Dr. Sunglasses

I bought some new and admittedly ridiculous sunglasses last week. The lenses are about 2.5" square and the frames are a classy and subtle purple leopard print motif. Unfortunately they set me back a cool $12.99, but I think they were worth the investment.

I debuted these shades professionally on Wednesday while accompanying my peds pulmonary attending on our short commute to the children's hospital. Honestly, I didn't think much about the decision at the time; this is Florida... it's sunny... I wanted to protect my eyes and 3/4 of my face from harmful UV rays. I didn't get any feedback on the sunglasses until we exited the hospital a few hours later when I was laughed at by my attending, whose chortle sounds something akin to a cackling mongoose-albatross hybrid. I was more than a little self-conscious when the other people in the area started in on the laughing, too.

Picture it: I'm a towering 5'1" with a too-big white coat, black stethoscope, and purple leopard print sunglasses.

It's non-traditional. I get it. But why the hell not? I may look like a caricature to most, but I bet that you'd never forget a doctor of that description.