Why a leading cancer doctor says he won’t get chemo after 75. Provocative, fascinating discussion about decisions regarding quality of life. Who agrees? Who will fight on? https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2023/01/21/ezekiel-emanuel-medical-treatment-after-75-smerc-vpx.cnn
Month: January 2023
CAITLIN
Caitlin Clark and Iowa are playing right now on national tv against Nebraska. She leads the nation in scoring. Last year, she led in scoring AND assists, the only woman ever to do that…AS A FRESHMAN! The announcers say, “She has moxie” That’s an old school word. What she has is swag or ‘tude…in spades!… Continue reading CAITLIN
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT It needed three separate assaults on my part. It is bleak, insightful, unflinchingly honest. The music is harsh; it sounds like flatulence, like gas escaping a decomposing corpse. Unspeakably long, yet without a moment of sentimentality. This is no Disney rendering. I found an article online entitled “How To… Continue reading ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
“OTHERIZE”
Yeah, he IS part of an antiquated human tradition of conquerors and those conquered. Royalty. Monarchy. Scandal. Tragedy. Controversy. What I find compelling is his candid examination of having been a man at war. A man who risked death and administered it. However you feel about his mother and his wife and his conflicts with… Continue reading “OTHERIZE”
NOTORIETY
On my way to SEES ( I am addicted to Milk Rum Nougat!) and am stopped at a light under the 101. Traffic is full of Bogarts, so lanes are blocked by late arrivals from the last red light. My path is obstructed by this huge Silverado crew cab with tinted windows…so I can’t throw… Continue reading NOTORIETY