T P O

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The Patient Ox (aka Hénock Gugsa)

G r e e t i n g s !

** TPO **
A personal blog with diverse topicality and multiple interests!


On the menu ... politics, music, poetry, and other good stuff.
There is humor, but there is blunt seriousness here as well!


Parfois, on parle français ici aussi. Je suis un francophile .... Bienvenue à tous!

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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Life Experiences of Dr. Abraham Verghese - by TPO


Dr. Abraham Verghese

Life Experiences of Dr. Abraham Verghese (1955 - )
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by TPO
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- Born and raised in Ethiopia.
- Parents were transplanted teachers from India.
- Practicing physician and professor of medicine in the U.S. 
- Here he talks* about his book: "Cutting for Stone" ....




* Conversation between Verghese and Talking Volumes host Kerri Miller at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn., on Oct. 10, 2012.


Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Caring and Winning ! - by TPO

"We take care of our own!"
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by
Bruce Springsteen (1949 -)
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We take care of our own
by
Bruce Springsteen
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I've been knockin' on the door that holds the throne
I've been lookin' for the map that leads me home
I've been stumblin' on good hearts turned to stone
The road of good intentions has gone dry as bone
We take care of our own

We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own

From Chicago to New Orleans
From the muscle to the bone
From the shotgun shack to the Superdome
We yelled "help" but the cavalry stayed home
There ain't no-one hearing the bugle blown
We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own

Where the eyes, the eyes with the will to see
Where the hearts, that run over with mercy
Where's the love that has not forsaken me
Where's the work that set my hands, my soul free
Where's the spirit that'll reign, reign over me
Where's the promise, from sea to shining sea
Where's the promise, from sea to shining sea
Wherever this flag is flown
Wherever this flag is flown
Wherever this flag is flown

We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own
We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own