Life
Everything else — work, weather, and the rest of it.
Whose Dream Is It?
Not every honor student wants to be a doctor, and not every one should become one "Doc, can I talk to you?
The Weights Were Always in the House
Why so many people start exercising and stop, and what kept us going I started exercising in high school, long before I understood what it was doing for me.
Can I Call You?
Three interruptions, and the four-word question that would have spared all of them My phone rang in the middle of a lecture.
What We Pay For First
A rebonded head of hair, an exam moved for a family gathering, and the prescription nobody budgets for After the consultation, the first thing she asked was how much.
The Coop We Did Not Plan
One chicken from a patient, then another, then another — and eventually a yard full of tinola We never decided to keep chickens.
The Sadness That Comes From Other People's Good News
Envy is the unhappiness that gives nothing back Nobody says they are envious. They say they are tired. They say they are not where they thought they would be.
The Black Squares
Twenty-seven years of teaching, a screen that will not look back, and the one thing I thought I had learned I asked them to turn on their cameras three times.
