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cross quarter

Spinning through space, tomorrow February 2nd we in the Northern hemisphere find ourselves smack between the winter solstice, shortest day of the year, and the vernal equinox, when light and dark will be evenly split. Yes, it’s getting lighter, and you should begin to be able to appreciate it. The Celtic pagans called this dayContinue reading “cross quarter”

on the list?

Some of you are reading this thanks to a batch email post I sent to you last night informing you of this blog and asking you to check it out. Thanks for paying attention and acting on your curiosity. I was fiddling with that email list when a sort of overwhelming feeling came over me. Continue reading “on the list?”

Ice at the US Grant

Ulysses S. Grant won the Civil War and two terms of the presidency, then wrote a still-acclaimed autobiography explaining it all while swilling liberal draughts of whisky from vessels that saw nary an ice cube. For a while after checking into the luxurious downtown San Diego hotel his son built, I thought he was expectingContinue reading “Ice at the US Grant”

Ann Arbor evening 1/27/20

What was the attraction here? First evening home before the fireplace after 10 days away in the sun. 35 and rainy outside, but still not enough to wash away last week’s snow and ice. A few beers followed by mounds of salad with hemp seed dressing washed down with a nice rosé constituted the dinnerContinue reading “Ann Arbor evening 1/27/20”

Cigar City

As we pulled away from the parking lot, I told Kathy I wanted to write a little bit about this place. She noticed the catch in my voice, but discounted it as she knew of my long love for beer. Per old Ben proof that “God loves us and wants us to be happy”. PartContinue reading “Cigar City”

Dear Dr. Ripps

I was so impressed with the Bendcare Summit at the US Grant in San Diego last weekend, particularly with the M.C. and CEO Andrew Ripps, D. Pharm., I wrote him this letter. January 20, 2020 Andrew Ripps, D.Pharm CEO, Bendcare 2255 Glades Road, Suite 228W Boca Raton, Florida 33451 Dear Dr. Ripps: I was privilegedContinue reading “Dear Dr. Ripps”

shameless plugs

One great satisfaction of an academic career is to come in contact with bright young people who clearly are going on to great things. I met Jason Knight when he was a bright medicine resident with a PhD level research background who figured his future was in hematology-oncology. He was having a wonderful time onContinue reading “shameless plugs”

another hard day in LJ

I woke up early again, still on Eastern time, for our second full day in La Jolla. While Kathy slept, I made train and hotel arrangements for a weekend in Chicago end of February our friends Deb and Jeff from St. Louis had just proposed. Come 6:30, La Clochette du Coin had opened its doorsContinue reading “another hard day in LJ”

Brady in PB

We took the #30 down from our AirBnB to Cass Street in Pacific Beach where we would find Latitude 32, a semi-dive, semi-surfer bar we’d frequented with much joy several years ago. Latitude 32 came out as “lotta dudes” to point out few females frequented the bar. Seeking to embellish a tease text to myContinue reading “Brady in PB”

Way too early on a Friday morning January 17th: a pre-travelogue

The squealing CPAP mask said times up so here I am in my bathrobe a little after 3, drinking tea and trying to coax some new flames out of the embers of last night’s fire. Maybe I’m the kid on Christmas morning impatiently eager to get at the goodies the day is promising to bring. Continue reading “Way too early on a Friday morning January 17th: a pre-travelogue”