Posts by: Rick Jobus

Rick Jobus

April 24, 2019April 22, 2019

Breaking Even with ALS

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

A zero-sum game is a situation in which the accumulation of gain is accompanied by a sum of loss of equal value. The net result is always zero. From the ... Read more

April 17, 2019April 16, 2019

Murphy’s Law and ALS: Plan for Things to Go Wrong and Pray that They Don’t

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

“If anything can go wrong, it will.” — Murphy’s Law That adage could be the ALS anthem. From the onset of mysterious symptoms to the serpentine-like diagnostic process and ... Read more

April 3, 2019April 2, 2019

Perhaps the ‘Dark Ages’ Can Enlighten Us to Think ‘Why Not?’

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

*** Instant Karma’s gonna get you, Gonna knock you right on the head, You better get yourself together, Pretty soon you’re gonna be dead. — John Lennon *** One ... Read more

March 27, 2019March 25, 2019

How a Friend’s Strength Taught Me to Cope With ALS

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

“It’s hard to make predictions … especially about the future.” –Yogi Berra Gamblers and non-gaming speculators fervently seek out “sure things.” In the absence of that, both groups attempt to ... Read more

March 20, 2019March 18, 2019

The Mind’s Ability Knows No Bounds

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

“I think, therefore I am.” I have long been fascinated by that argument of philosopher Rene Descartes. Similarly, over a millennium earlier, St. Augustine wrote, “I make mistakes, therefore I am.” ... Read more

March 13, 2019March 12, 2019

Rediscovering My Fountain of Youth

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

“Youth is wasted on the young.” That quote, often attributed to playwright George Bernard Shaw among others, may on the surface appear paradoxical. However, to me its meaning is clear. ... Read more

March 6, 2019March 4, 2019

My Pity Party Is Cancelled Indefinitely

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

“She put me through some changes, Lord, sort of like a Waring blender. Poor, poor, pitiful me. Poor, poor, pitiful me.” –Warren Zevon *** The other day while I ... Read more

February 27, 2019February 26, 2019

When ALS Cuts In on the Dance

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

“If we’re treading on thin ice, then we might as well dance.” That is a line from a song, “Do It,” on Jesse Winchester’s second album, “Third Down, 110 to ... Read more

February 13, 2019February 12, 2019

Desperate Times Lead to Other Measures

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

“Brute Force and Ignorance” That is the title of a song, written by the late Irish bluesman Rory Gallagher. It also is a fair depiction of the human, knee-jerk reaction ... Read more

February 6, 2019February 4, 2019

A Tribute to My ALS Village People

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

“I get by with a little help from my friends.” Or, in my case, A LOT. Two weeks ago, I discussed the ALS village. Last week, I wrote that ... Read more

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