Posts by: Rick Jobus

Rick Jobus

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

January 30, 2019January 29, 2019

My Answers to Basic ALS Questions

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

I have ALS. That awareness has prompted a series of rapid-fire questions. While many of us would describe existence as being comprised of multiple chapters, I now have two ... Read more

January 23, 2019January 22, 2019

In Terms of Care Support, It Takes an ‘ALS Village’

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

“It takes a village to raise a child.” That African proverb is a testimony to the primary, secondary, and even cameo influences that factor into the sustaining, nurturing, and ... Read more

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019

First, We Must Answer the Key Question: What Is ALS?

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

It’s complicated. That trite, two-word sentence has become, in the age of social media, the go-to characterization of any couple whose pairing defies analysis. In the best case, after ... Read more

January 9, 2019January 10, 2019

I’m Back to Wish Readers a Happy New Year

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

“Reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.” —Mark Twain, in a letter to The New York Sun I spent the better part of November under the weather. I ... Read more

October 24, 2018October 23, 2018

Why I’m Taking Exception to Stephen Hawking

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

Renowned physicist and author Stephen Hawking, perhaps the most famous ALS sufferer after Lou Gehrig, had his final book posthumously published on Oct. 16. In “Brief Answers to the ... Read more

October 17, 2018October 16, 2018

My (Ice) Bucket List

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

“… And up through the ground come a bubblin’ crude.” Like Jed Clampett of “Beverly Hillbillies” fame, the ALS Association in 2014 found itself in the unexpected circumstance of ... Read more

October 3, 2018October 2, 2018

Laughter Is the Best Medicine

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

The 2012 comedy “Ted” contained a joke made at the expense of the movie’s villain. The joke, as expressed by a teddy bear come to life, was: “From one ... Read more

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018

Traveling with ‘Al S’

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

In the Ken Burns documentary, “Baseball,” during the episode titled “Eighth Inning: A Whole New Ballgame,” comedian Billy Crystal mentions in passing the (I assume fictional) name Al Smenglevitz. ... Read more

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