I broke my ankle back in August while hiking on The Long Trail. The good news is that I was biking on the C&O Towpath by early September. The bad news is that the confidence with which I used to navigate the world on my feet has fled. Suddenly, I’m cautious not just about walking […]
The Middle Ages
Einstein’s Relativity and Middle Age
One hundred years ago, Albert Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity, replacing the Newtonian theory that gravity was a force inside the earth with the idea that gravity is imprinted in the geometry of the universe. Try as I might to understand the physics of the cosmos according Einstein, I’ve settled, instead, for an […]
Bucket List
The Middle Ages are often when people start thinking about the things they still want to do before they die. Some start Bucket Lists: things to do and places to go before “kicking the bucket.”Tasks include anything from learning to ride a bike to traveling to remote corners of the earth. For those who have […]
The Myth of the Empty Nest
Last year, my dad downsized from an independent two-bedroom apartment to an assisted two-room suite. This move involved shedding a great deal of Stuff: ancient mattresses went straight to the dump, clothes to a charity thrift store, and books to the library sale. The furniture, artwork and bric-a-brac presented a more difficult challenge, especially when […]
Bonehead
I’m less concerned about the bone loss of osteoporosis than I am with the ossification of my brain. Osteoporosis is another one of those diseases that can be largely prevented with the same good health habits of diet and exercise we’re supposed to be following to prevent heart disease, obesity, diabetes and certain cancers. That’s […]
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