Took a walk around my neighborhood the other day, the sun just starting to massage my shoulders with its warmth, dispelling the morning chill. What a treat to be able […]
The Lighter Side
Don’t Judge a Doctor By Their Cover
Ever wonder whether you got better medical care if your doctor wore a traditional white coat or more casual attire? The editors at the Journal of the American Medical Association […]
Would You Like A Salad With That?
When Shakespeare coined the expression “salad days,” he meant youthful ardor and zeal, not the time for us to eat chopped lettuce on a dainty plate. At “casa Duke,” “salad […]
Assume: It Makes a ‘You know What’ Out of You and Me
I’m not a huge fan of “big box” stores. Too many things to see that you don’t need; too few that you do. Plus there’s that one lone remaining shopping […]
The Age-Old Primary Care Doctor
Today, we know a lot about primary care doctors, and just about all of us have one. But once upon a time, boys and girls, there wasn’t any such thing […]
Spring Cleaning
We’ve celebrated Easter and Passover. The vernal equinox is behind us. It’s spring once again! For me, that means spring cleaning, a task I attack with as much gusto as […]
Peeps
I just let my mind wander sometimes, I willingly admit. It’s at least a brief break from all the bad news constantly bombarding my senses. This time, my mind wandered […]
Aging Out of the English Language
This coronavirus is turning me paranoid. I stay at home with all the doors and windows closed. The drapes are pulled, and I only part them a nanometer to see […]
A Lifetime of Dentists
I’ve spent so much time in dental offices that by now I should have earned an honorary doctorate in toothology. That’s not my fault. Bad teeth run in my family. […]
To Mask or Not to Mask – That is the Question
There was a time when the only people you might run across wearing masks were kids holding their bags out for candy on Halloween and revelers celebrating Mardi Gras – […]
My Take on Vanity Plates
There are some things you see all the time but never pay much attention to – unless you’re stuck in a traffic jam. (An occurrence much more frequent in the […]
The Lighter Side of Health Care
I am resolved – that vows like these, Though lightly made, are hard to keep; Wherefore I’ll take them by degrees, Lest my back-slidings make me weep. One vow a […]