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About Christmas, my grandmother and Hillary Rodham Clinton

Christmas has always been a favorite holiday for me. When I was born, in 1939, at the end of the great depression, we lived with my maternal grandparents. My grandmother, Fannie (Feiga, originally) Levine, emigrated by herself from what was… Continue Reading →

December 23, 2024 2

On Watching “The West Wing”

A play ought to be a just and lively image of human nature, representing its passions and humors, and the changes of fortune to which it is subject, for the delight and instruction of mankind.           … Continue Reading →

November 24, 2020 5

Adages, aphorisms and more …

Favorite aphorisms, adages, sayings and quotes – (mostly learned, a few made up) – collected over many years … aphorism: a terse saying embodying a universal truth or astute observation. adage: a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation…. Continue Reading →

April 16, 2019 9

A President Lies in State

  John F. Kennedy lying in state, November 24, 1963 On Friday, November 22, 1963, 55 years ago, I was a third-year medical student sitting in a lecture room on the second floor of Freedmen’s Hospital, Washington, D.C. The lecture… Continue Reading →

December 4, 2018 4

Thoughts on One More Birthday

Contrary to T.S. Eliot, April is definitely not—at least for me—the cruelest month. To the contrary, April has always meant springtime, sunshine, light rains (“ … April showers bring May flowers …”) and the promise of summer warmth and vacations…. Continue Reading →

April 27, 2017 12

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