- Sep 10, 2019
- 2 min
“The Wind is in from Africa”—Joni Mitchell, ‘Carey’
We’re spending a week on Crete, the rugged island at the southern edge of Europe. It’s a place of wild beauty, fierce winds off of the...
- Aug 6, 2019
- 3 min
Letting Go
The other night, I organized a picnic at Millennium Park for the organization I run, Chicago Physicians for Social Responsibility. The...
- Jun 11, 2019
- 2 min
The Accidental Gardener
I'm not a gardener by nature. I'm certainly into food and have been for years: farmers' markets, cooking, parties, restaurants, and of...
- Apr 7, 2019
- 3 min
A Death Too Soon
I'm middle aged, and a doctor, so I know all too well that death is a part of life. I have lost patients--mostly elderly people or those...
- Mar 28, 2019
- 2 min
The White House Wants to Take Away Your Health Insurance
Earlier this week, Attorney General William Barr released his take on the Mueller report in a 4-page letter to congress. The relatively...
- Mar 11, 2019
- 3 min
Measles, Anti-vaxxers, and White House Chaos
A million years ago, I wrote a blog post about Jenny McCarthy and the fraudulent anti-vaccine movement with which she was heavily...
- Feb 17, 2019
- 3 min
A Great Little Central American Country
I was lucky enough to escape the endless Chicago winter last week when my husband and I headed to Belize. We spent one week in that tiny...
- Jan 1, 2019
- 1 min
Easy, breezy New Year's resolutions
It's New Year's Day, and I have gotten out of bed, maxed out on coffee, gone to the gym for a spin class, washed all the glassware from...
- Sep 1, 2018
- 1 min
Travel, community, and so much more
Do you like to travel near and far? Are you interested in both building community at home and exploring other communities? I hope you...
