Laughing is Legal! The primary purpose for writing this book was to create a fun read. I hope my stories will variously entertain you with insights from a physician's perspective, or explain unexpected and fascinating details behind prosaic topics like Money, Marble, or Mosquitoes. Many vignettes are my firsthand accounts of dealing with puzzling personalities and unpredictable behavior of my patients. The non-medical, semi-serious subject matter also provides a scaffold for humor.

DR. RALPH WILSON HAS PRACTICED orthopedics in Mesa, Arizona since 1970, after completing a residency at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He grew up in Iowa and spent seven years at the University of Iowa for his undergraduate and M.D. degree. His two years in San Bernardino as an intern and surgical resident preceded a two-year military obligation at Fort Polk in Louisiana and Vietnam.He remains active in his community, Rotary Club, church, orthopedic practice, and book club of 40 years. He also remains active in sports, golf, tennis, hiking and pickleball. He hastraveled to eleven countries serving with a variety of medical missions.His three children live within seven miles of his home. He credits his wife Marilyn for her support and guidance.