Re: George Carlin
From: Yankowitz, Jerome (jerome-yankowitz@uiowa.edu)
Wed Aug 13 12:45:44 2003
Very nice. Thanks for sharing. I only disagree with the "gross and mouthy"
about Carlin. Maybe you had to be from NY to appreciate him but he was
always surprisingly insightful as well as "inciteful".
> Jerome Yankowitz, MD
> Director, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
> and Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Unit
> Dept of OB/GYN
> Univ of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
> Telephone: 319-356-2574
> Fax No: 319-353-6759
>
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> From: Richard Chudacoff, MD
> Reply To: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net
> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 12:25 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
> Subject: FRI: George Carlin
>
> GEORGE CARLIN POST 9-11 (His wife recently died...)
> Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - gross and mouthy comedian of the
> 70's
> and 80's - could write something so very eloquent ... and so very
> appropriate post 9-11.
>
> A wonderful Message by George Carlin
>
> The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but
> shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more,
> but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and
> smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees
> but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more
> problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
>
> We drink too much, smoke too much,! spend too recklessly, laugh too
> little,
> drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read
> too
> little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our
> possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom,
> and
> hate too often.
>
> We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to
> life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but
> have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered
> outer
> space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better
> things.
>
> We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom,
> but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but
> accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more
> computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but
> we communicate less and less.
>
> These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small
> character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of
> two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are
> days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night
> stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to
> quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and
> nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to
> you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to
> just hit delete.
>
> Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going
> to be around forever. Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to
> you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your
> side. Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is
> the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.
>
> Remember,! to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but
> most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes
> from deep inside of you. Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for
> someday that person will not be there again. Give time to love, give time
> to speak, and give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
>
> Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments
> that take our breath away.
>
> George Carlin
>
> HOW TO STAY YOUNG
> (George Carlin)
>
> 1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height.
> Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.
>
> 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
>
> 3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening,
> whatever. Never let the brain idle. " An idle mind is the devil's
> workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
>
> 4. Enjoy the simple things.
> !
> 5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
>
> 6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is
> with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
>
> 7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets,
> keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
>
> 8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable,
> improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
>
> 9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next county,
> to
> a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
>
> 10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
>
> Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG
> Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC
> 15200 Southwest Freeway, #270
> Sugar Land, TX 77478
>
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> Fax: 281-277-3901
>
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>
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