September 2022 - Page 3 of 5

The Snake

It would be a good title for a political post – maybe something about Rudy or Gregg or Donald and his entourage. But it isn’t. […]

Anniversaries

From the Latin annus for year and vertere meaning to turn, we commemorate important events in our lives. Some are as personal as they are […]

This Week in Viruses

Here is Week 130 of BCM President Paul Klotman’s COVID updates. The COVID pandemic seems to have arrived at a steady state, for now; we […]

Unseemly

In most circumstances, I would more likely say inappropriate or maybe wrong. But sometimes, unseemly is the best choice. Take, for instance, solicitations for political […]

The Ganzfeldt

It was 1971, I think. I was working at the newly established UT School of Public Health in Houston. Mine was an IT job. And […]

FRAPs

No, it isn’t a refreshing new beverage from Starbucks or McDonalds. FRAPs are Frenetic Random Activity Periods. Yesterday, I learned about FRAPs for the first […]

Precedents

I say that what is good for the goose is good for the gander. In the Dobbs decision, Samuel Alito cleverly dispensed with the precedent […]

Passing Notes

Her given name may have been Mary or Ruth or maybe Jane; I do not remember. I recall only that her surname was Cox. She […]

Social Interactions

I’m an introvert who has, after decades of practice, learned to imitate extrovert behaviors. Most of us can do both, but we each have a […]

Otro Menudo

I’m going to make beef fajitas for dinner, and I decided this morning that we needed to hit our favorite little Mexican restaurant before the […]