Month: January 2000

  • A question of Medical Ethics

    Howard had felt guilty all day long. No matter how much he tried to forget about it, he couldn't. The guilt and sense of shame was overwhelming. But every once in a while he'd hear that soothing voice trying to reassure him: "Howard, don't worry about it. You're not the first doctor to sleep with…

  • TV Show

    Hi,I'm not sure I told you that the TV production company Hannah is working for produces a weekly health program for Rhode Island PBS. They are interested in doing a program on the effects of stroke on daily family life and have asked if Cherrie and I would be the subjects. We agreed feeling that…

  • A Merry Heart

    Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than ten years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions."How old are you?""I'm four and a half,"You're never 36 and a half ….you're four and a half going…

  • Investment tips

    Are your investments in order? Below are some of the latest rumors from Wall Street. In the wake of the AOL/Time Warner deal, here are the latest mergers we can expect to see:Federal Express and UPS merge to become: FED UP.Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Fuller Brush, and W.R. Grace Company merge to become:…

  • Har de har har

    Last week a friend went to a seminar called "Stress and Disease" by Dr. Nickolas Hall, an expert in psychobiology.He gave an example of a coping skill for job stress which I would like to share with you.When you have had one of those TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT days, try this.On your way…

  • Southern Livin'

    The top 40 things you would never hear a Southerner say, no matter how much they’ve had to drink, no matter how far from the South they’ve wandered and no matter how much the skunks are threatening..40. Oh I just couldn’t, hell, she’s only sixteen.39. I’ll take Shakespeare for 1000, Alex.38. Duct tape won’t fix…

  • Guidelines for Millennium Enlightenment

    Be a Fundamentalist–make sure theFun always comes before the mental. Realize that life is a situationcomedy that will never be canceled. A laugh track has been provided, andthe reason why we are put in the material world is to get more material.Have a good laughsitive twice a day, and that will ensureregularhilarity.Remember that each of…