(Featured photo: Courtesy of Beth Macdonald) For those of us in our later years, we know what Atul Gawande means as he documents the importance of the quality of life in his book, “Mortality: Medicine and What Matters in the End” Atul talked with Juergen Bludau, a geriatrician, who told him the job of any
I am not a vegetarian nor a rabid carnivore. I believe in moderation in eating and am fortunate to enjoy an inclusive, diverse diet . Given a choice between meat or fresh fruits and veggies, I will take the latter. Carne (meat, especially beef) plays large in the diets and menus in Argentina and Chile.
(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
In what many are calling “harrowing times” where do you go and what do you do to find comfort, a measure of solace and peace? It has been a stressful week for people who care. It could be a personal issue such as a serious illness or death of a loved one, a national
When I divide my life into four parts, regardless of years, it is childhood, early adulthood, mature adulthood, and the elder stage. There are times for each stage. While they might seem arbitrary or fixed to others, I link them to transitions, moving from one stage to another. The seasons of change. My childhood ended
“I have heard it said that… at the intersection of existence, awareness, and bliss, all divisions will disappear… I look forward to that state.” Kumud Ajmani, a good friend and moderator of a Sunday morning group called Spirit Chat for the past 12 years, offered that up to the group last Sunday. It is
