Terribly Busy What With the Figs And All.

Posted by Jules on September 2nd, 2008

figs-028I’m terribly busy at the moment but all good stuff – I could do without having to harvest great baskets of figs every morning and what do I do with them?  Fig jam doesn’t exactly float my boat.  Any suggestions?  Please write to me and I will pass onto Mr. Jules who spent so much energy protecting the damned things from the starlings.  Does that sound ungrateful?  sorry.

Anyway, in the meantime, I thought you might find, as I did, the following amusing.  I have been carrying this clipping around in my purse, since our trip to the States back in July.

NEW JERSEY (Where else hey?)

A woman is suing her orthopedic surgeon for putting a temporary tattoo on her stomach when he operated in April.  Her lawyer said Elizabeth Mateo was very upset after discovering the rose below her panty line, especially because the surgery was on her back.  She’s seeking punitive and compensatory damages.  Steven Kirshner’s lawyer said his client leaves the mark on patients to cheer them up.

I have a hunch that Steven Kirshner could be a fun guy at a party.

Copyright Jules Ritter September 2008

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Graham said,

September 2, 2008 @ 3:27 pm

Cut fig in half lengthwise.
Place a thick sliver of Roquefort cheese on the cut side.
Wrap in thinly sliced prosciutto.
Drizzle with olive oil.
Bake at 200°C until cheese starts to melt.

John Norris said,

September 3, 2008 @ 4:22 am

NOT very funny, really

Mr Kirchner may be a “fun guy”, but personally I think the New Jersey authorities should throw the book at him, including considering whether to revoke his licence to practice if found guilty.

Surgeons are not entitled to exploit their patients by affixing tattoos, whether temporary or permanent, without their approval. It was an assault, which the anaethetised woman, in this case, was literally powerless to resist. If he thought that “funny”, he is unfit to practice. It undermines the trust which patients must be able to have in their doctors.

I am aware some may think my reaction lacking in humour. However, I don’t think his victims would necessarily see the “funny” side of such “humour”, nor should they be expected to do so. The surgeon sounds remarkably adolescent, and as such unworthy being trusted.

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