I almost lost my life seven years ago, to this day. Well, I had close calls before, but this was the real deal. The last words I said to my lady friend that morning as I drove to work to take care of critically ill patients in the ICU was: “Have a great day dear, and I’ll talk to you soon.”  In fact, earlier that morning, amazingly, I swam a thousand yards in the lap pool at the local gym without a sign Read More

The Mask Can’t Hide Her Eyes I once wrote a blog piece a few years ago, February 1, 2016, to be exact. It wasn’t that long ago, but it is still fresh in my mind, and I remember that I had a lot of fun writing it.  It was complete and absolute fiction. I’m not sure what inspired me, but I do remember being at a gym on a boring treadmill machine, staring straight ahead at the empty treadmill in front o Read More

For some reason, I dredged up some memories of things my parents said to me when I was a kid, mostly phrases or admonitions I guess, meant to teach, or perhaps intimidate or maybe just blow hot air, I don’t know. And then, I wondered, are these common parental sayings that last throughout the years and therefore have become standard jargon for all parents? You are probably wondering, how many years ago wa Read More

    I sat at a café in Monterrey while watching the playful sea otters break clams with rocks on their bellies while frolicking amongst the undulating kelp fronds. Then, I took a drink of luscious red wine, swirled it around to savor it, looked out again, and it seemed they were waving at me, or at least looking at me, so I waved back. Who cares if people were watching me. They didn’t understand. &nbs Read More