Prior to the Covid lockdown I had the pleasant task of picking up my 6 year-old Granddaughter from after school care. I usually brought her a candy kiss or tootsie roll or some kind of sugary treat. Her Mom, my daughter, objected and asked me to avoid the sugar. “She’ll […]
Yearly Archives: 2020
23 posts
How do I tell this story? It’s a fantasy about idealism, passion and the phenomenon of craving. Or just about one man with an idea. Here goes: I was president of the High School student body, Valedictorian, quarterback of the football team. The Homecoming Queen and I got it […]
“It may not be survival of the fittest, it may be survival of the fattest, probably not survival of the skinniest.” “Whoops, did I say that out loud?” I asked my friend as we drove down I-5 on our way South for the week-end. “Talk about politically incorrect, you best […]
I teach a movement class every Tuesday at 6:00 AM from the Yogalution Studio here in Long Beach. On this day I walked into an empty studio as the classes are all done on Zoom. The room is big enough for 40 students with curtained windows facing the street. The lights, […]
We walked from the Long Beach Peninsula to Trader Joe’s this morning, approximately 2 miles each way. Our quest was to get some kitchen supplies and to accumulate some steps on our Fitbits. My measure of self-worth and human value has devolved from my checkbook to my daily walking steps. […]
A young mother came in to the office during this lockdown, (I am considered essential), she told me of taking her 3 year old son out to the lawn on a hot day and squirting him with the hose…..”shrieks of delight” is how he responded she said. I cannot remember […]
While jogging this morning and feeling smug about empowering my immune system with movement and aerobics I was listening to that part of my brain that likes to worry. I do not need any blue tooth or headphones to listen to that narrative. I am reminded of my favorite Mark […]
Dr Robert Sharp, one of my mentors told me many years ago that viruses, fungus and parasites that effect Human Beings are natures “recycling agents”. He said that when a tree falls in the forests the fungus and bugs begin to break down the tree to recycle it’s structure. The […]
Danny, age 17 and I were driving away from the cemetery where we had visited the grave of a 19-year old friend of his, Alex had been killed in a gang event in Wilmington. Danny asked me, “Do you think Alex heard any of what we said to him?” I […]
When is enough enough? One of my patients, a young man, is a musician playing in a very successful reggae rock and roll band. He is a “side-man”, that is he is featured on his instrument however he is not an official member of the band. He gets paid like […]