Oct 2, 2021AN OCTOGENARIAN CONFRONTS THE OCEANWhen I was a child, we lived with the Mediterranean sea at our shoulders and not a day went by that we didn’t see it, or take a walk on the wet sand along the edge of the water. …Gerontology7 min read
Sep 12, 2021DAMN, IT’S POSITIVELY INCONVENIENT TO DIE WHEN THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON THAT’S SO INTRIGUING.Sometimes I really resent the fact that I have to die. It’s true we all have to die eventually, but that doesn’t make it any better, right now I resent it strictly for myself, never mind everyone else. My resentment is not about fear of illness, suffering, the process of…Universe2 min read
Sep 12, 20219.11.11I watched on television the program showing the trees being prepared for transport to the 9/11 memorial park; “Each tree has its own little eco system to monitor water, fertilizer, everything it needs”, said one of the men in charge. …September 111 min read
Sep 12, 2021ONE’S NOT ENOUGHIt seems we may live in a multiverse. It’s not bad enough we live in a universe that’s an enigma to most of us, now physicists in the know, the ones who traffic in quantum physics, tell us that new universes are constantly exploding into being, it’s an ongoing never…Dark Matter3 min read
Jul 31, 2020A CHALLENGE TO AMERICAOpEd 2.6.2020 I came to this country on a U.S. Army transport ship right after World War II, the 18-year-old wife of an American Fifth Army Officer, along with hundreds of other European women — they called us war brides. I was raised in Florence, Italy, the daughter of a Scottish mother…3 min read
Jan 16, 2018THE PERILS AND PLEASURES OF ADULTERYEven swans, we learn to our dismay, those lovely creatures we always assumed were paragons of fidelity, even they yearn for a fling from time to time. Penguins do too. …Marriage2 min read
Oct 1, 2017BIRDS OF A FEATHERA couple of evenings ago I was watching a program on TV about birds and their nesting behavior. I don’t recollect what kinds of birds they were, but how they fashioned their nests, the care and detail they put into it was fascinating. One of them, a plump little brown…Birds2 min read
Oct 1, 2017DYING…WHAT’S IT LIKE TO DIE?How the hell do I know? I haven’t died yet. An old lady, just 94 last week, made that comment to me a few days ago. I say she made a comment, because it wasn’t exactly a question — she wouldn’t pose that question to me, since I haven’t been…Life2 min read
Oct 1, 2017SOMETIMES I MISS GODI’m a little squeamish about letting this one hang out, but what the hell, at my age it’s no big deal to admit one’s weaknesses, we need all the slack people are willing to cut us. So, I’m admitting it, sometimes I miss God. Now, I realize I have to…Religion3 min read
Aug 8, 2017MY LAST BITE OF THE APPLE“Today, September 7, 2016, I had my last One on One session at the Apple Store — the training program is being phased out. I have been going there for years, more than I’m willing to admit. When my daughter bought an Apple MacBook I was already old and I…Essay Writing8 min read
