So, when my mother told me there was an obviously sick bird in the house, I took her seriously.

FORBES: A Lesson In Keeping An Elderly Parent Safe In Their Own Home

She thought there was a sick bird in the house that kept calling for help, or more precisely, tweeting every few seconds as if it was in distress.

FORBES: A Lesson In Keeping An Elderly Parent Safe In Their Own Home

First of all, I decided to take it on because I get a letter -- or two, or five -- every day from people who have lost their job and suddenly they don't have health insurance, somebody in their family gets sick, and they lose their house.

WHITEHOUSE: Help for Homeowners in the Hardest Hit States

But stabilizing a sick patient is like putting out a house fire.

NEWYORKER: Big Med

Will a nation soon forget how sick it was of the bumbling Bush White House, the many Capitol Hill whores and the corrupting Republican K Street?

FORBES: Magazine Article

He called his boss, Radko, at Iron House Productions, where he was a film editor, and told him that his baby was very sick and he was at the hospital with him.

NEWYORKER: The Lie