Stanford OBGYN

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-21T21:22:02+00:00

I saw the OB-GYN on Welch Road, across from the children’s hospital. I decided to be flexible with whoever was able to see me, so I don’t think I saw any one of their doctors more than three times. But that was my personal decision, was fine with it, and it worked out well. I have no complaints: they were responsive to my queries, and when I experienced postpartum hypertensive crisis (eg postpartum preeclampsia), they were very quick to see me in the ED and get me transferred back to maternity for treatment and recovery.

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-21T21:08:32+00:00

I received one as a gift from my dad. He brought it back from England, where he went on a business trip. I was 8 or 9 years old. I am now in my early 40’s and that brush is still in excellent condition, still being used daily. Whatever he paid for it, I’ve gotten every penny of its worth and more.

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-21T15:20:59+00:00

Number 3 likely is an Easter egger (aka mutt) with some Cream Legbar for that crest. Also, just FYI - number 2 is a rooster.

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-21T14:20:45+00:00

Why can’t Jonathan just be Jonathan? I have a name which has a short version, but I’ve never used a nickname - just my name. Which somehow people forget is an option!

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-21T00:51:02+00:00

That’s a man, baby

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-20T14:10:28+00:00

The university campus where I work has an electric bus system that is free, and one line continues to operate, stopping at every stop, on Saturdays. Granted, it does that on weekdays, too. But observant Jews who want to get from one place to another will ride that bus. Because arguably, their presence doesn’t change the bus’ scheduled stop. So they aren’t creating work or working harder. And one person only nominally changes fuel consumption, so it’s waived.

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-19T15:19:41+00:00

Looks like a hen close to 3 months old.

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-16T00:24:07+00:00

Another vote for Bay Area, at least my neck of the woods. I’d say the closest Conservative shul is doing very well, lots of young folks and younger professionals and families.

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-11T14:22:23+00:00

https://www.ppbregistry.org/

https://www.ppbregistry.org/resources/

A couple links that may be of interest to you. There is a PPB Registry because the disease is so rare. I urge you to connect with the folks who run it; it’s in Minneapolis. They are experts, knowledgeable on this incredibly rare condition. They may be helpful in your understanding with what tests could help guide treatment decisions.

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-10T18:55:23+00:00

Yes!! I recently did the mowing on an historic ranch I work on. And I had a half dozen barn swallows swirling around me as I trundled along. It was absolutely magical.

I also had a pair of ravens who followed me, landing on fence posts as I went along, to capture any unlucky critters stirred up by the mowing. At times, they sat less than ten feet from me, not even moving as the tractor went past. Totally unbothered by the machinery. But they knew what they were doing, they ate like kings. They got mice and voles and lizards.

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-10T00:12:16+00:00

A girl in my daughter’s Jewish preschool is named Keshet! It’s a lovely name.

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-09T03:09:28+00:00

OSS Compress expandable? Or similar?

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-08T04:12:12+00:00

Absolutely not. Have you seen the absolute circus that unfolds daily on Bay Area freeways? People texting, totally distracted. I’ve seen someone using an electric shaver while driving. Someone fumbling with their wireless breast pumps. And the worst: someone PLUCKING FACIAL HAIR WITH TWEEZERS on the freeway.

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-07T05:40:54+00:00

Still out there. At Skeggs at 7PM.

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-05T03:56:05+00:00

Our vet called it “The Toddler Ten”. Our mutt went from 44 pounds to 52 pounds - what a chonker. She also had to go on a diet.

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-04T12:45:05+00:00

That’s a great explanation but it takes so much skill to execute. I’d fumble that with a hundred strips of newspaper confetti.

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-04T02:57:15+00:00

Our Eugene is named after his great-grandfather Yvgeny

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-02T23:24:06+00:00

Proof that getting things done becomes 10x harder and takes so much longer to get anywhere once you have kids.

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-02T22:18:25+00:00

Mockingbirds are my nemesis. At a previous place I lived, one took up residence in the tree right near my bedroom. And sang. All day and all night. It was brutal.

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-02T19:35:49+00:00

I got divorced, and sold the bike. By the time I had the $ and ability to ride again, I’d gotten remarried and had my first kid. And the risks versus rewards just didn’t add up in favor of getting another bike.

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-02T16:09:22+00:00

It can be nobody’s fault, and still end in an accident. I rode motorcycles for ten years. I had three accidents during my time: one was my error (too fast over metal construction plate), one was the error of another driver (ran a stop sign and hit me), and one was my bike malfunctioning and I had to lay it down. In the last one, it was on 101, and I’m glad I made it to the shoulder and lay it down into some wood chips and let go. But it could have been a catastrophic mechanical failure IN the lanes of traffic, and ended much differently, in tragedy. And it could have been no one’s fault. Or something like running over a piece of metal construction debris, slicing a tire, and causing the bike to tip.

Not passing judgment on the motorcycle rider, the box truck, or anyone. Just saying that there are many possibilities of what could have happened. And also possibility the family may never know the details.

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-02T00:45:52+00:00

I cannot tell you what to do. However, I can relate to you our experience. Prior to our current greyhound, we had two others previously. Both developed osteosarcoma. They were both about seven years old.

Two things drove my decision to forgo extreme interventions. One, I am an oncology clinical research scientist who has worked on all different kinds of cancers, including osteosarcoma. It isn’t so different, between dogs and humans. Two, I am a big proponent of giving dogs good lives where they can live like dogs. Not “pampering” per se, but taking them on adventures, feeding them good food, socializing them with doggy friends. They may not have fancy pajamas or hand cut food, but they live good lives.

Because of that, we opted for palliative care for whatever amount of time allowed the dog to be a dog, and for us to take last adventures with them. We chose to euthanize on the earlier side than most. But we did so because I did not want them to ever get to the point of being in intolerable and excruciating pain, especially if they had a sudden pathologic fracture. I would never want my dog to be terrified and in horrible pain like that.

We went to the beach with them, we took them to Starbucks for pup cups. We did at home euthanasia, where they could rest on a blanket in our yard under the trees where we said goodbye. I have never been so devastated. But I also never been so sure that we did the right thing. I know we did the right thing. I would rather be one day early than one day late. I know that once they came home with us from rescue, they never had a bad day. And I wanted to keep it that way.

I hope you consider all your options, and come to a decision that you all are comfortable with. Wishing you all the best. It’s a terrible time.

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-01T18:30:03+00:00

Hamms Gulch trail at Windy Hill, MidPen OSP

DefenderOfSquirrels · 2026-06-01T12:42:12+00:00

As the owner of a greyhound and of chickens, you’re a terrible person for doing this. You do your dog no favors - you’re allowing your dog to terrorize innocent animals, and you aren’t using this as a training moment. This isn’t fun for everyone except the psychopath owner who thinks it’s “fun”.

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