When the Cards Aren't Fair, Change the Game.
With a nod toward my goal of global domination, I have thrown my voice into the underdeveloped space of the podcast world. Just kidding, the podcast world is flooded with all kinds of people talking about all kinds of things. Not kidding about adding my voice, and thoughts to the ever expanding universe. So, who … Continue reading HEY LOYAL LOYALS, WANNA HEAR A PODCAST?
Sounds like a heavy title huh? I've been playing with a thought that has been plaguing me for weeks after I read (and re-read and re-read) the following quote from smart guy and co-developer of the atom bomb, Richard Feynman: "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be … Continue reading GENETIC MEDICINE AND SPACE TRAVEL
I always laugh when people write prophetic things around this time of year (mid to late December). Telling me all of the things that will happen when the calendar resets on the first of January. Right. Go ahead and try to predict the future, and even more hilarious: try to control it. Even your own. … Continue reading 2025, HAIL AND FAREWELL
"And we call ourselves the human race..." John F. Kennedy Statement to Secretary of State Dean Rusk just after they had been given a military briefing on every city that would be wiped out with a nuclear bomb if war should break out, 1961. Well. I'm not really comparing the weight of JFK's words to … Continue reading YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP
I could get very used to speaking in front of medical professionals, residents, fellows, and any other labels that society has placed on these humans who have been called. to FIRST, DO NO HARM. Recently, I spoke with a few hundred of them and explained how and why HARM had been DONE to me, not … Continue reading GRAND ROUNDS PART II
I have consumed 30 cheeseburgers this year but yesterday one of my old students met Mark Hamill who plays Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, and two days ago another old kid sent me a photo from Dodger Stadium where he attended game 4 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto … Continue reading WHAT ARE WE DOING?
What's the deal with yard sales? You're not selling your yard! Hahahaha....boooooo. Read this next line with your inside voice as the counselor in South Park: Yard sales are bad mmmm'kay? Haters gonna hate and tell me how much wonderful stuff they have "found" at yard sales over the years. I don't buy it. That … Continue reading YARD SALE!
The Permanent Mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations and Voices for Duchenne are honored to invite you to attend the premiere of a global documentary, From Strength to Hope: A Call for Global Action, in recognition of World Duchenne Awareness Day 2025. Date: Friday, 5 September 2025 Time: 1:15 – 2:30 PM … Continue reading BACK FROM THE UNITED NATIONS
In the quiet moments, I like to take inventory. Inventory in my mind. Sometimes I think about all kinds of great things that have taken place in my life. I'm sure that you do this as well. Maybe you think about a vacation, your kids, your family, your wedding day, the career, or maybe it's … Continue reading SILVER LININGS #9
In July of 2025, the Americans With Disabilities Act turned 35 years old and there were a bunch of posts all over the place celebrating this landmark legislation that made it possible for wheelchair users like me to have ramps so I can get into buildings that have heavy doors that I can't open, and … Continue reading PROGRESS?
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