Category Archives: Fathers and Sons

An Inspiring Story to Give You Strength in Hard Times

Posted on 04/10/2023 by Jorge Medico

An Inspiring Story to Give You Strength in Hard Times by Asdghik Ashley Melkonian (edited for length) I want to share an inspiring story of hope that completely changed my mindset during all this Coronavirus madness. It’s the story of … Continue reading →

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Fasciculation

Posted on 08/01/2022 by Jorge Medico

Many of you have likely noticed that Monday’s Poem of the Week often have themes related to medicine and family. I make no apologies for this, for this is who I am, and this is what I do. However, as … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day

Posted on 06/19/2022 by Jorge Medico

Today is Father’s Day, a chance for those who are fortunate enough to still have their fathers on the right side of the grass to let them know how grateful they feel. Sadly, for many of us, our fathers have … Continue reading →

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Dandelion Seed

Posted on 03/21/2022 by Jorge Medico

It seems inevitable in certain demographics that news of loss and major illness amongst those who are close to us erodes the confidence we have in our own futures, creating reminders that we all live under the sword of Damocles. … Continue reading →

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Taxonomy of the Oaks

Posted on 12/13/2021 by Jorge Medico

Here is another Monday’s Poem of the Week, dealing with the always complicated subject of father/son relationships viewed through the lens of the natural world. No one ever gets it quite right; all we can do is strive to do … Continue reading →

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A Good Plan for Thanksgiving

Posted on 11/05/2021 by Jorge Medico

This sounds like a good plan! An elderly man in Phoenix calls his son in New York and says, “I hate toruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I aredivorcing; forty-five years of misery … Continue reading →

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The Deal

Posted on 04/12/2021 by Jorge Medico

Welcome to another edition of poetry Monday. Given that my offspring is about to have another birthday, the following poem by him felt particularly appropriate. The Deal This is the deal, I tell you: You’re half me, half your mother, … Continue reading →

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Links

Posted on 03/22/2021 by Jorge Medico

Another week has flown by in the inexorable march of time, and Poetry Monday is here again to celebrate that unique bond between fathers and sons. Enjoy! Links We are now both irrevocably fathers, links on a strange chain made … Continue reading →

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Setting An Example

Posted on 02/24/2021 by Jorge Medico

The stories I’ve posted below some of you may have seen or heard before. I know I have, and shared it with friends a number of times in the past. It recently came back to me, and I felt, given … Continue reading →

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To Vote Or Not To Vote

Posted on 10/23/2020 by Jorge Medico

TO VOTE OR NOT TO VOTE… I wrote this piece several elections ago, but it seems even more pertinent now than it was then. I have to confess, I originally wrote it mainly because I knew my son would read … Continue reading →

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