Wreck of the 'Diaz', Sea of Cortez, México - 18m depth

Recipient of a HOT MEDsite Award, May 1997

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All right, give me a break...this page is not meant to be anything profound - just an effort to distribute a bit of myself into the nebulous expanse of cyberspace...

I'm a family doc at Kaiser Permanente's clinic in Simi Valley, California. My copious (ha!) free time is spent riding my motorcycles, hurtling down mountains at Mammoth, and at least 40 feet under water (usually taking pictures); sometimes I can be found in front of this machine (I'm a software/hardware jockey and do some programming and consulting "on the side" for my friends, colleagues, and Kaiser). I have no time for blogging.

I've also begun doing some small-scale computer consulting (home and small-business networking (Linux and Linux-Windows networks, firewalling), hardware, Web design, etc.). If you're interested, or know someone who is, drop me an e-mail. Thanks!

This server is a home-brewed AMD Athlon-64 2-GHz system, running the 64-bit Debian distribution of Linux. I have other machines running the Mandriva, Gentoo, and Ubuntu distributions. Most run the WindowMaker GUI - here's a screenshot).

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Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, CA - Class of '74
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA - Class of '78; Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity
University of California, Irvine - College of Medicine - Class of '82

E-mail me for my current C.V.

Links to other interesting places...

Mailing lists on this server:

Medical Sites:

General Medical Sites:
- Dermatology in the Cinema - A site on the lighter side. "Thumbs up" from Gene Siskel.
- Doctor's Guide to the Internet
- MDChoice - Patient simulations, clinical challenges, practice opportunities.
- National Library of Medicine/Grateful Med - One of the best sites for MedLine searches.
- Physicians' On-Line - Great networking/information service for docs.
- Travellers' Health On-Line - Travel medicine reports, by country, with other useful info.
- MedScape - Latest medical news and free continuing med. education.
- Kaiser Permanente national Web site
- Auscultation Assistant - Listen to normal/abnormal heart and lung sounds.
- Quackwatch - Straight talk on alternative therapies. Thanks to Dr. Larry Hess for the tip.
- Medical Matrix - Medically oriented 'net search engine
- MD Linx - Index to over 20 different specialty sites.
- The Virtual Hospital
- Galaxy Medical Specialties Index
- CDC Home Page - Latest info on communicable diseases.
- National Institutes of Health
- National Library of Medicine - Successor to Grateful Med.
- FDA Home Page - Latest drug news. Not bad, for government work. :-}
- MedSeek - Healthcare-oriented Web site development
- Fam-Med - Family Physicians' Electronic Network - Information Technology in Family Medicine
- Medical Humor - Compilation of medically-related jokes (some R-rated).
- MEDsite - Medical search engine, supply house and more.
Online Journals and Texts:
- Merck Manual Online - Classic medical text in HTML format.
- Postgraduate Medicine - Full-text current issues; no registration required.
- British Medical Journal - Current issue and archives back to 1994. Stiff upper lip, y'know.
- BioMed Central - Provides access to a variety of journals.
- Journal of the American Medical Assn. - Only front-page articles freely accessible.
- WebMedLit Plus - Cool, streamlined journal indexing/search site.
- DailyLung - Covers a variety of pulmonary topics, procedures, etc. Online-only journal.
Patient-Friendly Sites:
- Web MD - Well-known, very informative site for patients and physicians.
- Consumer Drug Information - Info on every drug approved by the US FDA since 1998.
- The Family Doctor - Lots of useful information for patients from the AAFP.
- Dr. Koop - News, lifestyle advice, discussion forums.
- Harvard Family Health Guide - Companion to the print text.
- IntelliHealth - Very thorough, user-friendly and frequently-updated. Two thumbs up.
- OncoLink - News, information, links, and tips for those living with cancer.
- Women's Health Interactive - Health advice, quizzes, chat rooms.
- MedicineNet - Latest medical news and more - for the general public.
Professional Organizations and Specialty-specific Sites:
- AIDS.org - Excellent source of news and information on AIDS.
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American Cancer Society
- Dermatology Atlas (Johns Hopkins Dept. of Dermatology) - over 3600 images! Also includes a quiz.
- American Diabetes Association
- American Heart Association
- American Medical Assn. - Whether you like 'em or not, it's a pretty decent Web site.
- American Psychiatric Association
- American Society of Clinical Oncology - Info for oncologists; also resources for cancer patients.
- American Society for Nutritional Science - Full-text articles dealing with every topic in the field.
- CardiologyWeb
- ImmuneDisease
- NeuroGuide - Neurology and psychiatry news.
- OB-Gyn Net
- Pain.com - General pain management, anesthesiology.
- World Health Organization - Coalition of health-care professionals from all over the world.
Continuing Medical Education:
- Baylor College of Medicine Online CME
- Medscape CME - Claims over 10000 hr. of CME credit.
- Virtual Lecture Hall
And, unfortunately, something we've had to consider since 11 Sept. 2001:
- Bioterrorism Fact Sheets from Johns Hopkins University
- Disaster Medicine/Emergency Preparedness
- US Army Medical Resaerch Institute of Infectious Diseases

SCUBA Diving:

Gear and Dive Shop Sites:
- Divers' Supply
- DiversDiscount.com
- Divers' Direct Outlet
- Ikelite Online
- Kona Coast Divers - Well-run dive operation on the Big Island of Hawaii
- South Coast Divers - Orange County, CA, USA
- Ye Ol' Dive Shop - Simi Valley - My current dive shop
- Malibu Divers - My old hangout
Underwater Photography:
- Underwater Photo Basics - Nice brief review.
- Ed Robinson's Underwater Photography - one of the best Hawaiian U/W photographers.
- Underwater Photo Tips for So. California Divers
- UWPhoto.net - Nice photo gallery; screensavers/wallpapers available.
- Underwater Photography.com - Photo contests, links to gear manufacturers, etc.
- OceanPhotos - More images, wallpapers; dive links.
- Underwater Photography Web Ring - The place to go for U/W photo links.
Miscellaneous SCUBA-related sites:
- Divers' Alert Network - Very helpful organization devoted to diving safety. Deserves your support.
- Underwater and Hyperbaric Medical Society - SCUBA-related medicine specialty society.
- Doc's SCUBA Medicine Home Page
- Cal Boat Diving - Book dive trips through Ventura Harbor boats - Sceptre, Explorer, Peace
- Dive Boat Peace - My favorite southern California dive boat.
- Truth Aquatics - Three more good dive boats covering the Channel Islands.
- SCUBA Central - Jumping-off point to lots of good diving-related sites.
- CyberBubba's Dive Site - Large compendium of diving-related links.
- SCUBA Schools International (merged with NASDS)
- NAUI Home Page
- PADI Home Page
- DiveIndex.com - Nearly 6000 diving-related links.
- Rodale's Scuba Diving Magazine
- NUMA - For Clive Cussler fans (I've become one myself!)

Ski Sites:

SkiNet - Latest news from the ski industry, snow conditions, and more.
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area's Home Page
June Mountain
Kirkwood (Lake Tahoe, CA)
Town of Mammoth Lakes, California
Go Ski California - info on all California and some Nevada resorts.
Park City Mountain Resort, Utah
Deer Valley Ski Area - Park City, Utah
Breckenridge Ski Area - Colorado
SnowReport - RealAudio and Photographic Ski Reports

Motorcycles:

Ducati - "The Ferrari of Motorcycles".
Ducati.ms - Ducati discussion forum (one of a few)
Harley-Davidson MoCo site
HDForums - Harley discussion forum (one of many)
The Ride Central

Entertainment:

Hard Rock -
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Margaritaville - Parrot-heads' paradise (cheeseburgers available).
YouTube - Any and all videos imaginable (except porn, that's another site).
(Check out my Parrot-head page, courtesy of Tom Liddle).
Facebook - Uber-social-networking
MovieFone - Find what's playing, where, and when.
James Bond, 007
The X-Files - Fox Network's official site.
The Sound, KSWD 103.3 FM, Los Angeles - Old and new, album rock; almost a latter-day incarnation of KMET, 94.7.
KLOS 95.5 FM (Los Angeles) - Good music, format and on-air personalities.
EARchives - Sound bites from movies and TV
Internet Movie Database - Possibly the most comprehensive source of movie info on the 'net
SoundCentral - Large collection of sound bites (.WAV) and MIDI music files.
Lyrics Server - Full-text lyrics for many songs; search by artist.
The Dilbert Zone
UserFriendly - Geek-centric but very funny cartoons.
Los Angeles Kings
National Hockey League - Official Web site
Tour of Paris

Computing/Internet:

Yahoo!:
Google - the premier Web search engine!
Linux-specific Google searches
HotBot - another search engine.
Excite! Net search - and another.
Gamelan - IT-related news, job search, etc.
YoLinux - An incredible compendium of Linux-related sites and information.
Linux Home Page - Best jumping-off spot to many Linux-related sites.
LinuxHQ - Latest Linux news, links to HOWTOs and new kernel info.
Freshmeat - Latest and greatest Linux freeware apps. Updated daily.
Microsoft - 'You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.'
InfoWorld - Excellent source of trade news.
C/Net - Slightly more left-of-center trade news - good.
Ziff-Davis Inc./PC Magazine - Great shareware and utilities.
Simi Valley Computer Users' Group
Simi-Conejo Linux Users' Group
My Linux IPTables Firewall Scripts
Malibyte Consulting - An obligatory link!

Friends' Home Pages:

Bluedolphin's Dive Site - Well done, with good graphics and music files.

Other interesting and/or useful sites:

Supra Owners' Group International - Toyota Supra owners' group site. Here's mine.
CelicaSupra.com - A Supra site specifically dedicated to the MkII model ('82 through early '86).
Supras.com - "Umbrella" site which covers all generations of the Supra.
Baby Boomer HeadQuarters - For those of us we didn't trust when we were under 30.
International Olympic Committee's Web Site
National Geographic - Lots of interesting info, great graphics.
California Law - Searchable database of all California statutes
California Lottery
Los Angeles Times
Current L.A. Freeway Conditions - Updated every several minutes.
Current San Francisco Traffic Report - ditto.
Weather Underground - Current weather conditions for just about anywhere on the planet.
Kelley Blue Book Online - What's your car worth?
BigBook - Best "Yellow Pages" directory so far - complete with street maps
Switchboard - "White pages" phone directory for the entire USA
MapBlast - Generates street map/driving directions for any address in the USA
MapQuest - Another good map site.
Google Maps, of course.
PC Quote - get latest quotes on stocks, mutual funds, etc.
Yahoo Finance - Quotes, of course - and follow your own portfolio.
CNN Financial Network

NewsGroups:

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alt.fan.jimmy-buffett
alt.music.fleetwood-mac
alt.music.jethro-tull
alt.music.moody-blues
alt.support.divorce
comp.os.os2
comp.os.linux.x
rec.gambling.blackjack Download an old, but still enjoyable, graphic Blackjack program which I wrote back in '88. Guaranteed to run on ANY PC-compatible machine with at least 256K (that's K, not Megs) RAM, an EGA or VGA video card and the ability to run DOS graphics programs.
rec.photo.equipment.35mm
rec.skiing.alpine
rec.scuba
sci.med.informatics
sci.med.telemedicine

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