Private Practice

Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season
$59.99
Shonda Rhimes outdid herself this season with the Denny-Izzy storyline. It was practically a movie in and of itself with Ms. Heigl & Mr. Morgan playing their ill-fated romance to death DO US NOT part. On the other side, Izzy seems to finally made of man of the chip on his shoulder bigger than a boulder Dr. Alex Korev. Also well played by Justin Chambers

Meredith & Derek became almost secondary characters until Derek's breakdown following an unsuccessful surgery - which was not a bad thing as the show tended to rest a little to heavily on McDreamy & Mare and there on-again off-again silliness. Meredith was much more interesting interacting with her Mom's diaries, dealing with her mixed feelings for the "chief" and with her "person" Christina Yang. And speaking of my favorite cold-hearted surgical resident, we finally found out a little about how she got that way through her sudden passion for McArmy surgeon Owen Hunt. McKidd was a perfect addition to the cast & a great foil for Yang, who needed a man with a little more angst than Mcdreamy & McSteamy provide.
McSteamy & little Gray gave Gray's the comic turn it needed to keep from drowning in the drama, with Lexie showing Dr. love 'em and leave 'em Sloan what it feels to be the woman in the relationship. Also bringing up the comedy factor was the adorable Sara Ramirez as Dr. Callie Torres, who when not fixing broken bones was exploring her sexuality with both genders.

Chandra Wilson deserved special praise for taking Dr. Bailey to a whole other level in Season 5. Watching her compassion while hold a dying child, or like a little girl at Christmas with her new medical equipment or facing divorce she was all over the place emotionally. What a performance.

Eric Stoltz was brilliant as the psycho under Meredith's care, while James Pickens, Jr., as Dr. Richard Webber is the glue that holds it all together as the chief of staff of Seattle Grace. I hope next season we see a bit more of Dr. Webber & his wife, especially in light of his confession to Meredith about how his relationship with Ellis and effect on her.

T.R. Knight was marvelous as George found himself trying to catch up to his fellow residents and looking for his place in the medical world.

Still miss Dr. Preston Burke, and appearances by Kate Burton as Meredith's Mom, but not so much Addison Montgomery.

Essentials of Private Practice: Streamlining Costs, Procedures, and Policies for Less Stress
$19.95
I remain interested in learning everything I can about running a bottom-line-focused practice. That includes, of course, an appropriate number of satisfied patients, appropriate spending, forward-thinking staff, etc. These are essentials in keeping a private practice in business these days. But, this book does not provide enough details towards this end. For example, almost the entire first half of the book is dedicated to finding a place to set up your business and also how to work within a group of providers (what that has to do with private practice is lost on me). If I had to do it over, I would not have invested in this book. I suggest you save your money and get it from the library if you are curious. If you want to spend money on a good book that is focused on the bottom-line, read "Maximizing Billing and Collections in the Medical Practice" by the AMA--you can buy it used on Amazon:Maximizing Billing and Collections in the Medical Practice It's full of insight on how to set up and keep your practice in business.

Brothers and Sisters: The Complete Third Season
$59.99
My sweetheart and I LOVE this show. We can't always watch on Sunday nights so we wait for the end of the season and buy the DVD! Then we pick a weekend and watch all that season's episodes! It's wonderful! The writers, producers, and talented actors make this series a joy to watch.

Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fourth Season
$59.99
Love this show. This is the only to watch it, this disc set have all the shows for season four.