ROAD TRIPPING Road trippin’ with my two favorite allies Fully loaded we got snacks and supplies It’s time to leave this town It’s time to steal away Let’s go get lost Anywhere in the U.S.A. Let’s go get lost Let’s go get lost Blue you sit so pretty West of the one Sparkles light with… Continue reading Road Tripping
Category: General Observations
Sara Beth Closes Her Eyes
Just when I think that I have escaped my work world for the day, here I am lying on my couch weeping while watching Dancing With The Stars. Apolo Anton Ono, Olympic speed skater and his partner Karina Smirnoff have just danced to the Rascal Flatts song “Sara Beth”. For those of you who don’t… Continue reading Sara Beth Closes Her Eyes
Cold Roast Beef
Just when you thought I had finished talking about Thanksgiving, here it is again. A few weeks ago, between patients, I was catching up with other physicians’ blogs. Yes, readers, I have discovered that I am not the only one, nor am I the most articulate or humorous or erudite MD to put fingers to… Continue reading Cold Roast Beef
Monday Monday
I wonder if I will still hate Sunday nights when I retire. I’m quite sure that I am not the only one who feels this way. Sundays used to be a day of rest—perhaps for some it still is. But for me, it’s panic day. So very much to do, so little time to do… Continue reading Monday Monday
My Little Dog Jack
The table was cleared last night and all the leftovers were put away– today they are nearly gone. Three loads of dishes were done, and the last of the fancy glasses were put back on the shelf, upside down so they won’t collect dust until the next time they are used, next November. The white… Continue reading My Little Dog Jack
Thanksgiving
Thirty two years ago, I had something to prove. I was recently married, and so, in fact, I had a lot to prove. First of all, that I could actually cook a turkey. I had never cooked a turkey, but I was good at following directions. I got advice from my “Nana”, Grandma Jenny Silver. … Continue reading Thanksgiving
Just Call Me The Grinch
I don’t get it. Today as I was getting off the freeway, I passed a local farm stand that had just put up a big sign: “Get Your Christmas Trees Here!” And there they were, lined up like little soldiers, the beautiful Scotch pines, and Douglas firs, and balsams. How will they even last the… Continue reading Just Call Me The Grinch
The Things They Put on Their Skin
When patients start their radiation therapy, one of the side effects that we tell them to look for is a skin reaction. Depending on the area of the body treated, and the dose given, the skin reaction at the end of treatment ranges anywhere from a mild sunburned look all the way to what we… Continue reading The Things They Put on Their Skin
What to Hold On To
Make me an angel, that flies from Montgom’ry Make me a poster, from an old rodeo Just give me something that I can hold on to To believe in this living, is just a hard way to go. John Prine I had the day off today for Veterans Day and I had few things on… Continue reading What to Hold On To
Veterans Day
IN FLANDERS FIELDS JOHN McCRAE, PHYSICIAN, WARRIOR, POET In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved… Continue reading Veterans Day