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1.  King Ozymandias of Assyria ( and Egypt ) was running low on cash after years of war with the Hittites. His last great possession was the Star of the Euphrates , the most valuable diamond in the ancient world. Desperate, he went to Croesus, the pawnbroker, to ask for a loan. …

How many folks do you know who say they don’t want to drink anything before going to bed because they’ll have to get up during the night. Ask a Doctor why people need to urinate so much at night time. Here’s an answer from my Cardiac Doctor – “Gravity holds …

Dr. Sarosh Ashraf Janjua is praising a Minnesota State Trooper, who stopped her for speeding on  I-35, but gave her N95 coronavirus masks instead of a ticket. The good doctor thanked State Trooper Brian J Schwartz for his act of kindness amid the coronavirus pandemic in her Facebook post. Dr. Janjua is a …

American Comedian from Minnesota (1968 – 2005)  WARNING: There are some off-color words in these jokes. “I haven’t slept for ten days, because that would be too long.” “I don’t have a girlfriend. But I do know a woman who’d be mad at me for saying that.” “I like rice. …

By Michael Masterson “If you want to be a writer, you have to write.” I was sixteen years old when my father said those words to me. They were both kind and cruel. And I never forgot them. The first time I can remember wanting to be a writer was …

This is a true, uplifting story by Russell Kelfer… not just for the Easter season. Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas. She was the patient of doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. …

A sick man turned to his doctor as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, ‘Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side.’ Very quietly, the doctor said, ‘I don’t know.’ ‘You don’t know? You’re, a Christian man, and don’t know …

A man feared his wife wasn’t hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid.    Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family doctor to discuss the problem.  The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform …

I was a surgeon in the United States Army during the Civil War. After the battle of Gettysburg, there were hundreds of wounded soldiers in my hospital. Many were wounded so severely that a leg or an arm, or sometimes both, needed to be amputated.

One of these was a boy who had been in the service for only 3 months. Since he was too young to be a soldier, he had enlisted as a drummer. When my assistants came to give him chloroform before the amputation, he turned his head and refused it. When they told him that it was the doctor's orders, he said, "Send the doctor to me."

By Dr. D. N. Parkerson Note: This article is very graphic in description and may not be pleasant to read, but it is important and helpful (especially for older folks like me). I personally use Bowtrol,  the product displayed below. Every few years there seems to be a time of …