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Monthly Archives: January 2009
A rose by any other name
I don’t ask myself questions like “Who am I?” or “Why am I here?” I am me. I’m just here; a result of countless random events, from molecular to cosmic. I am – I was – a biologist, so the … Continue reading
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Mother’s last years: How we treat the very old. Part II
Today, January 25, 2009, is the third anniversary of my mother’s death. This post is about her last 6 months of life, and it ends with a question which I keep asking myself. I don’t know the answer. … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
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Flying to Atlanta
On Monday I came home from Atlanta where I had visited my son Ben and his family, and my daughter Clare and her fiancé. My experience with air travel was somewhat worse than I had expected. For reasons mysterious … Continue reading
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The levee and other island trivia
Two days ago we were walking the poodles in the rain and Jud, who lives up the road from us, drove past. He was coming home from work early because there are floods all over Bellingham. It’s a long round … Continue reading
Posted in Day to day, Island life
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Mother’s last years: How we treat the very old, part I
This post got way longer than I intended, so I am going to separate it into two parts. It is about the last 2 years of my mother’s life, and the way she died. I believe the story illustrates aspects … Continue reading
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Food and Life, part 3
The year has turned. I’m on a diet. Like Ronni Bennett’s aunt Edith, I want to be thin one more time before I die. So possibly this is not the best time to be thinking and writing about food. But … Continue reading
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