This month, my dear cousin Shirley turns 100-years-old. She is well and ‘holding up.’ While we are not close in terms of vicinity, we still chat on the phone. Her humor and recollection of stories remain vital, although she does repeat a lot of what she says. Gosh, for that matter many of my younger … Read more
This is a perfect time for the Big Reveal, the ultimate secret to longevity. After almost 10 years writing this blog, and for some of you almost 10 years reading it, I figured it was a goal to conquer, a treasure to find. The Plan I couldn’t do it. My plan was to write an … Read more
For years now, I have periodically re-visited a chart I made for myself eons ago. It has undergone numerous reincarnations; presumably following the evolution of my own life and ideas. It was originally produced for my first (and now out-of-print) book, cited in the footnote. However, I had actually been working on it long before … Read more
Chances are good you’ve never heard of the body’s Endocannabinoid System (ECS). When I was in school, we did not study this subject. The reason is clear. It wasn’t identified until the early 1990s. Yet, if it had been, there might have been suspicion of any results since the researchers were exploring THC (technically Tetrahydrocannabinol) … Read more
Note: To lighten reading – and writing – loads during this month of doubtless numerous activities, this is my one special post to you. I will ‘see’ you again in the New Year. Interviewing Shirley B. Of late, an inspiration hit me. I don’t have many relatives on ‘my side’ of the family and certainly … Read more
When Tinkerbell is dying and Peter Pan asks all children to clap their hands if they believe in fairies, I can’t quite resist clapping my hands. It’s not like the cowardly lion’s fearful exclamation of ‘I do, I do, I do, I do, I do believe in spooks.’ Instead it symbolizes a hopeful joy that … Read more