In Every Issue: The Lighter Side of Health Care
You’d think that after four years of college, four years of medical school and however long it took to get through residency and internship plus any specialty training, most doctors would think they were “fulfilled.” But that’s not true. In addition to being avid golfers – just try getting an appointment when your dermatologist has … Read more
I confess I’ve had a lifelong obsession with weird weight control/fitness gear. Maybe that’s because when I was 10 years old, I rode my bike to the little strip mall not far from home. A new storefront had opened, so I parked my pride-and-joy Schwinn Roadmaster to take a look. I was stunned to spy … Read more
While I “pondered weak and weary” by the flickering light of … a Bic disposable I was using to light a postprandial cheroot – Relax: I was alone and outdoors – I asked myself when we’d know that the COVID pandemic was over. The answer came back “Nevermore!” An appropriate response in a Lowcountry that … Read more
Way back in the 1930s, a guy named Chester Gould created a hard-boiled comic strip detective named Dick Tracy. It was a big hit. In 1946, Gould gave Tracy a new weapon in his crime-fighting crusade – a two-way radio housed in a wristwatch. This kind of communication device was almost beyond imagining at the … Read more
Once upon a time, Dr. Duke was a Californian with a love of relaxing on a quiet beach right around Malibu. It was on a normal sunny Saturday when I made that trek in the company of a few close friends, including one guy I’ll call Jake. He was a bon vivant as well as … Read more
When Antonio Vivaldi wrote his classic concerti, “The Four Seasons,” back in the early 1700s, he broke new ground musically to represent the unique aspects of winter, spring, summer and fall. Each movement captured the arrival and the “feelings” we experience as we move through the annual cycle. Of course, Vivaldi had never heard of … Read more