I have a new entry in my daily planner: Rabies shot. No, not for the dog. For me. And my wife. I write this, not so much to talk about the process of dealing with a rabies scare, but because I think it illustrates, quite beautifully, one of the great failures of our medical care … Continue reading Rabies →

We are by now, after dozens of mass shootings in the last year alone, accustomed to the drill. Someone, heavily armed, enters a normally peaceful venue and starts shooting, usually with a weapon that in a normal society, would be used only for war. People die. Usually the shooter dies as well. Politicians and everyone … Continue reading The normalizing of mass shootings →

Published in the Portland Press Herald, 12/12/18 I would like to add another perspective to Martin Jones’ response in the December 2 Maine Sunday Telegram regarding the effectiveness of a single payer heathcare system. Mr. Jones states that a single payer system would “discourage competition and removes incentives for consumers to seek value or for … Continue reading U.S. health system makes comparing costs an onerous process →

Published in Points East Magazine, June 2019 I watched as the canoe was lashed to the truck roof racks. The new owner used a long length of heavy rope, he he threw up and over the upturned hull, then pulled down and around the racks, knotted at various stages and then repeated in a different … Continue reading Old Boat Memories →