Most of us are painfully familiar with Dr. Flea, whose live blogging of his med-mal trial became the thing of which legends are made.

So where is he now?  Well, it was understandable that he shut down his blog during trial, especially after his lawyer found out about it.  But trial is now over, with the case settled and never to be heard from again.  The Flea made the front page of the Boston Globe, which certainly was a shock to all, but that too has passed.  People have short memories (gnats are jealous).  It would be perfectly understandable that the Flea needed a break, and he got one.  So shere is he?

Time to get back on that horse again, Flea.  You were full of bluff and swagger when last we heard from you.  Are you embarrassed?  Ashamed?  Are you a broken man, wallowing in self-pity?  Well, snap out of it.  Time to tell your story.  Show us that you really are man enough to face the blogosphere.

You were a pretty good read before, and you had a lot of fans.  Granted, some were pretty idiotic with their blind faith that the Flea could do no wrong.  But that’s them.  You know better.  Get off your butt and back online.  Put your blog back up and do some pediatric grand rounds.  You most certainly have learned something about which subjects that are best left alone.  On the other hand, there are some big open questions here and it’s hard to believe that you don’t want to fill in the blanks.

So come back, Flea.  It was bad.  It happened.  You aren’t perfect, and that’s okay.  Put it behind you and get back to work.  The blogosphere isn’t the same without you.