Dinner tonight is escargot with a Mediterranean salad. Here are the little gastropods. Susan: “Our snails are simmering in white wine with shallots and garlic.” […]
Read MoreSynchronized Dying
I think it was one of my residency mates who once lamented that for so many, the death of the mind and death of the […]
Read MorePoised for Invasion
I have been seeing ads for a Fox Network special titled, “The Miseducation of America,” on MSNBC. The irony is not lost on me. In […]
Read MoreDomestication
Kedi is sitting at the threshold of the French doors gazing intently at a fat squirrel getting a drink on the deck. Me: “I just […]
Read MoreThe Artichoke of Liberty
We’re having Gulf of Maine salmon and an artichoke for dinner. I bought an especially beautiful specimen of artichoke, and Susan was inspired to recreate […]
Read MoreThis Week in COVID
Here is Dr. Klotman’s COVID pandemic week 97 update. The virus is showing us yet another of its faces. It’s hardly a surprise, right? Like […]
Read MoreKittens at Play
The young ladies are tussling on the floor as they do several times each day. They pull their punches, of course. And their purpose is […]
Read MoreInspection and Approval
The CASPER foundation arrived this morning, and we assembled it on our World Market bed frame. We dragged the mattress over the foundation, and the […]
Read MoreProgrammed for Death
With few exceptions, cancers arise from our own DNA. I say with few exceptions because some cancers have viral triggers. A common example is cancers […]
Read MoreLast Night in Food Porn
Last night I made shrimp scampi with a sprinkling of shredded parmesan, lemon zest and a garnish of freshly chopped sprigs of Italian parsley. Susan […]
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