When life gets chaotic, I can get caught up in the drama. But the drama only leads to a higher blood pressure readings in my doctor’s office, the addition of yet more chemicals to my daily regimen. Instead of additional chemicals, what I’d rather have happen is be able to handle my stress in a more healthy manner. Hans Selye, the brilliant Hungarian...

There are times that I’m so f#@&ing fed up with Ex #2 that I want to either scream, rent a steam roller or move overseas. I don’t care if there’s some grand life lesson I’m supposed to be learning, I’m just freakin’ tired of her crap. And here’s the thing that reeeeeaaaallllyy pisses me off – I still let this get to me! OK…cleansing...

When I was in junior high, my academic performance sucked.  It wasn’t that I was dumb or suffered from a learning disability, I was simply disinterested. It was a constant source of frustration for my parents who now doubt saw the potential within me. It was most likely many years later after graduating college and medical school that I finally realized my...

There’s an old saying that goes something like… An apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. It could’ve been written about Little Elvis and me because he is like me in every way you can imagine. From the way he rolls his eyes to the way he stands to the inclination to be needlessly verbose when a simple ‘yes’ would suffice. (See?) From his stellar guitar...