today H is for Hello

Hello,
My name is Myron Stocking. I am an m.d. who has always found my work fascinating and almost always rewarding.
However, I think it is with blogs as it is with condos-a great many more are built than are needed.
Therefore I would like to make clear who I am and what this blog will be about.
1.I am a retired psychiatrist. I am an m. d. I think we if we were modest and honest we might add m.ds. to our category of blogs and condos-we have more than we absolutely need. Tho no one ccould deny, when human and well trained drs. are a precious resource. It seems to me any objective and well informed observer will be aware of the enormous challenges that are unfulfilled in our own medical delivery system. To be specific: a society that values it's citizens would provide each of them regardless of age, class, wealth, or health, with good medical care. We are not deoing that.
2. I am an old guy-77. I wish that would suggest I am wise. I think readers should not take that for granted. I have expeienced a great deal, and I do the best I can with the tools I have, but as I look at my age-mates, I think that what I regard as age appropriate dementia is frequent enough to make that a useful descriptive term. I am not as discouraged as that might suggest. There are many skills that require thousands of repetitions to be learned. That being so the elderly may get an assist from the extra opportunities life has afforded them to repeat.
3. I am a writer and a teacher who cares deeply about both writing and teaching.
4. A word about the structure of the blog: It will be wide-ranging in content. On particular days I might begin with thoughts triggered by words or topics that begin with any letter of the alphabet.
I will try to keep entries concise, but that will be an on-going challenge. A number of wise men have noted it is harder to write briefly and do justice to a topic than to ramble at greater length. I think of the quote attributed to more than one person: "If I had had more time I would have written a shorter letter"
5. My own value system places honesty way above conformity or political correctness.
6. I will to the extent I am able respond to those who make comments.
6. I think that is enough for now.