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Skin is the largest organ in the human body, but it’s easy to take it for granted. Unless we notice pain or itching or funny spots, most people don’t give it much thought.
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Some time ago a former Mitchell Daily Republic editor asked me if I’d like to see my column syndicated, and I told him that syndication would be ok by me. He failed in his attempt to syndicate the column, and I suspect that the failure related to my column being too local and not regional enough. It lacked relevance to readers as far south as Omaha and as far north as the twin cities. I wasn’t too disappointed as I was more interested in keeping a personal relationship with my local readers.
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There’s nothing like a few solid hours of drive time through some wide-open country with a big, beautiful sky filling your windshield to set your life in perspective. I recently had the opportunity to spend a few days on the road—just me, my dog, Frankie, and Spotify over the Bluetooth in the car. It was glorious.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, was first listed as a medical diagnosis in 1980. However, it has been recognized and called by many different names throughout history. The first recorded description of PTSD is in the Epic of Gilgamesh which dates back to 2100 B.C. In The Iliad and The Odyssey, Homer wrote about Trojan War soldiers exhibiting the symptoms of PTSD. Shakespeare described a character in King Henry IV who suffered from post-traumatic nightmares.
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On Monday morning, March 28th, Tom, my son-in-law, and I headed to Genoa, Wisconsin, a very small town on the east bank of the Mississippi River. Genoa lies 17 miles south of La Crosse, just above Lock and Dam #8. We were going to fish from the Clements Fishing Barge as reports indicated that the perch were hitting. It would be a totally new experience for both of us.
Read moreEPHESIANS 6: 10-17 "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers od darkness of this world.Wherefore take unto you the whole aemour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day (now) and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore having your LOINS girt about with TRUTH and having on the BREASTPLATE of RIGHTEOUSNESS.. And your FEET SHOD with the preparation of the GOSPEL of PEACE; above all, taking the SHIELD of FAITH wherewith ye shall be able to QUENCH all the FIREY DARTS of the WICKED. And take the HELMENT of SALVATION, and the SWORD of the SPIRIT, which is the WORD of GOD."(KJV)
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I enjoy visiting with my colleagues who are medical specialists. We dive in and explore the depths of a particular condition. However, there is something to say about the breadth of knowledge that a family medicine physician is expected to have. Your family doctor can run through the alphabet of conditions from acne to the zika virus.
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If you are an avid angler, you want to be on our Francis Case Reservoir, or beneath the dams at either Pickstown or Ft. Thompson, pursuing walleyes right now! One can either troll or toss minnow-tipped jigs, but either way, move or retrieve slowly and quietly. I like fourpound test monofilament line and eighth-ounce jigs. I also like chartreuse in color. They won’t be as aggressive as post-spawn walleyes, but you have a greater chance of nailing a big one. Please put the egg-laden fish back in the river.
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