Comforting images
USNS Comfort comes to town: More photos here. Those photos conjure up childhood memories for me. I was born a few years after the end of WWII, but in my childhood there was still a lot of war consciousness. My … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Me, myself, and I
Conversations with friends: “Trump did nothing”
Now that we’re all housebound, I find myself talking on the phone to friends more often. Sometimes they’re people I’m not often in touch with, and – since I don’t ordinarily bring up politics in conversation anyway – most of … Continue reading →
Sleep that knits up the raveled sleeve of care
Sorry for posting a bit late today. I find that one of the many things that happens to me lately is that my sleep has been somewhat more disturbed. I either have trouble falling asleep, or I wake up in … Continue reading →
It took me a while to get in gear today
There’s an awful lot of material to digest these days, and the sheer volume of it takes time. I’m also feeling low – how about you? I try to fight it, but it’s a combination of worry about health, economics, … Continue reading →
Gone are the days: assuming the risk
People used to take things in stride. I realize that by saying that, I sound like an old curmudgeon. But maybe I now understand better why old curmudgeons sound like old curmudgeons. I grew up, as the somewhat-older author of … Continue reading →
Pneumonia primer
When I was in my 40s and quite healthy, I got viral pneumonia. I caught it from my son and husband, who were likewise young and healthy. Fortunately, we all recovered uneventfully, but it still knocked us all out for … Continue reading →
The computer program can’t be overriden
I ordered three bottles of vitamins recently from Amazon. It seemed a simple transaction: Amazon would be fulfilling the order, and they had them in stock. They’re vitamins I happen to like and it’s almost impossible to find them elsewhere, … Continue reading →
My gynecologist on the topic of “Medicare for All”
Yesterday I had my regular exam at the gynecologist. At the end of the visit, I was discussing with my doctor the issue of how often Medicare reimburses for visits at this point, and what are the reasons that restriction … Continue reading →
Ulanova vs. all the other Juliets
Galina Ulanova was one of the most famous Russian dancers of the Soviet era. I saw her in person when I was very very young and she was close to 50 and nearing the end of her dancing days. She … Continue reading →
On not answering the phone
This article discusses the fact that very few people answer their phones anymore. Well, I’m one of the few who do, I guess. That’s one of many things that seem to mark me as a dinosaur. I don’t always answer … Continue reading →
Fascinating and urgent
Ammo Grrrll of Powerline writes …I seem to be at a stage in my life where I find almost everything equally fascinating and equally urgent. I can relate – up to a point. Like Ammo Grrrll, I’m also at that … Continue reading →
Old home movies
I recently bit the bullet and finally sent out some reels of old home movies to be converted to video files. I was worried that the films would be lost or destroyed, or the lesser but still significant worry that … Continue reading →