Pretending used to be fun – Now? Run for cover

When I was a kid, most of my time was spent pretending. Pretending to be
Superman, pretending to be a cowboy, pretending to be a hero and, at times,
pretending to be a doctor. As I grew up I realized that pretend time was
growing to a close and reality time was getting closer and closer at hand.
Little did I realize that, for some, pretend is a way of life. How so,
you ask? The following are some of my perceptions and observations into the
ongoing world of pretend.

The way conventional medicine is practiced today, is pretend medicine. The
doctors and the drug companies pretend to …read more