Author: John Ingram Walker, MD

She’s more enchanting than a summer’s day, her enduring radiance calling back the lovely April of her prime.  Her enlivened greetings brighten the common hour. In conversation she listens more than

The political kerfuffle may be decided with words. Which do you prefer?: A lie or a factually false statement Bum or motivationally challenged Crazy or serotonin deficient   Example:  The sex-crazed

Less than a week after a sniper’s shot killed five Dallas police officers and wounded twelve others a terrorist drove a 21-ton truck through a Bastille Day celebratory crowd killing

We live in an age of cynicism. Skepticism, suspicion, mistrust, disenchantment pervade society. Bias favors the powerful. Money tilts the scales of justice. Lies are redefined as carelessness. Deviants are

Intending to write a patriotic blog this July 4, I began musing about the American Revolution. I quickly realized how much I had forgotten about the War for Independence so

Vicki asked me what percentage of the US population was over 65 years old. “About 30%,” she suggested. “No” I replied, “You think it’s that high because almost all our

A friend emailed a list of seven paradoxical sins without mentioning my peccadillos. Was his list a hint to cleanup my act? Here are the seven paradoxical sins: Truth—if it

He began shaping my life when I was seventeen. My uncle had told him I wanted to be a doctor. Around midnight a few weeks later I was awakened. “There

He painted the way we were. His warm humor, images of daily events made poignant, the ability to reflect the heart and soul of 20th century America made us pause

I can: Respect myself Develop my gifts and talents Cultivate a healthy marriage  Hope Love Enjoy Become a critical thinker Honor my body through daily exercise and a reasonable diet

Instead of the puerile codswallop politicians inflict upon us they might consider modifying these cosmopolitan insults : A member of Parliament to Disraeli:”Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of