Archive - The Good Thing Is

The Third Passenger

She learned my voice at 2 am.

17 hrs ago • Matthew Siljander

Getting Worse to Get Better

Don't settle for good enough

Sep 14 • Matthew Siljander

Just the Guy That Hauls Lumber

He decided on the first day what his role was and had no interest in progressing

Sep 8 • Matthew Siljander

August 2026

Go To Grandpa's

He wrote notes on napkins because the thought came when it came

Aug 31 • Matthew Siljander

A great team isn't just about who you let in.

Aug 24 • Matthew Siljander

Jim, Kathleen, and Kelly All Say Hi

How a clinic with three patients and no hips or knees turned into a practice.

Aug 17 • Matthew Siljander

The Roofer Who's Daughter Went to MIT

Bone on bone tells you about the knee. It tells you nothing about the person attached to it.

Aug 10 • Matthew Siljander

Word of the week

We're going to remplissage it, then put it in a cast

Aug 4 • Matthew Siljander

July 2026

Two lessons in a cheeseburger

Give people what the asked for

Jul 27 • Matthew Siljander

I'm thankful nobody told me my career would end at 39

Fired and blacklisted. That's what it felt like.

Jul 20 • Matthew Siljander

The letter I never asked for

He wrote that I was behind my peers. Then he called Mayo.

Jul 13 • Matthew Siljander

Left to the weekend

Most of it needed no plan, but the most important ones deserve one

Jul 6 • Matthew Siljander

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