She gave it to me for Christmas. That was a very nice thought, for sure, but then, it’s one of those gifts that although superb for some, left me wondering how I would handle it, respectfully of course, because after all, it was a gift that was very thoughtful. It was covered in a see – through plastic container, but the container, unfortunately, was not odor – proof.  And that odor permeated th Read More

               I took about a year of my rare free time, while still practicing medicine, and did some research on various topics for my new novel. I figured if a former Special Ops doctor told me to do this before beginning my book, maybe it was worth the time. He knew that I knew close to nothing about his field. Not only that, he was dangerous and he probably knows where I live. Now I Read More

Watch the Man Wearing the Golf Cap His name is Dave Wottle. He was a U.S. 800-meter runner, who qualified to run in the 1972 Olympics.  He was injured multiple times, including several weeks before the Olympics and did not feel his best at all.  He was the slowest in the qualifying round as well. In fact, he was not even ranked with the top runners in the world.  And he always wore a good luck golf cap to r Read More

We were good at it because we practiced it a lot. And if we weren’t perfect, in those days, we would get our asses kicked.  Or, we would receive corrective therapy when the marching was over.  That corrective therapy often included lots of push – ups or squat thrusts, (now known by the less offensive term known as burpees).  The term squat thrusts apparently offends too many people, because I never hear Read More

Clichés are used constantly and frankly quite a few are snore triggers and no longer have any useful meaning, at least, to me.   However, some can never or should be never changed, like the writing is on the wall.  That is biblical. So, it is time for us to change and create new clichés and stop being so damn lazy with our words. There are several that I don’t want to hear any more, and Read More

They called it the Moulin Rouge. They said it was a famous place with great entertainment, so I bought some tickets before I left, like a good tourist, including train tickets from Bordeaux to Paris, the Louvre, Notre Dame and then of course the Moulin Rouge. If you are daring, you can refer back to my blog a few years ago to a little experience I had in Bordeaux:  Ze Flench Vin.  https://srcarson.com/ze Read More

I’ve read that the Boy Scouts have unfortunately taken on some bad press lately and because of some abuse scandals, they have filed bankruptcy.  That’s tragic for the kids involved and for the organization in general, because back in the day when I was a scout, it provided me significant challenges that helped prepare me for obstacles that would come my way in the future.  In fact, without sc Read More