7/12/2021 In childhood, we are told to walk before we run. I started running at age 36. There was no apparent reason to start running aside from the fact that in the early 80s, it was what people were doing for health and fitness
6/28/2021 It is 6:15 and the morning calm of the lake mirrors the distant pines. The stove-top percolator diffuses the essence of espresso, an early morning jolt necessary for the long drive back to the sweltering city. Vaccination Day: The Sequel, has finally arrived.
6/10/2021 The request came via email from Editor-in-Chief of the Medical Post, Colin Leslie. At first glance, it was a curious ask, “a new headshot,” a term unfamiliar to me until recently. My initial exposure to “headshots” was at a medical cannabis conference a few years earlier. . . and that reminded me of another story. . . .
5/28/2021 Retirement began on Saturday morning in a 16-foot aluminum boat. Coinciding with the Victoria Day long weekend, a traditional harbinger of summer, it also marked opening day for trout fishing on Dickey Lake. It’s been years since I last observed this traditional rite of passage, reserved for those who appreciate the serenity of the lake and the fumes of gasoline.
4/23/2021 Clarence Nash is not a household name. For 50 years, however, his voice was known to millions around the world. He was a voice actor and the unmistakable voice of Donald Duck.
4/12/2021 There are stories buried deep within the caverns of our memory, suppressed, selectively compartmentalized but never forgotten. They are deposited in an anamnestic safety deposit box, accessible in times of insecurity or weakness.
