One of the privileges of being a doctor is receiving a regular salary-a salary sufficiently generous that I can afford the cost of useful items such as pens and bags. So it concerns me that every time I attend a conference I am furnished with another bag and a plethora of pens. For a few days the bag becomes a symbol of membership of the "in" sect. I readily strike up conversations with fellow bag carriers, confident that they share my interests. Afterthat, however, its use vanishes and it is added to the pile of conference clutter on my return home.
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