This last week, particularly these last few days have been filled with saying goodbye to people. It is one of the hardest things on earth to do, for anyone. What makes it easier is that…
So this is a story not mine, that needs to be told. It is the life of the man who is pictured on my March 25, 2019 blog. I posed questions to him, he responded…
I sit in the sanctuary of one of my favourite restaurants in Vancouver, if not not, THE most favourite. I feel closeted in this place, however, I receive something awful on one of my email…
Faithful readers will know that David provides the best possible of all jokes. David is a dear friend, met in London and has remained remarkably faithful and true. He pays a great deal of attention…
This has been a busy morning as you will soon discover but just now I learned about misophonia. I learned about it by reading a blurb on NPR Health and brother that is all I…
An interesting study has emerged, reported in my Berkeley alum newsletter. It seems that we have gotten thing wrong according to a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study challenging decades of research positing…
The low ebb of yesterday morning lifted rather quickly actually. I had written a rather dramatic email the night before entitled: Bad news but OK. Me: You are the first to learn personally that my…
It feels like everything fell apart just when things were going so smoothly. I opened an email last evening that announced that my replacement knee surgery had been resettled from April 22 to May 13….
I began this day in the typical way – waking up and reading my blog and the related stories. The blog had been sent to Chris the night before and it so amazing to wake…
I readily admit that this is a bizarre morning. Yesterday, although starting out great turned into the nightmare of Vancouver where EVERYONE flakes on you. Vancouver people are either atrociously late a or do not…