Smaller is better

There are times when size makes all the difference. I think this is true when it comes to charitable organizations. When I am considering donations to organizations that do 'good' work in under served areas I like to look for small neighborhood shops. One such shop is Haiti/Marycare. Their website is http://www.haitimarycare.org/index.htm and is still under construction. Fortunately, the work they do is fully underway.

By taking small steps they have dealt with some very large problems in Haiti. I think the website does a better job of explaining exactly how things get done. So remember when shopping for charities to donate to think small.

Time to revamp all my PowerPoint slides

I just finished reading the latest installment of Presentation Zen and have decided that the time has come to kill my old PowerPoint presentations. I have tortured too many young doctors with my presentations. Time to turn a new leaf. It won't be easy and that may be the point. PowerPoint makes it too easy to fill the slides with non-essential text and graphics. I'm going cold-turkey. No slides until the talk is written and rehearsed in my own head. Then I'll sit down and decide what graphs or pictures will enhance what I am saying. No more text that just echoes what was just said.
It may be a bit late for a New Year's resolution but I'm giving it a shot.