Category: Life 2022
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What should be done with my corpse?
I’m remembering an old B.C. comic strip: B.C.: What was I before I was what I was, and what will I be when I’m not? Peter: You were what you were before you are what you are, and you will be what you ain’t. That makes sense, sort of. It doesn’t explain anything, but it’s […]
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A lesson in caregiving
Three years ago, my wife had her right knee replaced. A couple of weeks ago, she had the other knee replaced. She was in a lot of chronic pain before the surgery. Now that she’s recovering, she’s in a more chronic pain, but it’s the kind that results from having a joint of metal and […]
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It turns out that I was a pretty good father
My daughter is 32 now but at least she now remembers Father’s Day. She remembers Mother’s Day now too, perhaps because it’s on her Google Calendar by default. For years she ignored these Hallmark holidays (as my wife calls them). I didn’t give her a hard time about it. It’s nice though that after all […]
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It’s a great time to take nervous nellie investors to the cleaners
It’s often said that fools rush in where angels fear to tread. So is it foolish to buy into the stock market right now? Yesterday’s market suggests it’s a foolish time to buy anything. After yesterday, the S&P 500 is in official bear market territory. The DJIA briefly dropped more than a thousand points before […]
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Our national mental health crisis is in full display at your local Emergency Department
My wife volunteers one day a week at our local hospital’s emergency department. During the worst of the covid-19 pandemic she was told to stay home, but for the last six months or so she’s been invited back. She’s heavily gloved and double masked and of course has all her shots and boosters. She mostly […]
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