3-1-20 Covid-19 and the Benefits of Hindsight

We don’t have any hindsight, yet, on the outbreak and management of the COVID-19 virus, the latest viral pathogen to cause a public hysteria which seems to be at the beginning of a dangerous, accelerating curve. Curves bring with them their own set of hazards, which include a lack of response coupled with a too-strident…

8/14/17 Moral Preening

PREEN…….verb (of a bird) tidy and clean its feathers with its beak. “reed buntings preened at the pool’s edge.” with object “the pigeon preened her feathers” also preen oneself (of a person) devote effort to making oneself look attractive and then admire one’s appearance.‘adolescents preening in their bedroom mirrors’ also preen oneself Congratulate or pride…

10/1/16 Time Distortion

I was a victim of time distortion. Needlessly, I might add, but victimized nevertheless. My old nemesis, amperage-interrupting fatigue, has returned, one of the many symptoms of CLL. Some days are better than others, but some days the power just goes out. I had two days like that this week, Tuesday and Thursday. There’s not…