D. R. Payne has traveled over most of the United States for 10 to 12 years—mostly in the South and Alaska, doing anesthesia. She practiced in hospitals ranging from large teaching hospitals in cities to small hospitals in one stoplight towns. Along the way, a lot of stupid was seen and fixed. Well, at least, the injuries were fixed, not the stupid. This short book is made up of vignettes of stupid she encountered along the way. Sections include: Stupid and Action Stupid in Word That really does not belong there Things that I have learned in 15 years of practice Notable allergies Notable tattoos