Physicians and Gallows Humor

Posted on March 19, 2020 by main

This Covid – 19 world -wide pandemic is affecting all of us around the world, from all walks of life. It has unfortunately caused death, suffering, lay – offs, financial stress and social upheaval in a way that we would never have predicted, so suddenly. Everybody knows this of course, unless you are living in a cave s Read More

I Have Lived a Good Life

Posted on March 8, 2020 by main

The internist consulted me to help with this patient’s respiratory status. He told me, “She has Osteogenesis Imperfecta with some right heart failure and is having trouble breathing. I don’t know what else to do at this point.” “I’ll be happy to see her. What room is she in?” He told me her room number, and then said, “And she’s two and a half feet tall Read More

Do Parents Say the Same Thing Now as Then?

Posted on June 30, 2019 by main

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

Winslow

Posted on January 6, 2019 by main

“Carson, you need to take some time off and get out of here for a while.” “Why, is my hair standing up again?” “Yeah, but it’s worse. You keep saying you will get your best people on it, but your best people don’t seem to want to be on it anymore.” Said Fred. “What?” I said. “Damn, your left ear must be not be working anymore. I Read More

My Thanksgiving 2018: Spending Time With a Forgotten 105 year -old American Hero: Colonel Ollie Cellini

Posted on November 25, 2018 by main

It was nearing the end of the day for me while I was serving my duty in the ICU at the hospital. I was called to the emergency department to admit a patient to the ICU. He was stabilized in the ED and I came to see him there prior to transferring him to the ICU. “Carson, he’s 105 years old and the family doesn’t want him to have heroic measures done, like CPR or intubation, but they will al Read More

Taco Bell and Patients

Posted on July 29, 2018 by main

Ok, so this photograph is not a photo of Taco Bell, and that’s because I am not employed by that establishment to provide marketing. However, if Taco Bell wants to employ me as a marketer, using my lively application of words to their products, I’ll be happy to do so. Also, it’s still summer, and I enjoyed walking on this Lake Michigan Beach. I try to be on time for my patients, or at Read More

Fifth Grade Chorus: A Seminal Event

Posted on June 29, 2018 by main

Warning: Some who read this may laugh, some may cry, and yet others may simply smile and say to themselves,”yeah, that explains it.” I’ve had a few life experiences that may qualify as seminal events, but perhaps fifth grade choir may have been one of the earliest ones I guess. Of course, its been a long time since I was 10 years old, and to be honest, I’m not sure it was third, fourt Read More

Painting Sea Life With Words

Posted on June 3, 2018 by main

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

Tennis Shoes and Love

Posted on February 26, 2018 by main

“Mom, have you seen my tennis shoes?” I said from out in the garage while she was in the kitchen frying breaded perch caught in Lake Michigan. “No Carson, I haven’t seen those smelly old things, but I bet they’re right in front of you, getting ready to jump up and bite you.” I looked down, and sure enough they were several feet in front of me. How did she know? Did she have ESP? Truth Read More

Let’s Be Frank about Ralph

Posted on January 21, 2018 by main

I’ve only known maybe two Franks and actually one Ralph in my lifetime. Maybe more but I can’t remember anymore. Neither Frank was particularly impressive I suppose, but the Ralph I knew was an ok guy and we ran track together. That’s about it. But it seems to me that even though Ralph and Frank are names that certainly aren’t very common, only Frank has been successful in dominating the conversation in th Read More

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