This poem captures how I feel about being online sometimes, the immediacy and intimacy of a shared moment with unseen people. So, here it is, you fellow people who share: Eastern Standard Time By Billy Collins Poetry speaks to all people, it is said, but here I would like to address only those in my […]
beauty and wonder
Tell all the truth but tell it slant
Scanning tweets from the current Institute of Medicine event (#iomPwP) brought a poem to mind: Tell all the Truth but tell it slant — Success in Circuit lies Too bright for our infirm Delight The Truth’s superb surprise As Lightning to the Children eased With explanation kind The Truth must dazzle gradually Or every […]
A moment of peace
Look for the helpers
You may have seen the image before, associated with this quote: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s […]
Hello world
Enjoy more amazing images from the National Geographic Photo Contest (nothing, but everything, to do with health and technology).
The Walking Gallery
If you haven’t seen The Walking Gallery firsthand, consider attending the next powwow, in Kansas City, MO, September 21-23, 2012, at the Partnership for Patients meeting. I can’t wait to Do yourself a favor and read Regina Holliday’s explanation of her latest painting, “Bone Black,” about my friend Catherine Fairchild (right). Until then Also, read […]
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