Today’s the last day to get those steps in! The CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge ends tonight.

Click here for all the details.

Good luck, and step to it!

Because I usually like to be a minimum of 3-5 years behind all trends, I recently purchased a turntable and have joined in the vinyl collecting craze. Spend 30 bucks to listen to something I can already listen to on Spotify? Count me in!.

My last three record purchases are all albums that you would probably expect from a 50-year-old dude who grumbles about the quality of music these days: U2’s The Joshua Tree, Radiohead’s Kid A, and John Lee Hooker’s The Cream. While I do love John Lee Hooker, I have to admit that a big part of the reason I bought it is because of the album cover.

The sundae, the pipe, the suit, the hat, and the grin…it’s all pretty great.

One convenient consequence of owning a turntable is that now I have something to do when my wife wants to go antiquing or flea marketing. It’s amazing how many boxes of old vinyl you can find at these places. It’s also amazing how many terrible albums you can find in those boxes. Some are terrible, some are hilarious. I suppose it’s all a matter of perspective. Here are three terrible/hilarious albums I’ve found during my crate diving last weekend, judged entirely by the album cover.

Yikes.

The great thing about wandering around a giant flea market looking at records by fast food icons is that the steps add up awfully quick. I was over 15,000 steps by the end of the day without even trying, easily qualifying me for the CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge, if I was allowed to enter (I’m not [frowny face]).

So, if you’re looking for ways to get over that 10,000 step mark, may I humbly suggest a round of crate diving at your local flea market? Or perhaps an accordion dance party? I know an album you can play!

Also, this is a reminder that the CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge ends Sunday. Click here for all the details.

Good luck and happy stepping!

you don’t need to find
a C+C Factory
to make a haiku

pumpkin spice lattes,
red leaves, decorative gourds,
and Palooza Fall

turn steps to cash with
the STEPtacular Challenge
thank you Talem Health

9 AM ET – Your Answers are Only as Good as Your Questions

alternate title
“put garbage question in, get
garbage answer out”

10 AM ET – This is Your (Grant) Life!

naming a session
after an ancient game show
is what we do best

11 AM ET – Should I Stay or Should I Go?  When Your Career Aspirations and Current Situation “Clash”

after rocking the
Casbah and calling London
please watch this session

Noon ET – The Role of the Patient in Continuing Medical Education

If patient rightness
and patient leftness fail, try
patient centeredness

1 PM ET – CME Sound Check: From Static to Stereo Learning

we got actual
podcast pros for this session
they make us look smart

2 PM ET – Spilling the Tea: Issues for the Next Generation of CME Professionals

my only request
is that this panel explains
skibidi toilet

3 PM ET – CME Hot Topic Spin-the-Bottle

a true confession
it’s not real spin-the-bottle
you’ll thank me later

4 PM ET – Learning Progression Over Time in Narcolepsy: The Impact of Environmental Changes and How We Evaluate Behavior

we solemnly swear
our last session of the day
will not be a snooze

Sponsors

become a sponsor
get a handcrafted haiku
bet you’re jealous now

Gold

palooza without
MLG is like A-Team
without Mr. T

be they PlatformQ
or be they the new Medlive
we think both are great

yay to Haymarket
their first time as gold sponsor
not their first haiku

Silver

if Healio had
a headquarters in Philly
they’d be Heali-yo

Projects in Knowledge
is a much better name than
To-Dos in Wisdom

a film about docs
fleeing boring CME
is The Great Medscape

it’s often been said
you will never be misled
at DKBmed

thank you CEA
for the silver sponsorship
and the acronym

Academy for
Continued Healthcare Learning
perfect syllables

every day at
Academic CME
is a bit Hayes-y

this group does not dote
on unimportant details
they’re the Antidote

what org has three eyes
and is a silver sponsor?
Daiichi Sankyo

if Integrity
switched to work in politics
would they change their name?