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”
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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”
From Ike to Mike: advice for a trip to Ann Arbor
Two days before Christmas ’14, braking to avoid a Chilean weiner dog while rolling down a potted hill threw me into a ditch where the landing fractured and dislocated my shoulder while bruising my brachial plexus. I found ways to practice without a right arm and within 6 months I was managing to do mostContinue reading “From Ike to Mike: advice for a trip to Ann Arbor”
see Sam
On January 4, two days after I learned Sam had died, I compiled an email with pictures of and about Sam, old and recent, annotated, and sent it out to some mutual friends. Here it is, with a few clarifications in parentheses for those of you who weren’t around Vicksburg, Michigan with the 2000 orContinue reading “see Sam”
a more perfect Union
Kathy and I took in the open house at the newly renovated Michigan Union today. Here are my impressions: The Michigan Union is my favorite building on campus, more than the Law Quad or even Michigan Stadium. Standing tall (‘though only 4 stories) at the base of south University on State, this 1919 structure ofContinue reading “a more perfect Union”
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