Year: 2005

  • Vision

    The world shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.Anais Nin

  • Will I live to be eighty?

    I recently picked a new primary care physician.  After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing “fairly well for my age.”A little concerned about that comment, I couldn’t resist asking him, “Do you think I’ll live to be 80?”He asked, “Well, do you smoke tobacco or drink beer/wine?”“Oh no,” I replied. …

  • Lighten up

    Often I need to cut myself and others some slack.  When I remind myself to lighten up, the intensity of the situation diminishes.Lisa Keyes

  • Oy!

    Lacking fins or tailthe gefilte fish swims withgreat difficulty.Beyond Valium,the peace of knowing one’s childis an internist.PassoverLeft the door openfor the Prophet Elijah.Now our cat is gone.After the warm rainthe sweet smell of camellias.Did you wipe your feet?Her lips near my ear,Aunt Sadie whispers the nameof her friend’s disease.Today I am a man.Tomorrow I will…

  • Lazy Daze

    People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.Bob HopeProgress isn’t made by early risers.  It’s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.Robert Heinlein

  • Grief

    Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy you must have somebody to divide it with.Mark Twain

  • Lessons in World History

    A Greek and Italian were sitting in a Starbuck’s one day discussing who had the superior culture.Over triple lattes the Greek guy says, “Well, we have the Parthenon.”Arching his eyebrows, the Italian replies, “We have the Coliseum.”The Greek retorts, “We Greeks gave birth to advanced mathematics.”The Italian, nodding agreement, says, “But we built the Roman…