley. Not that Kurt ever grooves to that one. :-)

Choosing a song of the day isn't always easy. Sometimes it comes to one of us along our morning commute, or lyrics that pop into the conversation. We didn't have a great song until my first patient today came in with her husband. He was bored out of his mind within the first few minutes, and got out his iPod. From behind me there was a distinct beat...then a recognizable rhythm...and I totally know this song...it's...it's... AWESOME. The perfect song of the day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fo0-gVwX2o&feature=related

I'll start posting a running list of the Song of the Day on the right panel of this blog.

Enjoy!!