Aug 15, 2021
TWO UMONHON INDIAN RELATIVES COME TO VISIT
Two UmonHon Indian relatives dropped in for a lovely short visit! I had not seen them since November 2018, but for a period of 3 years we saw each other…
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Jul 15, 2021
VIVE LA FRANCE: MISSIONARY APPROACH RATHER THAN THE MERCENARY APPROACH WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH CARE: AN EXAMPLE
The sentence: Mission oriented rather than mercenary approach and in the end Missionary approach wins.. is from Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com I will tell you about a personal…
Jul 15, 2021
TWO PIECES OF GOOD NEWS FROM THE USA IN A MATTER OF DAYS.. WELCOME NEWS
Poverty rates in the western world, while appearing to be different, are at a higher level than one imagines. 12.7% was the rate of poverty in the USA before the…
Jul 15, 2021
STRENGTH OF FRIENDSHIPS THAT IS IMPERVIOUS TO TIME AND DISTANCE
Today, two American Indian friends of mine, celebrating their wedding anniversary in Orlando, drove down to Miami, 200 miles each way. ABB and I worked together at the Umonhon Tribe…
Jul 15, 2021
HOW TO TRANSITION FROM ONE CULTURE TO THE NEXT: IN MY CASE AN ENJOYABLE SOLUTION OF FLYING EXPERIENCE
In today's discussion, the airline in question is SWISS airlines. I have flown them a few times before, once Montreal to Zurich to Singapore and back, eleven years ago almost…
Jul 15, 2021
THE BLUE HOUSE AMONG THE OMAHA IS NO MORE… BUT HOW IT SERVED ITS PURPOSE .. THANK YOU
When I became a Consultant Endocrinologist to the two Indian tribes in the northeastern part of Nebraska, I was confronted with the problem of lodgings while I was there on…
Jul 15, 2021
WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THE FRENCH PARADOX ? THEY DEFINITELY EAT BETTER. VARIETY. SMALL PORTION. FRESHLY COOKED.
I have been in this small Breton city/large village of Quiberon which is very tourist oriented, but I had come to visit people who live here. Our meals are usually…
Jul 15, 2021
BASTILLE DAY IN FRANCE. LE GRANDEUR DE FRANCE. CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT MACRON
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PEOPLE OF FRANCE ON THIS BASTILLE DAY 2021 It was nice to watch the pomp and elegance of the Bastille Day parade along the Champs des Elysees…
Jul 15, 2021
THE STOLEN GENERATION/THE LOST GENERATION/THE FORGOTTEN GENERATION: THE GENOCIDE OF NATIVE CHILDREN BY SETTLERS FROM EUROPE
I have worked with Indigenous people in many parts of the world but Indians of North America are especially closer to my heart. I have gotten to know them better,…
Jun 15, 2021
ENDOCRINOLOGIST/ANTHROPOLOGIST: A MORNING IN THE OFFICE ..
I am not sure which one of my professors at the University of Melbourne teaching hospital told me: Choose a specialty that suits your personality. I had observed the various…
Jun 15, 2021
SAUDADE DO COCHIM. THE ARAB ORIGINS OF MANY COASTAL KERALITES
t he geography of the region, island of Hormuz, Oman and Ras-al-Khaimah in the UAE This blog was written in response to a question from Abu Dhabi in UAE regarding…
Jun 15, 2021
HOW TO INCREASE YOUR THINKING POWER? HAVE AN ABSOLUTE DAY OF TRANQUILITY AND BLISS WITH NO ANXIETY
I have had two days of absolute tranquility, calm and mental balance. No one else is in this house, I have my coffee at the patio looking at the green…