Sunday, February 16, 2025

That's true. You're absolutely right.

Dr. Grumpy: "Hi, I'm Dr. Grumpy. Have a seat. Now..."

Mr. Ross: "Hello. Are you happy and well today?"

Dr. Grumpy: "As much as I'll ever be. So what can I do for you?"

Mr. Ross: "You mean you're not happy and well today?"

Dr. Grumpy: "I'm fine, thank you. What brings you in to see me?"

Mr. Ross: "Perhaps I can help. Here's a free copy of my self-help book, called 'Are You Happy and Well Today?' "

Dr. Grumpy: "Uh, thank you, but back to..."

Mr. Ross: "I've self-published it, and it's available on Amazon. You can get a discount for bulk orders if you want to give out copies to your patients, or put them out in the lobby. It's also available on Kindle and as an audiobook, read by me."

Dr. Grumpy: "Thanks, but let's get back to your appointment. What..."

Mr. Ross: "You don't seem very happy today."

Friday, February 14, 2025

Relevance

"More than once I was at the station seeing trainloads of Jews being transported, seeing all these faces over the top of the wagon. I remember, very sharply, one little boy standing with his parents on the platform, very pale, very blond, wearing a coat that was much too big for him, and he stepped on the train. I was a child observing a child."

"We saw young men put against the wall and shot, and they'd close the street and then open it, and you could pass by again... Don't discount anything awful you hear or read about the Nazis. It's worse than you could ever imagine."

 - Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) on living in the Netherlands during the Nazi occupation.

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Seen in a chart

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