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An old, enduring miracle
No, dear reader, this is not about covid — although in some respects you could argue it could be. As my final blog for 2020 — a year when most of us will have reflected on medical matters more than … Continue reading
A lucky number?
I turned 88 last month. I almost wrote that I ‘celebrated’ that birthday, but then wondered if that was the right word. Clearly I was happy to have survived to that age. Indeed, I am still puttering along. For my … Continue reading
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Some marbles remain
Some while ago — BC (before Covid) — we spent most of our summers in the Adirondacks at our beloved Nest. Our sons built this ‘chalet’ over 25 years ago, with the help of many others. For all of that … Continue reading
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On daily swims
Today is September 2. In less than a week our local outdoor pool will shut down for the season. A day later, the indoor pool at the YMCA opens. How lucky for me. A while ago I wrote a blog entitled … Continue reading
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Happy coincidences: Discovering Yates
I assume that by now most readers of this blog will have concluded that I am passionate about reading. I recently discovered an author I had never heard of. The discovery came about as the result of several happy coincidences. … Continue reading
So…
The French have donc and alors; others have “like”; but the rest of the world — especially Americans, it seems — is determined to begin every spoken sentence with ‘’so.” The word is ubiquitous. It drives me mad. We even hear it spoken by … Continue reading
Bah bah blog – an update
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Don’t put off saying it
Had he lived, my dad would have been 117 years old today. He died on June 22, 1997 at age 94. I considered writing something about his life, but realized that would be too personal for a blog. Instead, after … Continue reading
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In Defense of Trivia (or Love in the Time of Cholera, 2020)
Two days ago I sent off a ‘staying-in-touch’ email to about 60 friends and family. Initially, I had intended to use it in this blog, but as it was time for my Covid-free fortnightly email I chose to use it … Continue reading
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Getting rid of books
Although the fashionable term nowadays is decluttering, I have too much affection for most of my old books to think of them in this respect. But the time has come when I absolutely MUST part with many. Doing so, however, … Continue reading
