Month: November 2013
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Enough
Joe Heller – by Kurt Vonnegut True story, Word of Honor: Joseph Heller, an important and funny writer now dead, and I were at a party given by a billionaire on Shelter Island. I said, “Joe, how does it make you feel to know that our host only yesterday may have made more money than…
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Why Doctors Have Weird Names
Ever noticed that many doctors have funny, sometimes ironic names — names like: Dr. Bayer (asprin anyone?), Dr. Killam (yikes), Dr. Mooney (something he sees a lot of), and Dr. Strong. We’ve all heard people express surprise at the name of many doctors and wonder how they could have gone into medicine. My parents dentist…