Every now and then, an informal meeting of Portland-based, professional cartoonists takes place here in town. And I get an invite. It's not like it's an official thing, but
The vast majority of the time it takes to become a veterinarian is spent studying the complex interactions between anatomy, physiology, genetics and the environment as they relate to animal health.
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The Death of Ivan Ilyich is a story about a guy who falls off his chair and dies. But he doesn't die right away, it actually takes him several months. There&