There’s lots of studies. I’m in one and being studied right now, except the study I’m in is called a trial, though it’s a study just the same. “Studies show” has become the hallmark defense of mostly indefensible opinions. There’s lots of opinions, and nearly three times as many studies. You can choose from the…
Here’s a song I wrote that my daughter, Piper, absolutely nails, right along with the fabulous band playing with us. Captured in 2012 in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. And just for fun…. Blaine Sprouse and Bob Applebaum wearing out the tune Angelina Baker I listen to these every couple of days and never tire of…
Be as you wish to seem Socrates I am known in the general public as Mississippi Chris Sharp. It is my stage name. It was given to me by some musicians whose talents I admire and whose friendships are precious. As I told one friend who gave a haughty sneer of disapproval when I started…
I have been taking the ruxolitinib (Jakafi®) since June 17, which is nearly a month. I have been back to Houston to see Dr. Gooday, once, on July 6, and will return on July 18. This is a powerful drug and a Phase II clinical trial so I have to be monitored closely. Everything was…
Are numbers ever nefarious? Do numbers themselves have a wicked agenda? I reckon numbers don’t care what they are. They are just numbers. It is, I suppose, their significance to us in certain arenas that render them nefarious or not. Seven is a lucky number on a craps table, but only on your come…
In an earlier blog post, I discussed the list. Lots of folks want to know about the list, some of which I share, but most of which I keep to myself. “How are you doing?” an acquaintance recently asked. “Just fine,” I said on automatic pilot. “And you?” They beleaguered me with their entire list,…
It is Cinco de Mayo, which, for me, has only the significance of being May the 5th. Mexicans are flocking in record numbers to this country, leaving behind one that has harsh laws for those who would emigrate there, and its emigres demand the right to move here and stay here and bring their relatives…
“How are you doing?” I was recently asked by an acquaintance. It is the functional equivalent of saying, “Good morning,” as no one really expects or wants the answer to the question if it’s other than an automatic, “Just fine.” Then, there is the list. My brother is a wonderful man. I treasure our relationship…
We’ve absorbed so much foolishness, it has become part of us. We drip with it. This morning, I read about a reaction of the student government at Emory University after some students reported they had felt threatened after seeing “Donald Trump 2016” written in chalk on some campus sidewalks. The student government was offering free…
Media of any sort is a powerfully curious thing. But this thing called the internet, and its child, social media, is more than curious. It is downright dangerous. I have noticed from observing the stats collected by WordPress for my blog site that I get far more hits when I post my reaction to current…
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