I remember as a kid my mother was very adamant about us always going to bed with a clean kitchen. Leaving dishes in the sink overnight was not an option. As much as I wished she’d let up at times, I must admit that, in hindsight, I appreciate her firmness. I now know her primary goal was to minimize the likelihood that we would have creepy crawling visitors in response to the presence of the dirty dishes. Wiping down countertops, sweeping and mopping the floors, and taking out the trash Continue Reading
The Belt of Truth
My alarm sounds at 6:00 a.m. every weekday morning. I hit the button to turn it off, roll out of bed, walk into my closet, and grab my robe. I slide one arm after another into each sleeve, then drape the robe around my body. Next, I feel around my waist area for that most curial piece of the robe. The piece that keeps it all together. That piece that allows for the modesty and appropriateness I had in mind when I chose to put it on. That piece that makes the entire garment pointless if it is not Continue Reading
Until All Are Taken
I find it interesting that several times a year I get a call at my pharmacy from a patient asking some version of this question: “I’m feeling sick and was wondering if it is ok for me to take the rest of these antibiotics that my doctor gave me some time ago?” My answer is always some version of this statement: “No.” The person usually seems a bit frustrated or confused as to how I can be so quick to answer with a “no.” “Are you sure?” they ask. “Very!” I Continue Reading