“What beauty, what joy, what opportunity we have in this wonderful life to be more than bystanders.”

— E.Hodson

Cholera in Haiti

Sitting beside her for days, this child watches over his suffering mother as she battles cholera. Here Dr. Vohra helps her drink oral rehydration solution, for most it's the only chance of survival.

Stay Sharp

The only way to be more then you are is to imagine it. How can you imagine it if you never know anything different? Stay Sharp is a collection of the ideas and inspirations that have kept my mind and heart soft to the world. This world ready for a change, best we pay attention.

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Apr 3, 2017

What if a Homeless person offered you money?

Apr 3, 2017

We all struggle to fight the stigmas and pressures of social status, and it is critical that we remember to expect first that we are all human.

Apr 3, 2017

It's a wonder people survive more than three nights in a hospital

Apr 3, 2017

A chilling article by a physician who suffered an accident, landing him in the hospital for several days. Read how he describes the struggle for administrative and regulatory processes can create environments that subvert healing.

Apr 3, 2017

Mar 9, 2017

Blog of Note: Hey Doc

Mar 9, 2017

Check out this amazing blog of Dr. Thomas McDonald

Mar 9, 2017

Nov 13, 2015

What Explains The Rise Of Humans?

Nov 13, 2015

Check out this fascinating talk that dives into what evolutionist think is part of our genetic and biologic make up that made our superiority possible. You'll be amazed how closely it ties with faith and why creativity is key to success.

Nov 13, 2015

Nov 6, 2015

The Nerd's Guide To Learning Everything Online

Nov 6, 2015

John Green is well known for his work as one of the Vlog brothers on youtube, CrashCourse educational YouTube Channel, and is author the the popular book Paper Towns. A true learner in life, listen to this great talk about what it is to be learning in this new digital world.

Nov 6, 2015

Oct 30, 2015

Do We See Reality As It Is?

Oct 30, 2015

This is a longer talk, and totally out there... But what a really cool talk!

Oct 30, 2015

Oct 23, 2015

When Online Shaming Spirals Out Of Control

Oct 23, 2015

This is an amazing talk about how the mob mentality is just as devastating in the digital world. Perhaps we can be more conscious of what we say, and what we comment.

Oct 23, 2015

Oct 16, 2015

Falling In Love Is The Easy Part

Oct 16, 2015

Mandy Len Catron gives a fascinating talk about how love is a fundamental part of the human experience that can manufactured. Or can it really? Watch this 15 minute talk for some incredible insight to what makes intimacy happen, and what makes it last.

Oct 16, 2015

Jun 16, 2015

Rob Knight: How Our Microbes Make Us Who We Are

Jun 16, 2015

Jun 14, 2015

Tal Danino: We Can Use Bacteria to Detect Cancer And Maybe Treat It

Jun 14, 2015

Jun 13, 2015

Laura Shulz: The Surprisingly Logical Minds Of Babies

Jun 13, 2015

Jun 12, 2015

Dave Isay: Everyone Around You Has A Story The World Needs To Here

Jun 12, 2015

Jun 10, 2015

Romina Libster: The Power Of Herd Immunity

Jun 10, 2015

Jun 8, 2015

Yassmin Abdel-Magied: What Does My Headscarf Mean To You?

Jun 8, 2015

Jun 6, 2015

Rethinking Infidelity: A Talk For Anyone Who Has Ever Loved

Jun 6, 2015

May 2, 2015

Alice Goffman: How We're Priming Some Kids For College-And Others For Prison

May 2, 2015

As Baltimore struggles to find its future, we must recognize both halves of the story. I personally resonate with Alice's account of how I experienced being let off the hook as a young person. I don't have a criminal record, and maybe it's more then my good behavior that made it possible.

May 2, 2015

Apr 30, 2015

Nick Hanauer: Beware, Fellow Plutocrats, The Pitchforks Are Coming

Apr 30, 2015

In light of recent events, it is worth looking back and the wise words of this billionaire who attested that a society will not tolerate inequality for long. Though racism is a real issue, I wish to also give proper respect for the trans-ethnic reality of poverty, economic depression, and stolen opportunity that mismanagement and greed create for our citizens.

Apr 30, 2015

Nick Bostrom: What Happens When Our Computers Get Smarter Then We Are?

Apr 30, 2015

Apr 24, 2015

Dan Ariely: How Equal Do We Want The World To Be? You'd Be Surprised.

Apr 24, 2015

Apr 23, 2015

Takaharu Tezuka: The Best Kindergarden You've Ever Seen

Apr 23, 2015

Apr 20, 2015

Dan Gilbert: The Surprising Science of Happiness

Apr 20, 2015

Marc Kushner: Buildings of the future will be shaped by you

Apr 20, 2015

David Eagleman: Can we create new senses for humans?

Apr 20, 2015

Apr 12, 2015

Bel Pesce: 5 ways to kill your dreams

Apr 12, 2015

Mar 26, 2015

Ken Robinson: How schools kill creativity

Mar 26, 2015

The Blunt Side of the Needle

The collaborative project TheBluntSideOfTheNeedle, is an opportunity for providers to reflect on the impact of being an intimate part of other people's emergency as well as share life lessons, personal experiences, medical tips and tricks, encouragement, research and recommendations. Join the conversation and become an author here.

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Advance The Needle:

In my short life I have been given some incredible opportunities. In this collection Advance The Needle, I share some of the more extraordinary opportunity's life has given me as a way to remember their impact, and to allow their teaching to impact others.

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Jun 8, 2019

Daisy Award

Jun 8, 2019

Today caught me off guard. Unexpectedly, it appears that the decades of honing my craft is beginning to look like something to be proud of. As I wrote in Make A Difference, most of the time we never know what good or bad we have done. We hope for good, and prepare to correct the bad. This is a blessing, and undeserved and unexpected gift to refresh a soul that has spent so much time between the hammer and anvil.

Jun 8, 2019

Aug 5, 2018

A Work of Magic

Aug 5, 2018

The miracle of life is made clear in my work every day, the magic of small moments are magnified a hundred times over.

Aug 5, 2018

Aug 4, 2018

Hardwork

Aug 4, 2018

A poem about the importance of hard work.

Aug 4, 2018

Nov 6, 2017

Teaching With Paragon

Nov 6, 2017

The opportunity to teach has been an amazing experience. Consider signing up for a class.

Nov 6, 2017

Apr 5, 2017

First Award in Arts

Apr 5, 2017

I'm honored to be published in Wild Onions of Penn State College of Medicine Department of Humanities.

Apr 5, 2017

Apr 1, 2017

Safety Poem for PHI Destination Zero

Apr 1, 2017

A project in partnership with PHI, I made this video as part of an internal champagne to launch the "destination zero" safety standard.

Apr 1, 2017

Mar 23, 2017

Lose a friend

Mar 23, 2017

Feb 26, 2017

Where I Draw My Line

Feb 26, 2017

After all the death I have been a part of, and all the beauty and wonder I have seen in this life, maintaining a pulse is not as importing as making an impact with the pulse I have.

Feb 26, 2017

Feb 25, 2017

Distance

Feb 25, 2017

Trying to solve a problem with someone on the other side of a wall is very difficult, even under the best of circumstances. Imagine instead that both people sat shoulder to shoulder, and dealt with the problem in front of both of them.

Feb 25, 2017

Apr 23, 2016

Excess Is The Measure Of Success: But It Doesn't Have To Be.

Apr 23, 2016

This is a fundamental paradigm shift, one I hope to make very clear and brief: If success is measured by excess, then the greater your success, the greater your capacity for generosity is minimized instead of enhanced. How can you have extra if you actively invest it into the people and things that matter to you?

Apr 23, 2016

Art

In the blink of an eye, life happens. Big stories in small moments.

Week 1: realizing there is a guest in our house, who doesn’t help with the chores.

Hello world!! Eva is here!

Well, bbq at my house tomorrow.. No one is invited, but this fathers day just got a little crazier!

The calm before the storm. Or is it just more storm? Either way, we are super stoked!!

Things are brewing....

Almost, for just a second, I wished for 2 more wheels.

Where motorcycles stop, Jeeps just keep going.

This was a motorcycle trip made possible by an understanding wife and an awesome ride buddy. Other then crashing, it was a great day!

Really wonderful day!

Until tomorrow @justlael

Well, secrets out! I use a Mac computer. Some things you can’t hide forever.

This was so good!! Thank you Deon and Ricky!

When the wife is pregnant, it is my responsibility to make sure the wine doesn’t go bad.... oh bummer!

So....... You ever been told that your whole life is about to change? People tell me that all the time. And I say “yea, I know. Buying a motorcycle in October has been a wonderful thing.” And they say, “No! The baby girl you are going to have in June.” And I ask them, “why would that change anything?, she can’t ride it for at lease 5 or 6 years. I’m just surprised being married to a Veterinarian, and a Bogolea at that, that my breeding parts still work.”

First company party as a manager. Luckily, I only embarrassed my self a lot. Thank you guys for making my wife feel so loved and welcome.

About 21 years ago, I ask Tara if she would ever go out with me. She said no. She said no because “I treated all girls the same. There can only be one Queen”. So I took that to heart, and treated her to the very finest of my affection. Poems, dances, dinners, early breakfasts, flowers, I did everything I could think of. And a year later, 20 years ago today, she said we could go steady. It’s been an incredible journey, and I’m so honored to call you you my wife. I am thrilled for the adventures yet to come, and the incredible partner and lover I have in you to share them with.

Feeling lucky

Chilling with the cool cats.

Rowan is wondering why you haven’t checked out the new articles on the BluntSide yet? www.thebluntside.com. Find one you like and share it with a friend.

Been thinking a lot about things, Seth Godin said it best yesterday in his article, “The never-ending ratchet of conspicuous consumption” It used to be that a well-tended lawn of 50 by 100 feet was wasteful indeed. Today, it’s in the by-laws of the local housing association. You could impress the neighbors with a new Cadillac, now you not only need a Tesla, but you need a new Tesla. And you could show off by flying first class, but then you needed to charter a plane, then charter a jet, then charter a bigger jet, then buy a fractional share, then own the whole thing, then get a bigger one and on and on. Conspicuous consumption is not absolute, it’s relative. It’s sort of a selfish potlatch, in which each person seeks to demonstrate status, at whatever the personal or societal cost, by out-consuming the others. Social networks have simplify amplified this desire, at the same time they simplified the execution. Now you can waste time and dignity instead of money. Who can you tear down? How much time can you waste? What’s it worth to you to have more followers than the others? It’s a lousy game, because if you lose, you lose, and if you win, you also lose. The only way to do well is to refuse to play. Earning trust outperforms earning envy.