When the Cards Aren't Fair, Change the Game.
"No one is normal. It only looks that way from across the street." This is a quote from the HBO/MAX show called DTF St. Louis. I found it to be dark, but funny, and pretty engaging. I'll spare you the full plot review because that isn't the focus of this plot. The point is that … Continue reading SITUATION NORMAL?
As I write these words, the sun is out, there is a bit of a breeze and it is a picture perfect late May morning in New England. Before typing, I searched "Uplifting Playlist" on Spotify. Most of it is predictable pop like "Don't Stop Believing" and "Send Me On My Way." Blah, blah, blah. … Continue reading THE SUN IS OUT
These days, information comes at us at an astonishing pace. It can be difficult to filter not only what is real and true, but what is also personal. Everyone everywhere wants your attention, your support, your protest, your money, your time, your interest, your effort, and your ear. We all amplify things that are near … Continue reading STAY QUIET?
Recently I was asked what keeps me awake at night. This question was posed to me in a group setting. Although the atmosphere was jovial, the question was anything but. As I listened to various people answer I noticed that some people fluffed off the question, while others spoke about themselves, but not one of … Continue reading It Keeps Me Awake
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?
Moeschen! 