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Cliff Notes: Rio Zika, by Michael Crichton
Dystopian novel set in the near future, written by Michael Crichton before his death in 2008. Billions of mosquitos bearing the zika virus proliferate in Rio de Janeiro coincident with the Olympic Games. The finest human specimens from all corners … Continue reading
Make Mass Violence History
When I was eight years old, in 1963, I gave my parents an ashtray for their anniversary, a ceramic swirl of dusty coral with gilt trim. They displayed it on the coffee table. Boyhood satisfaction glowed when my mother pulled … Continue reading
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Tagged make smoking history, mass violence, public service campaigns, tolerance
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Sonnets for an Old Century
Jose Rivera’s play, Sonnets for an Old Century, is a collection of monologues spoken by strangers gathered in one place at the end of the twentieth century. The audience knows nothing about why they are gathered. Each character is given … Continue reading
The Sweatshirt
Your daughter comes over for dinner one night, fresh from a run. It’s cool on the deck so you lend her a sweatshirt, something old. You don’t remember when or how you came to have it. When she leaves, she … Continue reading
Institutionalized Adventure
Twenty years ago, when my children were young, a narrow path wound around the point in Kingsley Park, the peninsula that juts into Fresh Pond, the City of Cambridge’s reservoir. Walking paths, woods, and meadows surround the pond, three square … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged adventure playground, Cambridge MA, Fresh Pond, Fresh Pond Reservation, Kingsley Park
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Mantra for Healing and Strength
I’ve got a black band hanging from my door for lat pulls, a grey band tied to the knob for forearm rotations, a green band looped around the coffee table for leg lifts, and a red band I loop around … Continue reading
Chewing Up Our Freedoms by Biting the Hand that Feeds Him
For the past six months, Donald Trump has been the top political story in virtually every newscast. Infatuated by his provocative style, and the ratings it accrued, the media lost all sense of balance. The guy was fun. He animated … Continue reading
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Unsolicited Advice Redux
No sooner do I write an essay about unsolicited advice than I catch myself doling it out. Every rule has its exception. I was at a barbeque with friends when one half of a couple explained in great detail their … Continue reading
Unsolicited Advice
I know what my unemployed friend should do to find a job. I know how my niece should deal with her awkward boss. I know how my writing buddy should find a publisher. I know how my neighbor should trim … Continue reading
Miniseries Mania
Physical therapy is additive. Each immobilized joint and wounded tendon requires its own manipulations to come back to life. At peak, I spent six hours a day (four sessions of 1-1/2 hours each) with heating pads, putty, pulleys, gravity and … Continue reading
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Tagged Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, House of Cards, LA Law, miniseries, St. Elsewhere, The Network, The Wire
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