Most kids (at least in USA) know that Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain in three small ships and bumped into America (actually, the Bahamas) in 1492. Many may not know that he was way off track, couldn’t be much further in fact. He was aiming at the “spice islands” on the Malabar west coast …
Just heard an interview with Fred Bryant on PBS. He is the author of “Savoring”, a treatise on enjoying the moment, explaning how important it is to slow down in this fast world. It reminded me of something I wrote a long time ago when contemplating a big change in my life. Here with apologies …
Fred was tickled to get publicity in the local islands SIP quarterly magazine. SIP is Sullivans Island, Isle of Palms and Dewees https://www.luckydognews.com/sip-magazine/when-peter-the-doctor-invented-a-medical-marvel-and-dreamt-u/
I have been rather quiet for a few months while working on some important changes to my website(s). We have revamped www.petercottontales.com . Chad at Tidewater Creative Media has done a nice job, despite my help. Hope you like it. I had another site www.drpetercotton.com for my medical activities and my blog about life in …
My recent ramble about friends “down under” reflected on my good fortune to have past trainees who have been kind enough to entertain us in Australia. A related medical connection took us also to New Zealand, where we were hosted by Linda Robert. We met “Bobbie” many years ago as the owner of OBEX, a …
One of the joys of a lifetime in academic medicine is the privelege of mentoring bright young people and watching them grow into productive careers. In my case that has included many traineees from overseas, who have kindly invited me to visit and teach, at the last count in over 50 countries. The teaching part …
Hopefully a few of my kind readers will know that I have been writing stories for young children about Fred the Snake. The first was a bedtime story for my then small kids about how (not) to cross the road, “When Fred the Snake got Squished and mended”. The rough text laid idle in a …
My Fred the Snake books. Why “Snake”, and why “Fred”? Read More »
It used to be a tradition that medical students put on some sort of show at their Hospitals at Christmas time, often lampooning their chiefs. They did one when I was at the The Middlesex hospital in London called “the Gizzard of Oz”. I was the Gizzard, and the 3 plaintiffs were looking for medical …
For those not familiar with “Panto”, a traditional holiday treat in England, I offer a few comments and explanations with much help from my friend Wikipedia. Please support Wikipedia Pantomime is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment. It is performed throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and (to a lesser extent) in …
Looking forward to the pantomime in England “Oh yes we are” Read More »
Knowing my British roots, which are still strong, if somewhat stretched after 36 years in USA, several people have kindly offered their condolences after the Queen’s recent passing and have asked for my comments about the monarchy. That has caused me to examine my mixed feelings about the institution. Maybe writing about it and them …
