Cleaning off my desk this evening, I came across a flyer that’s been hiding since August under big piles of “things-to-do-or-file.” I happened to be on a beach in Florida on the Sunday closest to August 26. International go-topless day, I learned as a gaggle of golden chested men and saggy breasted (let’s be honest)…
I love the writings of Alex Lickerman. He blogs at Happiness in this World: Reflections of a Buddhist Physician. The first piece of his I ever read was “How I Met and Married My Wife.” I appreciated his willingness to think deeply about why he was hesitating to marry an amazing woman that he intellectually…
It’s official: it’s too cold to be outside safely in Chicago. Negative 15 degrees, fahrenheit. Negative 40 degrees with windchill. Chicago Public Schools are closed. University of Chicago cancelled classes. Non-essential personnel, of which I am one, can stay home. Chicago Family Health Center is closed for today. Depending on weather conditions, Tuesday may be another stay-in-my-pajamas…
“Do you wanna build a snowman?” the lonely little sister begs her older sister in Disney’s newest animated musical, Frozen. The big sister refuses to leave her room for fear of unleashing her unwanted magical powers to create ice and snow at will. “Come on let’s go and play!” As a little sister and as…
Who am I? So begins the zero-to-hero blog challenge. Hope you enjoy my monthlong January jumpstart to master blogging basics! Let’s start with my hyphenated professional identity. I am a physician-writer-educator-advocate. And person. I am a family physician working two days a week in a federally qualified health center on Chicago’s South Side, and just finished…
Prevention Not Prescription 