Category Archives: Politics

What is “Good Enough” to be a Doctor or a Nurse?

Posted on 03/26/2022 by Jorge Medico

What is “Good Enough” to be a Doctor or a Nurse? Most parts of our country are experiencing major shortages in the number of doctors and nurses required to serve the medical needs of the community. This problem has been … Continue reading →

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How The Government Works

Posted on 01/12/2022 by Jorge Medico

After tilting at bureaucratic windmills for the last several days, I came across this old post which was too true to ignore and too accurate to be really funny. See how it fits with your experience of how things are … Continue reading →

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THOUGHTS FOR THOSE WHO TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY

Posted on 10/14/2021 by Jorge Medico

One thing that seems common to both sides of our current divisions is a significant lack of humor. This piece from the Archives is dedicated to you.   Save the whales. Collect the whole set. A day without sunshine is … Continue reading →

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SHAME ON US

Posted on 08/15/2021 by Jorge Medico

SHAME ON US! I am angry, and I’m deeply ashamed. I just turned off the news (which I watch with decreasing frequency, as it seems designed to make me fearful, angry or both) showing scenes of the fall of Kabul, … Continue reading →

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How History Works

Posted on 08/09/2021 by Jorge Medico

Welcome back to the start of another week. Here is a little food for thought from the archives for Monday’s Poem of the Week. Be well, stay safe. how history works they raged against it, that steel abomination, that industrial … Continue reading →

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Grading On A Curve

Posted on 07/22/2021 by Jorge Medico

Whoever came up with the idea of grading on a curve deserves to have their medical care provided to them by the one at the lowest end of that curve, along with having their home built by the architect and … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on 02/01/2021 by Jorge Medico

It’s Monday morning. The recent storms have left the Southern California mountains vested with a magnificent mantle of white without burdening the inhabitants of the lower elevations with snow shoveling duties. Grateful for our geography, here is another offering for … Continue reading →

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A is for Anxiety, B is for Boredom…

Posted on 12/10/2020 by Jorge Medico

A is for Anxiety, B is for Boredom… Are there any of us in 2020 who are not dealing with these emotions?  One of my benefits of the lock-down is the increased time I’ve had to read. Despite having over … Continue reading →

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Bridging the Divide

Posted on 11/11/2020 by Jorge Medico

As a physician, as someone who has been trained in and believes in science, I share the frustrations of all my colleagues who are faced with members of the public choosing not to wear masks and denying the realities of … Continue reading →

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Death by Stupidity

Posted on 11/05/2020 by Jorge Medico

The title of this piece was designed for the piece that follows, though it may just as well be applicable to our present day circumstances. Somehow, I just couldn’t bring myself to write something appropriate about our recent election or … Continue reading →

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