As a caregiver, I was quick to show that I cared by giving a ridiculous amount of myself to those in need. It became theatrical; when I was in uniform, I was the caped crusader. I had a set of standing orders, powerful medications, lots of high-tech miniaturized...
What’s in a word? – Meraki, that’s what
Who knew I would become a vocabulary archeologist for a day, and on top of that, would find something worth sharing? As I was innocently exploring my Greek ancestry via my late Grandma "Tuni" Fortune Levitch, I discovered a word that is used to describe doing work in...
A different kind of toolbox
Tool boxes have always occupied a warm place in my heart. I think I learned my love for tools from my Grandpa Ben and my dad who both had lots of tools to keep track of. When Grandpa passed away I refurbished his drill because of the way it smelled when it was on. I...
Tripped up by a booby trap
I inadvertently stepped barefooted onto a proverbial Lego from Hell the other day. How could this have happened? I had the lights on, the area looked clear and I proceed to change out my furnace filter without fear or caution. After successfully completing my task I...
What makes a toilet work?
Since the evolution of the outhouse and the gravitational hole in the ground toilet, first world countries have staved off disease in the last century by creating domestic plumbing and municipal sewage systems. One of my early fond memories of toilets is the Loo...
Put me in coach!
I did not have the good fortune to have a coach in my early life. Sure my folks were there and I played several instruments then played tennis for a few years but that was all. I had plenty of great EMS partners who befriended me and helped me to achieve many...




