In fourth grade I wore a bald-headed wig to school and told the teacher my hair burned off the day before in a horrendous accident. It was April Fool’s day. After that it went downhill for me. My friend Jane pulled an AFD gig on me last year and told...
The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease. ~ William Osler March 30th was our opportunity to recognize all of our medical providers from physicians to advanced practitioners and there were many signs of appreciation across our system for our amazing Medical...
I get asked, “Did you have a great weekend?” on Mondays a lot. “No, not especially,” is my honest and truthful answer. I’m not sure what I am missing here but it seems like people are having the times of their lives from 6PM on Friday to 6AM on Monday....
I’m back into running. I didn’t exactly remember (but now do) that running hurts. Not when running necessarily, but afterwards. I also didn’t think that at 50 years old, running may tend to tax the body – just a little. Yesterday I was in Chicago and they had free HBO...
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. ~ Jimmy Johnson Last week we took Andrew to Iowa City for testing for a learning disability and he was diagnosed with dyslexia. It wasn’t a huge surprise as it is what we had suspected but what we should do...
Awesome, awesome party Friday night! If you missed it, you missed a great time. At Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics, we are so incredibly blessed to have fantastic providers (who know how to throw a shin-dig!). YAY!!! So today, yesterday, and going forward, my focus in on mindfulness. “Really, Steve,...
We're so busy watching out for what's just ahead of us that we don't take time to enjoy where we are. ~ Bill Watterson I had the opportunity to spend the day with my kids today and enjoy some free time. We didn’t do anything too special, but at the...
Today for me is about fixing life’s problems. I heard a speaker years ago talk about a situation by the river. A person sees a baby floating down the river and jumps in to retrieve the baby. Then another baby and another … soon a bunch of babies are floating...
There was a period in my life when I was running a lot and was, for lack of a better term, whacked on endorphins. For some reason I felt calm … and boring. If something was egregious and warranted judgment in the form of a comment from me – be...
I have the heat cranked up in my office. I have the heat cranked up in my house … I was never cold when I was 70 pounds heavier. “Really? Are you actually complaining because you’ve lost weight? SHAME!” I am not complaining, I am stating a fact. My four-inch...
