OB-GYN-L Messages for August, 2003: Re: George Carlin

Re: George Carlin

From: Anna Meenan, MD

annam@uic.edu

Wed Aug 13 13:20:04 2003

-- Anna Meenan, MD

At Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Yankowitz, Jerome wrote: > >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 >> >> ---------- >> 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 >> >> Tel: 281-277-3900 >> Fax: 281-277-3901 >> >> rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com >> Richard.Chudacoff@obgyn.net >> >> http://www.mdhub.com/281-277-3900 >> http://www.chudacoffobgyn.yourmd.com >> >> *****HIPAA Confidentiality Notice***** >> >> The documents inside this electronic transmission contain confidential >> information belonging to the sender that is legally privileged. This >> information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named >> above. The authorized recipient of this information is prohibited from >> disclosing this information to any other party and is required to destroy >> the information after its stated need has been fulfilled, unless otherwise >> required by law. >> >> If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any >> disclosure, copying, distribution, or action taken in reliance on the >> contents of these documents is strictly prohibited. If you received this >> electronic transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately to >> arrange for return. >>

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