Hey, shouldn't you be WORKING??

A shout out to any of my Carlson colleagues who are stopping by today via the link on Epicenter. I'm just kidding about the title of this post.... life's too short not to take some time to stop and smell the blogs, so to speak. I'm so glad you stopped by.

If only I had TIVO!

Thanks to my pal Brett and the anonymous commentor who pointed out that the April 4 episode of the sitcom "Scrubs" was titled "My Chopped Liver," and featured, of course, a live donor liver transplant from brother to brother. Unfortunately, I missed it. I'll pay $5 to anyone who can get me a video tape!

UPDATE: I got the tape. The episode was so-so, but I have to hand it to the make-up team, who apparently know how to make an actor look genuinely jaundiced.

April showers bring May organ transplants

Happy National Donate Life Month! (And you thought April was just for fools and thunderstorms.) Assuming you don't have a loved one in need of one of your extra organs right this minute, there are some other things you can do to help promote organ donation and celebrate people who have given the greatest gift of life:

• Complete an organ donor card and share your wishes with your family.
• Honor someone you know who gave the gift of life by submitting a tribute to the National Donor Memorial, or view the existing tributes of everyday heroes.
• Make a financial contribution to UNOS or the American Liver Foundation.
• Tell everyone you know about Chopped Liver -- I'm working to turn this site into a resource for potential and successful live organ donors, and want to connect with as many of them as possible.
• Help put an end to misperceptions by learning the truth behind several negative organ donation myths.
• Bake me brownies.

Okay, the last one won't really contribute to National Donate Life Month. But it would sure make my April!