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Dr. Ed
Jan 227 min read
Why is going to the doctor like buying a car?
Going through the economic and emotional acrobatics of buying a car is not the highlight of my world. However, it is one of those...
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Dr. Ed
Jan 82 min read
Not Just a Cup of Coffee
Once upon a time a gas station was called a filling station. These were mom-and-pop operations scattered throughout communities and...
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Dr. Ed
Sep 4, 20234 min read
What Is It about September?
Our primitive ancestors survived on the blistering savannas of Africa by recognizing the importance of rituals and routines. They...
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Dr. Ed
Jun 5, 20234 min read
When AI Customer Service Goes Horribly Wrong, Humans to the Rescue
Many of us live in a fast-paced, hyper-caffeinated digitally driven culture of intermittent constant interruptions, unreasonable demands.
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Dr. Ed
Mar 28, 20233 min read
Hey, Lady, You Want This Piano Moved?
Having lived a somewhat nomadic existence in childhood because of family commitments, I understood the chaos and the emotional energy and...
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Dr. Ed
Mar 15, 20234 min read
Hello, Spring. Where Are You? A Short Essay on COVID and Clutter
Phil was right. The groundhog predicted six more weeks of winter, and he was right. For the last several months, we here in the upper...
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Dr. Ed
Jan 19, 20233 min read
Why Goldfish Have a Longer Attention Span than We Do
We live in a world of constant, unpredictable, intermittent inattention. We are bludgeoned and bombarded with a tsunami of digital...
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Dr. Ed
Dec 3, 20222 min read
Another of Life’s Wonderful Lessons Because It Is a Wonderful Life
Photo from Unsplash Prior to the onset of the subzero temperatures here in the upper Midwest, there was a brief reprieve for many...
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Dr. Ed
Oct 31, 20224 min read
Where’s the Canary in the Healthcare Coal Mine?
Coal mining is a profoundly dangerous profession. Before there were federally mandated safety measures, these early pioneers were aware...
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Dr. Ed
Aug 29, 20224 min read
The Worst Moment of Your Life
Greg Norman was the number-one golfer in the world in 1998. He was flamboyant, he was charismatic, he was an athlete right out of central...
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Dr. Ed
Aug 13, 20222 min read
The Gift: A Moment in Time away from Gimmicks, Gadgets, and Digital Devices
The dogs and I went for an early-morning brisk walk on our customary route through a wooded area adjacent to our home. Usually, my mind...
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Dr. Ed
Jun 3, 20222 min read
With the World in Chaos, Where Do We Find Solace?
Regardless of what we do for a living or where we live, to some extent we are all connected by the demons of our digital world. According...
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Dr. Ed
Dec 27, 20214 min read
Like Rats in a Cage, Are We Witnessing the Collapse of the Healthcare System?
A classic laboratory experiment involving rodents goes something like this. These smart little caged rats quickly figure out if they...
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