The Dental & The Incidental
So another year is coming to an end. In a matter of hours 2012, like the years preceding it, will enter the history books and become a part of our past. Not exactly a banner year. The very fabric that makes up our lives has been weathered by…
Christmastime evokes a broad spectrum of emotions among the multitudes of people who partake in its observance. Be it a deep spiritual stirring arising from the celebration of a most pious day in Christendom, or the fun associated with decking the halls with boughs of holly and decorating…
So, I just left the hospital after having visited my younger brother a day after his hip replacement surgery. And it occurs to me that quite a few of my friends, family, patients; even yours truly, have been hospitalized over this past year. I am thankful that mostly…
Thursday night I made the chopped liver (with chicken schmaltz of, course…amazing how easy it was to get chicken fat on the Upper Westside; yay! but I digress.) Yesterday I made the brisket and the carrot tzimmes. Ann picked up gefilte fish at Zabars and tonight we are…
So it was the first Monday of the New Year and one of my most beloved patients, having just learned that my office was closed for the holiday, called me on my cell phone to report a dental mishap. As odd as this may sound, I was thrilled…
Boxes, boxes everywhere. The movers just left and I’m sitting in our NYC living room for the first time (amen)! Our 15-month period of displacement is drawing to a close with the delivery of our worldly possessions not seen since they were put into storage in September 2010.…
