This had happened at the end of one of my surgical boards’ exams, quite a long time ago. The day was long and we were all…
Our Dreams after Fifty Years, A Reunion
I just came back from Warsaw. My old Alma Mater honored us with the repeat of our graduation ceremony, from fifty-years back. Fifty years! I could…
Millennials and the retirement
“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant, I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got…
Strange Bentley’s Behavior During Solar Eclipse
A solar eclipse is caused by an angry bear biting the sun when it refused to move out of his way. Beliefs of the indigenous Indian tribe Pomo…
Bentley, My Devoted Writing Companion
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went. Will Rogers Bentley was our Christmas gift to…
Transition to the Third Trimester of Life
Just imagine… Imagine yourself walking in an upscale suburban neighborhood. It’s late evening. Through the bay window, you can see a well lit but otherwise darkly…
The Physicians with an Artistic Mind
Recently, I came across of a unique book. This work is a tribute by Dr. Gosta Iwasiuk to his father Vladimir. It’s an anthology of the…
How to Deal with Anger like Buddha
One day, the Buddha and a large following of monks and nuns were passing through a village. The Buddha chose a large shade tree to sit…
Story behind the picture
There are no colleges in Poland. In our last year of high school, we had to decide where to continue our education. To help us make…