I found out none of my photos won wildlife photo of the year, but it was fun to participate! The 3rd photo of the Brown Bear Cubs riding their moms back did receive an honorable mention in the “water as an element” category of the Pangolin photo challenge though 😃
Hi everyone, I’m looking for a Product Engineer role in the Bay Area. I have until 4/1 before my visa expires.
I know this is a quick turn, but if you’re interested. Please reach out and share! Thank you for your time and help.
- Marvin
Flower stands are coming back to sidewalks in San Francisco! Today, I signed legislation to revitalize our city’s flower stand permit program, allowing for more small businesses to operate and deliver flowers from traditional stands Downtown to the Castro.
For years, 120 flower stands lined our streets. But now, only four stands remain. Making it easier for these businesses to get permits and operate in our city is part of our PermitSF efforts and just one more step toward a thriving downtown.
Thank you to my cosponsors @DannySauter, @mattdorsey, @RafaelMandelman, and Chyanne Chen for your support in making this happen. I can’t wait to see our streets with these iconic flower stands again. Let’s go, San Francisco!
I try to remind med students and practicing physicians who consider scaling back or giving up clinical careers for content creation how unstable it can be. People view content creation as freedom. You can work for yourself on your own schedule. That's true to a certain degree, but keep in mind that you don't own your audience. TikTok owns it. YouTube owns it. One change in the algorithm could significantly impact your livelihood. A few years ago, YT reclassified shorts as videos that are under 3 minutes instead of 60 seconds. Overnight, my social media income was cut in half. It didn't matter too much to me, because I still work full time as an ophthalmologist.
I know I shit on the healthcare system and point out all the terrible things we deal with as physicians, but for all its faults, practicing medicine is an incredibly stable career, much more stable than content creation.
I will never begrudge anybody for pursuing their passions. Some people just can't practice medicine anymore, and are looking for any way out they can find. Content creation is a way out, and hardworking, talented people will make it happen. I just want people to know the grass isn't always greener...
20 years ago it was the eve of my residency match day. The next day I matched into my dream program at Cincinnati Children’s and then spent 3 years learning how to be a pediatrician from the best of the best.
Tonight is the eve of the day I will file to run for the US Senate to become the first ever pediatrician Senator, fight for South Carolina’s kids and all 73 million kids in 🇺🇸, and retire Lindsey Graham.
Life’s a journey. Do the big thing.