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

A Woman and Her Mind

Posted on January 16, 2018 by main

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

Goofy Medical Terminology Part 1

Posted on November 26, 2017 by main

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 Did it on The Airplane Again

Posted on August 21, 2017 by main

I don’t have a good explanation for it, but each time I fly as a passenger, I can’t seem to control these actions anymore. It just feels so good and natural – and thankfully I haven’t been thrown off the plane yet, but if I do get thrown off, I will scream as loud as I can and hold on to my seat arm with both hands, trying not to laugh as they drag me by the legs off the plane and into the arms of a Read More

She Wouldn’t Let Me Take Pictures

Posted on August 6, 2017 by main

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

Flamenco Guitarists in Barcelona

Posted on June 30, 2017 by main

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

Four Years Ago or Was It Yesterday?

Posted on May 21, 2017 by main

I’m amazed to think it’s been 4 years since I received my wonderful gift of continued life. The mortality rate for this event was 90%, but I was surrounded by earth angels who saved my life without hesitation and with superb skill, and in fact, I am lucky to see several of them frequently when I work in the ICU. My fear is that I will forget about this gift as I go through the business of life, Read More

Fly fishing as an Extreme Sport

Posted on May 14, 2017 by main

Fly Fishing as an Extreme Sport Although I nearly drowned at least twice in my childhood, I’m happy to say that I no longer fear water and I have taught myself how to become a pretty decent swimmer. Now, I must say that I am not including that potential third time when I was a Boy Scout – that wannabe Navy Seal Instructor/lifesaving Nazi took my head in both hands and tried to drown me. Even at 90 p Read More

Literary Agents Who Wear Comfort Blinders When Critiquing a Thriller

Posted on May 3, 2017 by main

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

Little League Baseball, Meat Cleavers, Prison and Hotel California

Posted on March 6, 2017 by main

Italics indicate brief lyrics from Hotel California by the Eagles -a great song many people know the words to, however, this story does not in any way suggest that this song has anything to do with prison or crime. That should be obvious to all readers. We were both ten years old, wild and free, and as was customary after a little league baseball game, we avoided going back home immediately at all costs. Usually Read More

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