What I wish I’d known at 50

May 18, 2026
at-50
At 50, I thought I knew a lot. My plan was to age like fine wine. I had lived through enough by then—love, loss, reinvention, disappointment, joy. I had...
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32 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

What do we do when public health officials are incompetent?

May 13, 2026
public-health
It's pretty unsettling when you can no longer trust the people tasked with protecting public health because they are not only incompetent, but on the fringe. When their...
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8 Comments · Healthy Living, Opinion

Why it’s important to read the room

May 11, 2026
read-the-room
Read the room sounds like a casual phrase, but it’s actually a sophisticated social skill. It means recognizing the emotional and social dynamics that already...
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17 Comments · Inspiration, Opinion

Conspiracy, skeptics, gullibility and logic

April 20, 2026
skeptics
Many smart people, scientists, especially, pride themselves on being what they call "skeptics." Well, they shouldn't puff up about that, because a true scientist...
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4 Comments · Blog, Opinion

What they don’t tell you about aging

April 15, 2026
aging
Here’s what they don’t tell you about aging: All the losses you’ll experience. Friends and loved ones will die. Some from aging, but some too soon. Or...
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14 Comments · Blog, Opinion

We don’t know what we don’t know

April 13, 2026
we-don't-know
It's possible that some of my long-held beliefs are based on lies. Entirely possible. It's also possible that they are not based on lies at all and still hold true....
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6 Comments · Opinion

When secrets & lies are policy

April 12, 2026
Our systems are broken—and it isn’t subtle anymore. It's glaringly obvious. It's clear that often, we have been told one thing "officially", only to learn later...
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4 Comments · Blog, Opinion

How realism & adaptability ensure a better death

April 1, 2026
Is there ever a "good death"? I don't know. But I do know that there's such thing as a "better death." It was about four years ago. Pandemic days. We all sat on...
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6 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

Who am I? I asked ChatGPT.

March 30, 2026
chatgpt
So many people say they've had actual conversations with ChatGPT and I wondered how that worked. So I decided to begin by asking ChatGPT the question, "Who am I?" I...
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10 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

My position won’t surprise you

March 25, 2026
I wondered how long it would take her to block me on social media and she finally did. Her position on Israel & Gaza has been loud and strident. I knew that my...
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12 Comments · Opinion

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