The following is an excerpt from my dad's narrative. Interesting perspective about getting a bunch of bananas for a quarter and the meds given for those suffering from the 1918 flu.

"World War I came along about this time. I was always having to move from one family to another … Continue Reading ››

I doubt I'm the only one. And yeah, I'm aware of overreacting, but the corona pandemic and shutdowns remind me of the short-timer status in Vietnam. Am I going to catch malaria, get shot, trip a booby trap, get bitten by a viper, or screw up? 

I've got a 50% … Continue Reading ››

The US needs to develop a hack-proof online voting system in advance of the 2020 election. 

Over the years I've had lots of therapy and have read several books about PTSD--the triggers,  the brain-rewiring possibilities--and consider myself a reasonably informed layman. One of the most interesting works I've read is Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman, M.D. The initial copyright was 1992 and the version I read added a … Continue Reading ››