Well, Hello and Thanks For Visiting!

Hello! I am Dr. Rob Lamberts, and this is a picture of me.
It would be odd for me to put a picture of someone else, but
I have oft been associated with the word “odd.” I’m not sure why, though.

So why do I have a web page of my own? To aggregate all of the stuff I do in one place and point people to my other stuff. Or you could see it as a “websites to avoid” list if you wish.

I have been on a hiatus recently, which does not mean that I have been inactive. It also doesn’t mean that I have herniated through the diaphragm and am causing belching and reflux. Not that I know of, at least. I previously was famous, writing the blog, Musings of a Distractible Mind, which much to my surprise, got famous. But life gets crazy and busy and I got to the point where I needed a break. The break did me good.

So now I would like to start back to writing again, but since my life has not always cooperated with my plans in the past (dang rude of life to do that), I will not promise any longevity to my newest ventures. “Ventures?” you ask? Why the plural?

1. Llamaricks – I am continuing on with my unsuccessful attempt at starting a poetry blog called llamaricks. I had intended it to be something where I would write pithy poems and make everyone chuckle, thereby ending the world shortage of chuckling. I may still do that, but I would possibly like to garner some audience participation in the project (assuming, of course, that there is an audience). We’ll see.
2. More Musings – Instead of continuing on my old blog, which got all big and bloated and slow, I am starting afresh and anew (and a bit agog) on “volume 2” of my personal musings about medicine, life, armadillos, and Sasquatch. It is called More Musings (of a Distractible Kind). I would plan on it following a similar format, but plans are for sissies and I don’t want to bear that accusation.
3. Musings of a Distractible Mind – will be relegated to archive status, but all of the posts from the previous blog can be found here. Go there if you get insomnia or if you have to induce emesis.

I appreciate you stopping by here. This page may itself change from time to time, and I may hide Easter Eggs on it (although, to be politically correct I should probably call them “spring ovoid objects containing progeny of said animal”), so be sure to stop by daily.

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Who Is Dr. Rob?

OK, you got here to my website.  If it was on purpose, then you might just want to know a little about me.  If it was not on purpose, you might want some good reasons to high-tail it out of here as quick as possible.  If you are an insomniac, you might want something to help you sleep better.  This post should do the job for all of you.  Here’s who I am:

  1. I am a primary care doctor, board-certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
  2. I am part-owner of a private medical practice in the southeastern U.S.
  3. I say I am 5’10′, but that’s probably not true any more.
  4. I blogged for a long time at Musings of a Distractible Mind
  5. A lot of people read that blog and it was a lot of fun to write, but then I kind of got muddle-headed and started getting brain cramps
  6. Then I took some time out to clear my head and reset my priorities
  7. I’m not sure I cleared my head, but my priorities are a bit better than they were
  8. Clear heads are probably over-rated
  9. I now blog in two locations: I write a new blog called More Musings (of a Distractible Kind) which is pretty much volume 2 of the old blog, and I write a poetry blog called Llamaricks.
  10. I once had a penguin named “Bucky”
  11. I am one of those strange doctors who actually likes using a computer to do records.  I have been successful enough to win some award thingies and get elected to some other stuff, but I really just care about making things work better.
  12. I am frustrated by our system and how it hurts my patients.
  13. I own a couple of mock-turtlenecks, but not because I admire Steve Jobs or want to be like him.
  14. Steve Jobs never owned a penguin named “Bucky”
  15. I am married and have four kids.
  16. My age is in the same zip code as that number which is half way to 100.
  17. I have a beard and it is turning gray.  I will probably shave it off if people mistake me for Santa.
  18. Santa never had a penguin named “Bucky”
  19. When I write, I don’t do it with a lot of planning.  I just sit down and write what comes out of me.  That’s why it is so random.
  20. I sometimes correct the typos, but most of the time I see them a few months after I wrote a post.
  21. I was on “This American Life” for a five minute segment.  I got to talk to Ira Glass for an hour, though.
  22. Ira Glass doesn’t have a penguin named “Bucky.”
  23. I am trapped in a house that would make a good special for HGTV: Money Vacuums: Houses that Suck
  24. I did a podcast for Quick and Dirty Tips for a while.
  25. I was kidding about the penguins.   I know, I know; penguins are nothing to kid about.  My mom told me that all the time.

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