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Comment on Football Makes America Great by katelon jeffereys

katelon jeffereys — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 18:09:17 +0000

Thank you for this. It was upsetting to me for his action to be deemed unpatriotic. Trump doesn’t even know the words to the anthem, nor does he put his hand on his heart. The flag is worn as a design in clothes, sheets, whatever, so to say he disrespected it by kneeling in reverence to his fallen black brothers is ridiculous.

The treatment of minorities in this country is unpatriotic and goes against the principles this country was founded upon.

Comment on A Schmuck in the Waves by Carl Hammerschlag

Carl Hammerschlag — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 19:33:42 +0000

Good to hear from you and Elizabeth and sending my fond regards. :O)

Comment on The V-Selfie by Ruth Daby

Ruth Daby — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 17:07:01 +0000

I love your humor. Can’t stop laughing!

Comment on A Schmuck in the Waves by Rick Huntress

Rick Huntress — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 18:28:52 +0000

Sounds like my efforts at surfing last summer in Nicaragua visiting my daughter and grandkids-lots of heavy breathing and unable to stand up with balance. But was enough just to be back out in the waves and sun! Big incentive to get more physical exercise each day, and pursue more physical chores and activities and to spend less time on my couch! More time at the beach, in the mountains, on the trails, and chasing grandkids! Good to see you staying active and happy! Big Love & Hugs, Rick & Elisabeth

Comment on Skid Marks by Carl Hammerschlag

Carl Hammerschlag — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 22:47:02 +0000

Hi Peggy:

Thanks for your kind words and support on this journey we share. We are in agreement about the current state of psychiatry. It’s critically important that we continue to tell our stories to remind ourselves and to those who place themselves in our hands that it’s possible to move beyond one’s limitations in ways that “evidence-based science” does not hold the only answers. Sending my joy and blessings, C.

Comment on Skid Marks by Peggy Finston MD

Peggy Finston MD — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 19:00:46 +0000

Hi Carl,
I have been living in NJ for 3 years and appreciate even more your stories and photos, vibrant with family, friends and places. They lead me to ponder, whether Jerome still has the “Designs for You” store? (Elaine may know.) Not a trivial question, because it’s those places and friends that lock us into those unique moments where we become more of who we are and we’ll be.
I’ve always admired your story-telling, how you spin tales, suspend time, until listeners are metaphorically clasping hands, wondering what’s going to happen next. You have done a great service to our colleagues and myself. Like the Bible, you have reminded us that truth may come wrapped in a story, not a statistic.

We both share a repugnance of how our culture has been “unpacking,” but for different reasons.
For myself, I am disappointed with psychiatry’s insistence on what’s called “evidence-based science” which has led to a conformity of thinking and solutions. This is especially grievous when we all know diseases, like depression, don’t conform to our codes and criteria. Diseases don ‘t read our textbooks.
Your Stories are like what was once Psychiatry’s “clinical vignettes.” They are meant to be told and retold. They teach because the stories and endings don’t conform to what’s expected. Those are the moments that may give us a clearer insight of what’s really happening.
Thank you for sharing your story. We both entered psychiatry at a time when surprise and innovation were welcomed. We now are living and likely ending in another kind of experiment, this one to control everything related to illness through regulated consistency.Rather than learn about life, we will create our own, and make our own rules.
Let the Skid Marks Begin!
Peggy Finston MD
http://www.acu-psychiatry.com

Comment on The V-Selfie by carl hammerschlag

carl hammerschlag — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 18:05:39 +0000

Warm old fashioned regards to you Russ. :O)

Comment on The V-Selfie by Russ Etter

Russ Etter — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 23:47:17 +0000

As a mutual physician, I like this one. Glad you are still a little old-fashioned

Russ

Comment on Tattoos “R” Us by Annie Morrison

Annie Morrison — Sun, 08 Jul 2018 12:49:55 +0000

Bravo! Get it!

Comment on Untether Your Mind by Beth Ahlgren

Beth Ahlgren — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 18:13:44 +0000

Hoping to have a real
Life meeting with you at the OCF! Thank you. Beth