TWELVE MOST POPULAR OF 2023
This is a review by “vote” of my readers of the most read of 71 blogs published in the past year. The reasons why these emerged as the top twelve may have to do with the content, where they appeared, how and when they were shared, and a few other unknown variables, such as the
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JANUARY IN 55 WORDS
Another “new” year, one after the other, Marked by a special moment in time; Measured in some way, even celebrated. Once we turned the page on a hanging wall calendar Or in a day timer, diary or log Now some digital device gives us day, date and time. Effortless, without even needing to Remember anything.
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CHRISTMAS AND STUFF 2023
Orig, 2012 Rev. 2023 A funny thing happened in late 2012 on the way to Best Buy. I was listening to NPR and an interview with Annie Leonard, author of The Story of Stuff. If you know the book, then nothing more need be said but if you don’t, the sub-title is “How Our Obsession
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WINTER SOLSTICE 2023
Orig. 12/15/18 Rev. 12/18/23 This year’s winter solstice occurs on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 at 10:27 p.m. Eastern time, 3:27 UTC. according to the Almanac. The Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice always falls on December 21 or 22. The sun will reach its southernmost point before starting back on its northward trek toward Spring. That’s for
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LIFE, DEATH AND IN BETWEEN
Death comes for all of us regardless of age. In 2022, about 3.27 million deaths were reported in the United States and here’s a breakdown of the causes as reported in 2021: The top 10 causes accounted for almost 75% of all deaths in the U.S. in 2021. Heart disease (695,547) Cancer (605,213) COVID-19 (416,893)
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ADVENT 2023
ARRIVING Advent is two-thirds of adventure, the other third being the suffix ure. an abstract-noun suffix of action, and result, occurring in words from French and Latin: pressure; legislature. In the world of medicine, we have procedures, and established ways of doing something. My life has been a big adventure and a series of
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LISTENING AND LEARNING
Orig. 12/31/14 / Rev. 12/1/2023 I once said to Bill Moyers that one reason I enjoyed his presentations was that he was a very good teacher and I learned so much by just listening to him. Bill is a great storyteller. He responded by saying that he considered himself a student and was always
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GET READY, SET, GO
(Orig Nov 2013. Rev 11/27/23) Last night was the full moon known as the Beaver Moon. I did not know for sure why it was called that so I looked it up in the Old Farmer’s Almanac, a trusted source for many years, and here’s what it said, “Full Beaver Moon – November. “This was
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FROM GIVING THANKS TO LIVING THANKS
(Orig, 11/21/22 Rev. 11/20/24) First in a series of reprints from past posts. It seems timely to start with giving thanks to all of you who have read my blogs for the past 12 years. Additions and/or revisions to the original will be noted in italics. My hope is you will enjoy reading these
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