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Back in the day I had an activity planned for almost every moment of practically every day. And I usually had something ready to take up the slack in case there was a change. In those days I prided myself on being flexible and able to adjust on the fly. But I occasionally fantasized a not-too-serious something happening to... -
Neverland is a fictional Disney creation. Peter Pan, Tinker Bell and fairies live there, beyond the grasp of troublesome Captain Hook. It lies somewhere between now, what used to be, and dreams of the future. Its pure air invigorates and promises eternal youth. I wandered aimlessly around MSU’s neverland three hours prior to... -
Oh dear, I sighed and groaned on hearing about the latest of the seemingly daily reports of killings by individuals who are alienated, pissed off or mentally ill. As I understand it, most if not all of the perpetrators were recognizable as troubled individuals. I’m edgy in public. On a crowded light rail trolley in Boston...
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I love listening to and learning from others. My curiosity led me on a peripatetic professional life as a pharmacist, physician and medical educator, finishing my working career as a pharmacist again. In my 50s I went to graduate school in philosophy, with an emphasis on medical ethics. My most unusual job was county coroner in northern Michigan.
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