I’m not saying this because I’m old.  I’m saying this because it’s true.  What’s new isn’t always what’s best.  When I’m feeling nauseous, I’d prefer a doctor’s home visit rather than sit clutching my sides in her office. She imagines care is more efficient when

Even a pandemic has its humorous aspects.  Isis terrorists have been warned to stay out of Europe for fear they will catch the coronavirus, (The Week, March 27, 2020, pg. 6.)  Sex workers in Nevada report a booming business (Ibid, pg. 6)  And there’s a rumor floating around that

I’ll never quit cable television.  It’s not a matter of principal but one of fact. Cable comes with my retirement center contract. I seldom use it.  If I’m not watching OPB,  a Netflix  disc is my second choice for entertainment.  So, I wasn’t surprised to read, recently,

Over the holidays, a couple  introduced me to their son who was visiting from Boston.  As he was a young man, I asked what he did for a living.  He said he was a medical researcher and was working on a drug for multiple sclerosis.  A lump hardened in my throat as I remembered a br

I’ve read so much about the way technology is changing our lives that my eyes glaze when I learn another app is about to revolutionize the work place.  Mostly the trend is to eliminate jobs.  China, for example, has long benefitted from a large population and an abundance of cheap