T called and told me about a miserable case he had. Ruptured AAA that came in. The ER doc did everything right and because of the failure of California Emergency Medical system the guy was left to die, slowly, over the course of several hours, in front of his family's eyes. Total system failure. But because the deaths and human misery are considered a) par for the course or b) physician incompetence or c) both--the system will not be fixed. I deal with it every single shift. Sick, worried, pained people wait five or six hours to be seen. Ridiculous. The Biscuit is proving herself to be wonderful. I scheduled myself to work during the second half of our honeymoon. Once she overcame her stupefaction and astonishment she dealt with it with remarkable grace and forbearance. I picked a magnificent woman.