The 1960s were the best years for radio. KOMA, in Oklahoma City, was king. There were few rock-n-roll stations at the time and with...

An astute reader, DH, sent this letter. I publish it here because my Spitfire engine description was incorrect. If you are not into...

As a baby boomer, I came along two years after the end of WWII when my father returned from the Army. It had been eight years since my...

Last week we got to pretend that November 6, 2022, lasted for 25 hours. Someone named this oxymoron daylight saving time (DST). It might...

Paul Harvey gave this speech on April 3, 1965. Those of my vintage may be like me and first heard it broadcast live on AM radio. You can...

Some Halloween theorists believe Halloween was the Christianization of pagan Celtic harvest festivals into a day to remember and pray for...

Driving lessons are a lot like life. You can learn a great deal about how to drive by watching the mistakes of others. However, the...

Most of us looked forward to the annual Operating Room Christmas Party. Staff would gather in the OR lounge, between or after procedures....

GN and his girlfriend knew they were going to get married. They also knew that their parents would not approve — so, they decided not to...

Practicing medicine for nearly 50 years has put me in touch with nearly every aspect of the human experience. However, just when I would...

How could I have forgotten my pants? The clothing rod was suspended above the back seat of my 1972 Vega was filled with clothes. I was...

He was shooting up, and just sat there looking at me. It was Saturday night and I expected the chairman’s lab to be vacant at that hour....

Soccer games played in the summer are usually hot -- some are hotter than others. Blue traveled to Arizona in June for the western...

The cardiothoracic surgeon was in a tight spot. His patient was asleep on the table, about to have an open heart procedure. Passing a...

As a missionary, I was often asked if I had a picture of my girlfriend. This presented a conflict with mission rules saying that I should...

THE LUAU Nothing says Hawaii like a sunset luau, hula girls, and a fire dance. Of course, it was not the roasted pig nor the fire dance...

In life, we all have to play the game with the cards we are given. Some of us get to go on Boy Scout High Adventures. Some of us don't....

In the 1970s, beepers were a status symbol -- only “real” doctors carried them. All the first beepers just beeped. The beeping beeper...

It all came down to actually being there. MK wanted to go to Hong Kong, to be with our son at the end of his church mission, planning to...

I did not want to go to Hong Kong. My impression was that Hong Kong was like those mystery novels, set in a background of seedy, dark...