To Be a Kid Again

With Thanksgiving season upon us, everyone needs to reflect on the various stuff we should be grateful for…things like freedom, lack of scurvy, and the thought that opening a can of Heineken could possibly reveal a hot robot chick who will dance for you. Sweet land of liberty! Speaking of Read more…

Recap of the Kneecap

It’s been a while since the knee injury, so time to follow up. The MRI confirmed that I ruptured my patella tendon. “Patella”, by the way, is a Latin word that means “If you hate pain, don’t rupture this”. Surgery was needed, so I called my surgeon friend Kaveh in Read more…

Hoop Nightmares

There’s a common piece of advice that simply suggests, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” I’ve always thought that was an uplifting message, until yesterday when life bypassed the lemon distribution and instead handed me a massive knee injury during a basketball game. See photo. I’m not even sure Read more…

Ode on a Coffee Urn

As many of you know, I love drinking coffee. Earlier this year, I visited a coffee beanery in Hawaii and felt like Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams… “Is this Heaven?” Not quite Heaven, but I don’t think it’s purely coincidence that after someone is cremated, the ashes are placed Read more…

Therapy Session

I have to share something. I once again caught myself acting like an old man, and it was quite disturbing. Rather than suppress the experience in my memory vault, however, I feel the need to let it out, like you as readers are therapists and I am a patient in Read more…