When the Cards Aren't Fair, Change the Game.
How do you sufficiently thank a man who has taken care of 4 generations of your family? How do you let it be known to the egotistical world of doctors, surgeons, and researchers that you love your primary care doc because he treats the person and not just the condition? How do you spread the … Continue reading “THE DOC”
Well it's Thanksgiving again, so if you're reading this ON Thanksgiving, you are just like the rest of us: You ate, or are waiting to eat, your house is full of people who you love but also want to know when they're leaving, AND you are THAT guy and are scrolling through your phone thinking: … Continue reading This year
I have learned that when you say yes to cool opportunities, your life and worldview will expand in ways that you can't imagine. Mostly for the good, although sometimes not so much, but ALWAYS entertaining and leaving you with some excellent stories. Think about it: what great story starts out with: "One time, while I … Continue reading Moves like JAGGER
I wrote the list below on an old blog in 2007. Recently I found it again and I laughed out loud at several of the numbers. I had just turned 35 and seemed to be in a reflective mood while also pointing the powerful gun of perception at myself. I think we all do this, … Continue reading THINGS I KNOW…
I grew up on a quiet street in a blue collar town about 30 miles north of Boston. Not quite postcard New England, but we did have our own horse track, amusement park, and a glider port where I have memories of small gliders being towed behind one-engine aircraft above the town and then hearing … Continue reading LAST HALLOWEEN
"I had a lover's quarrel with the world." -Robert Frost "With a deadline looming and on the verge of exhaustion, nothing was going to stop me. If only for a moment, I was able to recapture some of my old magic, pushing myself every time I wanted to take a break. Just after midnight, I … Continue reading JOSH
After receiving my driver’s license in 1989, I figured it was a good time to look for a job to make a little cash. Also, my father told me that car insurance and gas money wasn’t just growing on a magical tree out behind our house. I was 16 years old and my dystrophy was … Continue reading WORK
Scientists who study sleep claim that human dreams last 5 seconds or less in real time. Read that again. 5 seconds? I don't know how you feel, but mine feel longer. Significantly longer. Here's one: The day is sunny, warm, and bright. The sky is severe clear. Totally blue, like September 11 blue. Perfect. I … Continue reading THE DREAM
A few years ago at a disability conference, I was telling the story of my journey and my takeaway message was (and is) that all humans are more the same than different. We all breathe the same air. We all drink the same water. We all strive for love, acceptance, respect, and a feeling of … Continue reading BREATHE
Think back a moment to when you were a kid. Not all the way back, but middle school or high school when you think you have life scoped out. You pretty much assume that all adults don't get it, talk too much without doing anything, and are no help to you at all. You likely … Continue reading LIFE HAPPENS
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