At least four types of coronaviruses cause “common cold” like symptoms every year. Most of us will get infected with one or more of these viruses at some point in
If the health recommendations by the CDC and others are implemented, the coronavirus scare may be over in a couple of months. If so, there will be few social-economic changes.
The 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic in the United States: Killed 675,000 Americans The mayor of St Louis closed all public meeting places. Deaths peaked briefly, but quickly flatted out. In
Where has all the toilet paper gone? With the coming of the coronavirus the toilet paper has been going, going, gone. Why? The disappearance of toilet paper has to do
Oprah Winfrey, a victim of sexual abuse as a child, became obsessed with the novel, The Color Purple, a story of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who
My friend, Chad Thompson MD, often posts observations well worth repeating. They are so good, I pass them on in this blog. Here’s another beautifully written reminder: We were heading
When she entered, the room filled with sparkles. All eyes fixed on the little woman with the powerful engine fueled by overflowing Texas can-do joy. She could quote lengthy Shakespearian
For the first time I am writing a novel. No that’s not true. Over the years I’ve started 5 or 6 novels. Written 10 or so chapters, 15,000 to 20,000
My brother Cornel and I were raised by a single mom. As a school teacher in the 1950s our mother found each new day full of financial troubles. At times
Remember the movie Trading Places? A snobbish investor and a wily con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. Louis Winthrop III is
The first Thursday of every month Vicki and I go to the barber shop–excuse me, the hair salon. She goes at 1:30 PM. When I get there at 2:00 PM
I have just discovered that I need a right hip replacement. Add this inconvenience to other aging challenges–atrial fibrillation, macular degeneration, acoustic neuroma, GERD, prostatic hypertrophy and a senile tremor
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