When my brother, Mike, told me he had prostate cancer, I knew he would beat it because of the confidence he expressed, especially after he described in detail how that would be done. After consulting with his doctor and specialists, he talked with his good friend, Ken, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer several years […] (Read more)
Brain Power: At the Bridge Table, Clues to a Lucid Old Age,” Benedict Carey reports on a decades-long study of health and mental acuity in the elderly that focuses on the activities of residents of Laguna Woods Village, a sprawling retirement community of 20,000 in Orange County, California. Laguna Woods Village offers a list of […] (Read more)
Peace. As in shalom? Or, piece, as in a part of? I wish you piece, a piece of the pie. Peace. The holidays: Christian Jewish, Moslem. Everyone seeks peace at those times of the year, but it is like a period of time that is clearly demarcated and on either end of the demarcation no […] (Read more)
Cooking home bistro chopping mincing grating a quintet of sensual delights smelling tasting relishing knife fork Eating
Sunday, October 3, 2005 I awoke about 4:00 a.m. I was sweating. My heart was racing. I fell back to sleep. I awoke again about 6:00 a.m. I was damp with sweat, but my heart was no longer racing. I swung my feet over the side of the bed and sat up. First decision of […] (Read more)