Today is the eight week anniversary of my discharge from MSK. It’s also the end of what was initially set as my "limited activites" period. I celebrated with pizza (two slices of sausage, from Capricchio’s), while the four of us watched the DVD "The Brothers Grimm" (the sort of movie that is entertaining enough on … Read more
This book asks and attempts to answer the following question: How do you raise the standard of living of the vast numbers of people living in terrible poverty in the undeveloped (the third) world? The sub-title of this book is “Economists’ Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics”. It was written by William Easterly, who was … Read more
Here is the Journal News front page article on my neighbor down the street, who I wrote about in the previous post. It’s a good article with extensive quotes by the Church pastor, Fr. Mike Keane. Two communities reeling in aftermath of fatal crash. Unfortunately they refer to John as the "Grand Wizard" of the … Read more
In fact it was a really bad day – an awful day. This morning (Wednesday) our friend and my assistant Judy came over to the house at 8:30 with the terrible news that a neighbor of mine, who lived at the end of the street, had been killed the previous evening in a car crash. … Read more
Today was the third of the first four Rituxin treatments I am getting post- chemotherapy. The next and last series will be in four months. Before the treatment I was seen by my original oncologist, Dr. Wasserheit. I hadn’t seen her in several months, and she was quite plesed to see that I’d weathered all … Read more
Here’s a Boston Globe interview published this past weekend with Archbishop Sean O’Malley, who was put into the Boston mess after the resignation of Cardinal Law. O’Malley Transcript – The Boston Globe. Archbishop O’Malley is a Capuchin Franciscan, who is well thought of by people who know him. The Boston Globe is owned by the … Read more
Depending on your position/perspective, tomorrow is the third anniversary of the Iraqi incursion – or – liberation – or – invasion. Here’s what some Iraqis think: Iraqis see long road to recovery – World – insider.washingtontimes.com . Here’s what the NY Times editorial page has to say: The Stuff That Happened – New York Times … Read more
Some of my journal commentary recently made it into a medical newsletter. You can see it here, under "Wired" Hospital Rooms. Innovation: It’s Not Just a Paper Saver – by Susan Konig – The Heartland Institute It got in because my neighbor and friend Sue Konig (author of "Why Animals Live so Close to the … Read more
I got out seven weeks ago. I should have only another week plus a few days of limited activites and diet restrictions, but I will probably ease very gradually back to normal activites and diet, considering my recent bacterial chest infection and yeast infection. I believe both infections are now past tense. Temperature is normal, … Read more
I posted a while ago about the horrible genocidal war going on in Darfur, Sudan. It is mentioned in the NRO article I linked to in the previous post. My friend John Lally, who has been very involved in Save Darfur efforts, sent me an email which I reproduce below. Re: my Republican Congressional representative … Read more