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I keep reading that with the continued explosion of the electronic age, books will likely become extinct. I, too, read on my iPad and text on my iPhone, but still have an intense affection for bound books. A neighbor recently walked through my house, pausing to ask quizzically, “You still have books. Why?” I actually...
Prince Harry is back in the news with a photograph by a fellow Vegas partier playing “naked pool.” This is, of course, a source of consternation to the Royal family and, besides, it’s not his first transgression. He’s third in line to the throne, which has the Royals upset and set the media abuzz. How...
A new High School football stadium is opening in Allen, Texas that cost $60 million dollars and seats 18,000. This is all funded at public expense. In Texas we read constantly of districts cutting programs and teachers’ salaries due to budget shortfalls. How can this make sense? High School football is big business in Texas....
Football is about to start and I’m pumped. A game of strength, speed and skill, it takes complex strategy decisions to succeed. With 22 players in every play, the variables are endless. And, besides, maybe my hometown Cowboys will do it this year! ( Don’t bet on it!) But, the ugly spectrum of chronic injury...
With each new shooting tragedy we struggle as a society how these things can happen. The gun law debates are reignited as are discussions over balancing public safety with individual rights. But, who are these people anyway? The profiles are simpler than you think. Experts feel the profiles fall into three broad categories which are...
Alzheimer’s disease is believed to be a progressive dementia caused by neurofibril plaque formation resulting in death within five years of diagnosis. Vascular dementia is far more common and its incidence parallels cardiovascular disease rates. In fact, one study showed 50% of people over 80 had measurable dementia causing some incapacitation. While Alzheimer’s has a...
Medications for ADD and ADHD have been around for decades with the positive effect of helping afflicted children improve test scores and behaviors and avoid social ostracism. It allows a group of kids to realize their potential who otherwise would not. From the introduction of these medications for widespread use in the 70′, there have...
End of life care is difficult and comes at an extremely emotional time. One forth of all health care dollars are spent on the last year of life. This care almost never effects outcome, and compounds the patient’s suffering and the families anguish. So why do we do it? Anyone losing a loved one feels...
During my late spring cleaning I finally decided to part with my canoe of the last four decades. I’ve not used it since the eighties and am amazed at my wife’s endless patience in leaving it in the backyard at two different houses since that time. It’s an indestructible aluminum model, but closer inspection will...