Dec 15, 2023
31 DECEMBER THE MOST LIMINAL OF THE DAYS OF 2023. WELCOME 2024
I have never been too fond of the transition from 31 December to 1 January. It is not looked forward to, nor have I any great memories of those days…
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Dec 15, 2023
WELCOME 2024
Good Bye 2023. Welcome 2024 A nice bottle of wine from France Extremely healthy meal prepared by a friend A stimulating conversation with friends As the night began getting chilly…
Dec 15, 2023
SAY GOOD BYE TO YOUR FAMILY DOCTOR IN THE USA
In most civilised countries in this planet, when it comes to health care, the gate keeper is the trusted Family Doctor or GPs as they are called in English speaking…
Nov 15, 2023
IT IS WITH THE HEART ONE SEES , HOW DO CHILDREN THINK RUMI’S WORDS
CHILDREN ARE THE BEST POETS, IT IS WE WHO DO NOT LISTEN TO THEM Many years ago, along the wild coast of Brittany in France, I met a little poet…
Sep 15, 2023
I AM IN THE MOOD FOR YOM KIPPUR TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
HAPPY SPRING IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH OF MEHR IN IRAN AND ALSO The Mehregan Festival, or the Persian Festival of Autumn, is an ancient celebration…
Aug 15, 2023
TO LOOSE WEIGHT, DIETING FAD DIETS IS NOT THE ANSWER, EATING FOOD IS THE ANSWER
In the all the various diets touted over the years which by their rate of failure is heard no more, it is always about some or other quantitative measure: calories…
Jul 15, 2023
1776 AND ALL THAT. ARRIVAL OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ON THE FRENCH COAST
Port San Gustain is a port in Brittany with an illustrious past. The current day village is a charming one on one of the estuaries in the Bay in Brittany…
Jul 15, 2023
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD CRY FOR YOU, CARLOS ALBERTO!
I never thought I would cry for you, Carlos Alberto! I am sitting in my room, at a seaside village in Bretagne in the West of France, not that far…
Jun 15, 2023
SHABBAT SHALOM FROM THIS STRIKING SILENCE OF THE HOUSE. CUBA IRAN ISRAEL INDIA CAYMAN ISLANDS JAMAICA MOROCCO FRANCE BELGIUM ARGENTINA MEXICO
TONIGHT as the time to light the shabbat candles, i was overcome by strong emotions. My UmonHon brother Charlie, of the Buffalo Clan, left us on his final journey to…
May 15, 2023
MY PASSION FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES AND THEIR DISPASSIONATE FUTURE
A friend of mine jokingly once asked me: do you choose to fall in love with countries with peculiar problems or does it just happen? Myanmar, for instance. For a…
May 15, 2023
IF YOU WISH TO DIE EARLIER, MIGRATE TO THE USA, I TOLD A GROUP OF FOREIGN ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AT A MEETING
I am fortunate to visit USA to be with the indigenous people of that country and on arrival at JFK or Miami, the first thing that hits you, is the…
Apr 15, 2023
MERIDA MEXICO IS A DREAM I FELT SO ALIVE THERE .. AND THANKFUL FOR FRIENDS ON THIS JOURNEY
Many years ago, during a Psychiatry rotation (the only specialty where the Nurses Assistant knows as much as the Doctor, was my conclusion, even though I would have made a…