“I told my doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to stop going to those two places.” George Burns As a former, non-traditional hospital administrator, I have found people like Norman Cousins and Dr. Hunter “Patch”Adams to be inspirational medical heroes. Neither was famous ...
“Stupid is as stupid does.” – Forrest Gump "The very first essential for success is a perpetually constant and regular employment of violence." – Adolf Hitler "War does not determine who is right — only who is left." - Bertrand Russell "I hate war as only a soldier who has ...
In 1992, one of my professors dedicated a portion of a class on strategic planning to “saving the dog.” No, that was not a predictive reference to the current governor of South Dakota, who offed her puppy in a gravel pit. He wanted to prepare us to cope with what he referred to as ...
With one grandson already interested in becoming a pilot and two other grandkids heading toward degrees and jobs in health care, I’ve spent some interesting hours drawing parallels between the uniqueness of these choices. The contrasts between the professions range from strikingly similar to ...
When I hear about the great divide that exists in the United States, my immediate fight-or-flight response goes not to buying a generator, survival food, and a gun. Instead, I find peace from a book written by a friend, David Cale. It’s called “Coexistence as the Telos of Humanity, an ...
By Nick Jacobs In December 1996, I had a thallium stress test. I ran full speed without any discomfort, jumped off the belt, and high-fived the medical professionals in the room. Three days later, my doctor, who had never visited our home, was knocking on my front door. He made a courtesy ...
