I had a birthday a few weeks ago. Birthdays are not a cause for celebration for me and this one was no exception, but in the midst of my typical crankiness I did manage to stumble onto a pop culture artifact that brought to mind why it's worth it to keep trying in this life, … Continue reading Words From the Wise
Just “Terrific”
As I write this, the news of Tom Seaver's passing is still painfully fresh, if not genuinely surprising. He'd been quite ill for a long time with the dementia and Lyme disease that shared culpability in his demise. I can't claim that the hero worship I'd felt for him as a child had endured into … Continue reading Just “Terrific”
All Together Now: Shared Sacrifice in the Age of COVID-19
Just shy of eighty years ago this nation was attacked on what was, more or less, our own soil. The bombing of Pearl Harbor ended any pretense of non-involvement in the growing global conflagration and made concrete the United States' active engagement in World War II. This country raised a combined services force of nearly … Continue reading All Together Now: Shared Sacrifice in the Age of COVID-19
Up and Out: Ambition in Blue
In the month or so that has passed since George Floyd's death we've had the chance to reflect on a fairly broad array of societal issues, including but not limited to: racial bias in current policing, possible criminality in some police behavior, staggering tone deafness in a huge number of municipalities, blatant hypocrisy in service … Continue reading Up and Out: Ambition in Blue
For All We Do
I am, by trade, a pediatric echocardiographer. The majority of my work is of service to an independent practice, Pediatric Cardiology of Long Island (PCLI) whose primary location is on the campus of a hospital with a national reputation in interventional cardiology. Most of what I do for them takes place at that address and … Continue reading For All We Do
The Dream is Over
As I drove to work this past week, my most dreaded COVID-19 related fear was realized. Not a positive test result for myself or someone I care about. Without trying to minimize this virus at all, I don't think about those things too often. The estimates change on a regular basis but I'd guess that … Continue reading The Dream is Over
Do You Want To Know A Secret?
Having studied film in college and subsequently spent a bit of time in the intervening thirty-five years in the company of actors, I have listened to and read more than enough in regard to the "process" that most thespians like to refer to when discussing their work. Not that acting isn't a skill requiring a … Continue reading Do You Want To Know A Secret?
Howard Schultz’s Brief Non-Campaign and What it Might Mean
On January 27th, 2019, Howard Schultz appeared on the television news program 60 Minutes, announcing his potential candidacy for the presidency. The Seattle based former CEO of Starbucks said he would run as an Independent, professing his centrist leanings. Considering the response from some Democratic politicians and operatives I'd have to say he struck a … Continue reading Howard Schultz’s Brief Non-Campaign and What it Might Mean
Better Than the Headlines: What Henry Aaron Taught Me
Forty-six years ago last night, Hank Aaron turned on an Al Downing fastball and stepped into the record books. At the athletically geriatric age of forty, he hit his 715th home run, moving past Babe Ruth, becoming baseball's career home run leader. I remember it vividly. I had been a fan of the sport since … Continue reading Better Than the Headlines: What Henry Aaron Taught Me
Hello There
The holiday season has finally come to an end, taking with it all the attendant sights and sounds we experience on an annual basis. A smattering of snow, an inescapable barrage of Christmas music, a shopping public with behavioral tendencies that put one more in mind of a Venezuelan food riot than the birth of … Continue reading Hello There
