George Carlin never got to be as old as I am now, dying at 71 on June 22, 2007, in Santa Monica. His twisted, if amazingly logical, humor shaped much of my youthful thinking. I never expected that wisdom to be enduring, but much of what he talked about rings true today. During COVID, especially, I found comfortContinue reading “quad?”
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God Jul!
From Harbal, December 11, 2024. That’s Norwegian for “Merry Christmas”. For me and Kathy, this season stirs our (25% Norwegian) Scandinavian souls. The year past tickled all of our national origins, so here I share with you some of the highlights. My sweetie loves Christmas. She got down to it after Thanksgiving, finding another tree farm for our 9’Continue reading “God Jul!”
A shot for flu? No thank you!
Among the many things COVID has taught us is that we should be wary of those insisting we be jabbed with something foreign to protect us and others. Turns out the vaxx didn’t protect against infection or slow its spread, and oh those side effects! Peter McCullough, one of the heroes in bringing reason to our fightContinue reading “A shot for flu? No thank you!”
what did you do at the U, Daddy?
A dear friend and double classmate of mine (VHS, UofM), Darai, got to asking me about my medical career. We were discussing our dear old teacher and coach who had just turned 90. I had helped orchestrate a campaign to get him cards and letters for his birthday. I mentioned that for a teacher, hearing from old studentsContinue reading “what did you do at the U, Daddy?”
save the whales!
Last week, a certain Orange Man sat down with former comedian Joe Rogan for 3 hours of calm discussion of many subjects. Among things the guest mentioned were the skyrocketing numbers of whale deaths along the East Coast, which is dirty with those modern 3-blade windmills, with plans for many more. As Orange Man put it, theContinue reading “save the whales!”
TMF!
Fiona Rowe, via e-mail from Cambridge UK, informed me this morning that her company – Pegasus Publishers – wants to publish my book Lost in the Ozone …Again! The Commander, his Boys, and Me. 50 years and Counting. This very personal memoir traces this iconic band and its members from their beginnings in UofM 60sContinue reading “TMF!”
too much?
A week ago marked 5 years since George W. Frayne IV (a.k.a. Commander Cody) ascended to the outer Ozone. He was 77. He’d been unable to tour for over 2 years, his last gig at Chan’s in Woonsocket Rhode Island. I meant for this post to go out that same day, but my screen crashed and I onlyContinue reading “too much?”
see vee
Sorry, but this is a boring bit of using WordPress as a file systems. I like to have a copy of my CV attached to a URL for the times I wish to share it. Here’s the September 2024 version: https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:1a30003a-a34e-32a8-9054-dd7b43bc80e0
the tyranny of game day
Ann Arbor is a different place on game day. The 110,000-faithful headed to the Big House take up a lot of space, from bars and restaurants and parking spots to simple space on streets leading to the game. It wasn’t much of a surprise when Kathy and I were making wedding arrangements in 1986 – we wantedContinue reading “the tyranny of game day”
stroke: room for improvement?
Come next month, I’ll have not seen a patient for 5 years. But those questions coming in from friends and relatives can still jog this old medical brain. A couple weeks back, Ron, who’s a distant cousin, good friend, and husband of much missed Barb (1), a nurse who used to field most of his medical queries,Continue reading “stroke: room for improvement?”
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