When doctors say, “It’s all in your head,” what they mean is THEY DON’T KNOW WHAT is wrong with you. Their medical training includes a full semester of intensive study in CYA - “Cover Your Ass” to ensure they aren’t sued because they mistreated or misdiagnosed you. Rather than say, “I don’t know what it is, let’s explore,” they refer you to a psychiatrist because (1) they don’t really consider psychiatry “medicine” so they dump you on someone with a profession they learned not to respect while in med school, …

I love libraries. I’m in a new one right now - new to me. It’s small, there are babies crying in the children’s section, local folks catching up on the news at the bank of computers. Downstairs houses a “Visitor’s Center” and it’s more like being in someone’s home than in a library. Phones ringing, the murmur of voices, laughter and a definite sense of community here.
I marvel at the fact that without the need for Wi-Fi I’d never have discovered all the libraries I have. There’d be no …