IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST
“Tell them I’ve had a wonderful life.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), Austrian-British philosopher on his deathbed, with prostate cancer
Below a man’s urinary bladder and in front of his rectum lies a gland the size, the anatomist Henry Gray described, as that of a casta
Michael Franks (b. 1944), U.S. singer/songwriter “Mr. Blue”
The Art of Tea (1975)
If you’re an 80s (or late 70s) person, you’ve heard the songs of Michael Franks. He was in Manila in 1981 and I watched him live sing “
Popsicle Toes,” “
Eggplant,” and of course, “
Mr. Blue.” Obviously, it’s a sad tune – about the thoughts and feelings after a break-up. But what interests me is the line that divides sadness and depression. The ongoing pandemic has triggered depression even in the mentally toughest among us. Let’s see if you’re depressed.
Are you Depressed? There are many free on-line self-tests for depression. The popular
Dr. Jose Pujalte, Jr.
“Do you mind if I sit back a little? Because your breath is bad – it really is.” –
th US president, to Larry King on CNN’s “Larry King Live”
That quotation appears in Stanley Bing’s book “What Would Machiavelli Do?” opening the chapter “He would make a virtue out of his obnoxiousness.” In our culture of course, hardly anyone will tell it to your face that you’ve got bad breath. The caring friend would probably give you a travel toothbrush instead.
Halitosis. The medical term for bad breath is “halitosis.” The clinicalese, of course, doesn’t make it redolent but it does allow enough distance (pardon the pun) to analyze the condition.
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