The Dental & The Incidental
My blogging journey began in 2009, when few dentists shared their thoughts online. What began as an occasional musing about dentistry has since become a passionate commitment. I’ve published at least one new blog post every month for over 15 years. That’s more than 200 posts and counting!…
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.…
So, it’s the second day of Hanukah with just three shopping days left ’til Christmas and Mother Nature has evidently lost track of time. December 22, the first full day of winter and it’s 60 degrees in Central Park. And while Mother Nature seems to have lost her…
