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Category Archives: Miscellaneous
Fifteen Years Later
My US flag flies today in front of my house. In the early morning fifteen years ago today, I was sleeping peacefully in my bed when, suddenly, one of my sons shook me awake and delivered a most bewildering bit … Continue reading
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Kaepernick & Rapinoe: Behind the Times
This week we are treated to another Johnny-come-lately, or in this case, Jane-come-lately, in the person of Megan Rapinoe, giving the nod to Colin Kaepernick’s “protest” , “displaying discontent with the current state of affairs in the U.S.” What state … Continue reading
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Well, It’s No Trump For Me
Donald J. Trump is officially persona non grata for me. I will not be voting for him come November. And I absolutely cannot vote for Hillary Clinton either. Don’t talk to me about the Greens. Why won’t I support Trump? … Continue reading
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Miracles
I haven’t posted anything here for quite a while! At first, I was still in mourning after the passing of my dear wife, and then three months later things started happening in my life that I hadn’t expected. I found … Continue reading
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Royals (Lorde): an a capella cover by Alaa Wardi
Alaa Wardi is an excellent musician, especially when he uses his body as the musical instruments! Check out his channel.
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Hayao Miyazaki is a Genius
“Who’s that?” you say? Well, let’s see. He’s a Japanese animator whose most popular (in Japan) film is called in English, Spirited Away, and it won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2003. Here is an interesting video about … Continue reading
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Medical Student “Let it Go” Parody
Dropping Politics for the Moment I got things to say about Donald Trump. Seriously. But not now. Although apparently he came in second in the Iowa state caucuses yesterday. Excellent. Nevermind. The brilliant medical students of the University of Chicago … Continue reading
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Old But Sad News
In an earlier post, I referred to my wife’s cancer and the good news that it appeared at the time of her colon surgery not to have spread unduly. Unfortunately, this was incorrect, and her cancer, though slowed down by … Continue reading
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A Bittersweet Wedding Anniversary
Today my beloved wife Waltraut and I celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary! 35 is a good number, and while not as amazing as 50 or 60, it is still respectable. We’ve had our frustrations, our disagreements, and our grumpy days … Continue reading
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Death, where is thy sting? Or Grave, thy victory?
Just a few days after my last post here my wife and I discovered that her cancer had advanced past the point where the medical types thought they had a chance of a successful treatment outcome. One of the physicians … Continue reading
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