Walking medical miracles, that’s what we are

September 2, 2026
Thirty years ago most people my age might be dead. 40 years ago, they would be. It's a miracle that so many of us are still walking around. Pacemakers.  Ablations.  Fake knees, hips, shoulders.  Chemo. radiation. And men seem to have a harder time than women, maybe because they spent...

Back in the day

February 18, 2016
The other night a friend's teenage daughter showed me a photo of her senior prom dress. You know, what we used to call "gowns."  It was beautiful, bare midriff and...

What is a real friend?

February 17, 2016
Look around.  Are you surrounded by people who are real friends? "Of course," some might respond. But others might use the question as an exercise to evaluate the...

What matters to us

February 16, 2016
This is not the traditional way of defining what matters or keeping score, but as usual, the Buddha breaks it down brilliantly to the core meaning of life.  If the...

What we don’t know

February 15, 2016
We don't know what we don't know.  I love this thought, because for me it sums up the question of whether or not there is an afterlife, a place we go to when we no...

It’s like we never said goodbye

February 14, 2016
We were so young! I wasn't yet 21, he was just 24, and there we were, walking down an aisle to a happy-ever-after life.  We were impossibly young; what did we know?...

The Dowager Countess on nature

February 13, 2016
The Dowager Countess' observation about nature is true. Let's hope it is always...

La mia bellissima amica

February 12, 2016
I've never believed in the concept of a single best friend. Hearing "She's my best friend" always made me wonder how other friends would feel if they knew they were...

The growing problem of social media anxiety disorder

February 11, 2016
We've got a bunch of these friends, all of us do. You know the ones I mean. They post gorgeous selfies several times a month. Their photo tags for an evening out show...

Diagnosis: Insouciance

February 10, 2016
"I blew my knee out skiing," the middle-aged man with dark hair said. He was flipping through a magazine waiting for his physical therapist. "Yeah," the younger guy...

Wowie! Maui coffee!

February 9, 2016
There's a lot to sing about when it comes to Maui, as these dogs know. One song-worthy thing is Maui coffee.  No joke. Of course, we know that coffee is a no-no for...

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