On stating the obvious ...

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Dr. S. Aaron Laden, M.D., is a general pathologist in Tampa, FL with over 40 years of experience in the medical field. But ever since he was a young boy, he has been drawing for family, friends, and just plain fun. "I developed my admittedly limited techniques over many years spent doodling in class. To this habit, I attribute whatever academic success I may have had -- I never got into trouble, unlike the spit-ballers and the whisperers,'' Laden says. "My cartoons are drawn for fun, largely from everyday vicissitudes of life.''