Movies We Love in the Time of COVID Oscar Moments It is April at this writing and the Oscar season is upon us. The award presentation program was on April 25 much later than the usual February time frame. We have seen three of the eight nominees for best picture. I love the excerpts from […]
Most hospital parking lots are as complicated as this one. Would you like to be waiting in the parking lot while your loved one receives treatment? University Hospital Crosshouse. Photo by Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0, The Cruelty of COVID-19 We know how cruel the coronavirus can be. One of the most heart-wrenching aspects of […]
Jeopardy Lives On Without Alex Trebek Jeopardy is not coming to an end with the passing of long-time, iconic host Alex Trebek, but it will be different. Alex was at the helm from 1984 until 2020, a span of thirty-seven years. During that time Jeopardy became part of the popular culture of the nation. But […]
Colon Cancer Is Occurring at Younger Ages Two Stories Chadwick Boseman’s recent passing at the age of 43 from colon cancer focused attention on the growing trend of colon cancer occurring in ages younger than the expected elderly. In the past, the American Cancer Society had recommended that people with average risk be screened for […]
Note: This is a letter sent to the editor of the Dallas Morning News during the week following Christmas, 2020. WHAT IT IS LIKE TO GET A CANCER DIAGNOSIS DURING A PANDEMIC We know how cruel the coronavirus can be. One of the most heart-wrenching aspects of these restrictions is the loneliness and despair of […]
Composing the Soundtrack of Our Lives (Part 2) Note: Part 1 dealt with Fred’s early years. He also introduced the idea of how each of us has soundtrack/playlists of the music that were in the background of many of the major events of our lives and even shaped our lives with the messages and rhythms […]
Composing the Soundtrack of Our Lives: My Early Years Have you ever noticed that while watching a movie on tv that you make the comment, “This movie has a great soundtrack?” A few movies from my life come to mind for great soundtracks: The Big Chill, Forest Gump, Guardians of the Galaxy. It occurred […]
Opus33 at English Wikipedia / Public domain A Minor Scale Songs that Shaped Our Lives in the 60s Are Needed in the Time of Corona The Quarantine has given us plenty of time to devote to hobbies, reading, etc. Many of us have spent far too much time following the vagaries of the 24-hour news […]
Our experience with cancer, especially Sonya’s colon cancer, made the news of Chadwick’s death more poignant. But what is really astounding is what he continued to do during his treatment.
Helter Shelter: Letters from the Quarantine #5 May 2, 2020 When will it End? This is the sixth week of the quarantine and it is the end of April which is one of the projected dates for the end of the quarantine, or at least, relaxation of some of the restrictions on businesses. A glaring issue […]