I went to the library for the first time today to gather journal articles for my paper. At first I was irritated that only one of the nine articles I wanted was available online, meaning I had to get them the old-fashioned way, but I got over it. There's something gratifying about tracking down journals in the seemingly endless stacks.

I found all of them except one because somebody had torn it from the journal. If anybody out there has a copy of Volume 95 of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, I would love to borrow it. And you, the person who removed pages 247-248, "Passy-Muir Tracheostomy Speaking Valve", are an asshole.