Editor’s note: If you are an orthopedic surgeon, a surgical nurse, a sports medicine specialist or anybody else in the medical field, you might want to skip this story. You will want to edit my copy and rewrite most of it to sound like the New England Journal of Medicine which uses the correct terminology,… Continue reading I need a new knee
Category: The Human Condition
Yard Sales and the Human Condition
(First of two parts) Question: You have been decluttering and now you have a pile of stuff to get rid of. What do you do? Multiple-choice Answer: If you chose “root canal” you are (ding-ding-ding) correct. If you chose A or B you probably did so because you’ve never sold anything online or hosted a… Continue reading Yard Sales and the Human Condition
Why boating is The Greatest Show on Earth
Raise your hand if you’ve ever loaded a boat onto a trailer. Yeah. It’s simple, right? You’re behind the wheel of the boat. The lake is behind you. The boat ramp is in front of you. The boat trailer is optimally positioned in the water and ready for your approach. You can see the exact… Continue reading Why boating is The Greatest Show on Earth
In the ring with a Realtor
“I will take or make an effort to remove your name and your phone number and your existence from any of my correspondence.” Game. Set. Match. This was the text that signaled my long national nightmare was over. Finally, I was going to be taken off the mailing list of the pesky Realtor who had… Continue reading In the ring with a Realtor