A woman is a gift from heaven, but like any gift, you must accept the gift’s imperfections as perfect, cherish the minute she gives as if she blessed you with infinity, and always protect her so that she can flourish like your favorite flower in the garden, blossoming to the full potential that her mind has always expected her to be.  Don’t stand in her way, but open the path for her forward, Read More

I wrote this piece to explain some of the terms that are commonly used by physicians, nurses and respiratory technicians in the ICU to describe some of the procedures and phrases that are used during the everyday ICU environment. I must say however, that most of the time, physicians are primarily guilty of using these words and phrases because nurses and technicians are just nicer people in general. While readers Read More

I awoke to the sound of my cat acting all weird, jumping up and down, grabbing the blinds covering one of the basement windows. What a pest, my cat. Probably saw a fly and was frustrated that he couldn’t catch it and eat it while air born. But since this was a temporary rental house, I needed to protect the blinds from claw damage, so, I looked out the window, saw nothing, scolded the cat and put him out in the Read More

Catalonia – it was a rich experience and I immersed myself in the culture the best I could, and I am lucky to have met some great people and enjoyed a special visit. Now I am inspired to learn the guitar!  Perhaps some day I could play for the Flamenco dancers? No, I know what you are thinking.  I need to finish the novel I am working on but clearly, the food and company at the El Rey De La Gamba will add Read More

I’m a writer, and hopefully that is obvious to readers on this site.  If not, I have failed miserably in my quest to show some of my craft. So, I am writing a new novel, a thriller which I must admit, is a different view on terrorism.  But I have done my research, and interviewed the right people well before I started writing.  It is based on reality. I recently attended a writer’s conference and as Read More