A true fig story   If a Fig can do it, surely you can grow back too! I love to look at my neighbor’s gardens: to see what they are growing or sometimes killing off.  Occasionally, I have been known to take home the odd cutting or stuff some seeds in my pocket.   Down the block there was this… Read More

Hidden Figures: Playing Small “The world does not benefit from you playing small…” – Nelson Mandela. I recently watched a movie, with amazement and a twinge of sadness. “Mom. This movie hit you differently.” my 29-year old daughter said. I knew she read me. “Yes,” I said. “Those women paved the way on a road I was too afraid to… Read More

I love being a dad but I confess, there are moments when it is a challenge. You see, I have been through the “Big One”.  My first born son grew right up under my watchful eye, turning into an amazing young man: athlete, artist, dirty laundry source and all other delightful and difficult boy stuff. By the time he was… Read More

“Nah, I’m a stay happy.” It’s so easy NOT to be happy. There’s plenty of universal good reasons; life is a tilt-a-whirl, the kids don’t listen, job is stressful, unexplained aches and pains and money is tight.  If those aren’t reasons enough, turning on the news is enough to cause anxiety or stress. But I had a thought:  I’m going… Read More

I have found a new combo that I detest. Silk and Nylon. Let me set the scene: it is just barely 11 am. I have squirmed through a morning meeting with a physician leader and now’s the chance to make my dash to the restroom. I shake her hand, ever the professional, but once out of her line-of-sight, I bolt,… Read More

I am reading an intriguing book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks. The title was catchy enough, but inside I found clinical vignettes and slices of real life as patients and their families dealt with the mysterious nature of the human brain. One story was about Rebecca, a young lady who lacked rudimentary reading… Read More