
As my cold winter month at the Faulkner draws to an end, I decided to treat myself on my last call night with not one but TWO meal tickets at the hospital cafeteria (my only two left). The $11 credit got me two basil & chive chicken entrees, mash potatoes with gravy, string beans, a large cup of clam chowder, an Odwalla Chocolate Protein Monster, and chocolate mousse – a feast with enough calories to put an elephant to sleep. Unfortunately, I was not spared the usual craziness as I ended up sending an obtunded patient from the ED to the ICU, stave off another cross-cover from going to the unit, and section my last admission for suicidal ideation. Of course, it didn’t help that we stayed up late on Friday night to watch the last seven episodes from the first season of Heroes. As we wrapped up our couch potato marathon, we pondered the possibility of having super powers ourselves. Sadly, as NBC has taught us, only incredibly hot, good-looking people are blessed with such gifts. We also finally completed our journey through space, the final frontier. The finale episode to the 7 seasons of Star Trek TNG reminds us that all good things must come to an end.