When the Cards Aren't Fair, Change the Game.
As a musician and performer, I have vivid memories of practice rooms, rehearsal spaces, and stages large and small, bright and dim, organized and chaotic... and all things in between. I always tried to bring a positive, energetic vibe to all of them when playing drums or percussion. Hitting drums brought pure joy, even when … Continue reading THE MUSIC
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?
I'm fascinated by history. When we are young, we are taught about dates, battles, power struggles and mass migration. Boring right? It matters less that we know JFK was murdered on November 22, 1963 instead what the hell happened next: his wife, with blood still on her clothes, stood next to VP Johnson as he … Continue reading PASSING THROUGH
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
“Nothing is so privileged as thinking history belongs to the past” Excerpt FromEverything Is TuberculosisJohn Green If history took one minuscule wrong path from where you now read these words, you're not here. I'm not here. Let your brain ruminate on that for a moment while you realize how ridiculously lucky all of us are … Continue reading The THREAD
"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!
Let's talk about fire. With matches. NO! Not that kind of fire, you twisted reader of my words. I'm talking about the fire that can happen naturally when two people get together. For reasons that I do not completely understand, I have been responsible for a few people meeting and falling in love. It's pretty … Continue reading THE MATCH GAME
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