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Physician, Heal Thyself
From ME/CFS (Part 3 of 3) Dear Reader, my apologies. Within the confines of my current prison, I have not yet completed the essays I promised you months ago, neither my displays of Medical Pearls collected over thirty years, nor my recent songs of Adventure through Wilderness. Those tales will yet come, God willing. ME/CFS,…
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Smart and Stupid: The Perfect Blend
As he dropped me off for my first day in college, my father gave me one piece of advice: “Don’t do stupid things.”
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The Pros and Cons of Lifting Weights
Are you wondering about the pros and cons of lifting weights? Let’s start with the cons. If you begin lifting weights, you will have new expenses, starting with food. My wife, Lori, and I had five teenagers at one time. One of them was a powerlifter who ate like three men. Every week, Lori bought…
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Horse Sense
Dear Reader, how I treasure your sticking with me on the road to publication. I learned this month I’m a semi-finalist in the Genesis Contest for unpublished authors. How delightful to receive an evening phone call from a contest organizer. (They don’t call you when you lose!)
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Turnabout and the Common Cold
Turnabout is fair play. That’s what one of my physician mentors, Ken O’Neill, told me. In essence, sharp, witty replies are acceptable, even when they flash some teeth.
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Bow-and-Arrow
Bow-and-Arrow Are you a kid, or a kid at heart? Great! Because I need you—and all your goofy friends—to read my weekly posts. To make space for Too Dumb Things, I will reduce my posting frequency on The Author Journey of TAT. * * * …
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Auto Worker Strike
Auto Worker Strike Somber at First–Then Rotor Caps and PSI The Michigan auto workers are on strike for the first time in many years, and I understand. Their assembly work is textbook overuse: repetitive, heavy, and continuous. How sore are their feet and backs come payday! Their cost of living is up, even as their…
