A B-day Already Again So I just got back from a movie based on a true story and if you can make Major League Baseball pitching prospects out of two country boys from India in the span of a year, it’s easy to grasp the concept that life is full of surprises and possibility. I…
Commentary
Mother’s Day
Categories: Commentary
I wrote this piece almost sixteen year’s ago; seems like yesterday. And today’s the second Sunday in May For the longest time, I’ve tried really hard to find the words that would at least come close to doing justice honoring my parents. And with each attempt, my clumsiness and frustration have only left me feeling…
Time Machine Needed In LA
Categories: Commentary
Time Machine Needed in LA So the LA Clippers’ owner bought his girlfriend a Ferrari, two Bentleys, and a Range Rover…but what he really needs is a time machine. Last week, I posted a Facebook comment regarding Georgia’s new gun law that allows locals to pack weaponry in some schools, bars, and churches. Since Augusta National is…
It’s The Water
Categories: Commentary, Dental Hygiene
It’s the Water So back in The Day, “It’s the water” was all about a TV commercial extolling the virtues of one of my fave collegiate frosty, foamy beverages. A few days ago, my office took the catchy H2O phrase one giant step forward for mankind. Don’t know about you guys, but I’ve always battled…
In Dentistry, It’s A Woman’s World
Categories: Commentary, Community
So when I was a dental student back during Disco, my USC class of 120-students included TWO women. These days, the gender breakdown is more like 50:50. And having been fortunate enough to work almost exclusively with the smarter, more perceptive, better looking gender, I totally understand women make health care better. About a year…
More Than Assistance
Categories: Commentary, Community
More than Assistance So I’m smart enough to know I can be a slow study…make that a reeeally slow study. But last week, the old noodle’s RPM coulda been timed with a sun dial, or maybe even a calendar. That snowflake unique place between my two large sound receptacles was either doing some serious recovery…
Smiles For Life
Categories: Commentary, Smile For Life
Smiles for Life When teeth-whitening débuted back around 1990, we tried it out on friends, family, and team members (Shucks, most of mi famiglia had already survived my early clinical forays in dental school.) And yeah, at first, I thought teeth-whitening was pretty superficial stuff. But before long, I changed my mind. Teeth-whitening was a…
The Night They Froze Ole Dixie Down
Categories: Commentary, Smile For Life
The Night They Froze Ole Dixie Down Last week, while I was busy observing the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ invasion, “I read the news today, oh boy” and, lo and behold, it was snowing in Atlanta. And some of my colleagues down South on the right coast actually thought the sight of folks shoveling…
It’s A Wonderful Life
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It’s a Wonderful Life The call came a few hours ago and it’s still hard to believe the news wasn’t some unfounded, baseless rumor. But now, for the moment, we’re together again, hanging out in the kitchen…for one last time. Until recently, I’d never risk leaking out Aunt Clara’s age. I’d always chronicle Aunt Clara…
A Wholly Rollin’ Spin
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A Wholly Rollin’ Spin So riding a stationary bike in a roomful of mirrors was a little different this morning. And I can’t believe it all began 26 long years ago. I was just minding my own business on my way to becoming the best serve and volley artist Temple City’s Live Oak tennis courts…
