…. The NIH reports that aerobic exercise is “beneficial to telomere length” & NYT says running is better for “lasting health” so I’m going to see if I can run without hurting myself….
11/21/2023
…Congratulations! You have now surpassed the US life expectancy by 5 years! That’s in chronological age. Have you computed your biological age?…
11/20/2023
…Rosalynn Carter – what a lady! I appreciate her efforts to destigmatize mental health issues & to highlight the efforts of family caregivers. ….Would that all prominent women had her humility & grace! ….
11/19/2023
…Inflection Point! That phrase in the first sentence of your op-ed piece caught my attention this AM….
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11/18/2023
…It’s raining & when it does, I find myself reciting, “Drip, Drop, it’s raining,” the beginning of a poem from Highlights Magazine I taught my daughter when she was small. You are lucky to have memorized so many poems….
11/16/2023
…On your walk around the grounds, did you talk at all or was it just a photo op? If so, did XJ speak English with you? If so, what did you talk about?…
11/15/2023
…About 50,000 pregnant women are in Gaza, with 5,500 babies due in the next month. Accouchement is dangerous enough when done in a sterile setting. Mothers should not have to go through it under squalid conditions….
11/14/2023
…Are you ready for some angry protestors upon your arrival to SF? You might read signs such as, “Poor Man’s Blood, Rich Man’s Profit, No War but Class War, No to APEC” & “People + Planet over Profit + Plunder.”…
11/13/2023
…I’m sure Jokowi (JW) has an opinion about that. When you discuss military matters with him, please do not make him choose sides. Indonesia needs all of the friends it can get…
11/12/2023
…Please call to thank Teaneck High School students, Liora Pelavin, & Rawda Elbatrawish. Today’s WP featured them for starting interfaith educational conversations to promote a healing & understanding dialogue….
11/11/2023
…Armistice Day reminds me of my dad’s grandfather, Colonel H. Trippe, who received an Army Distinguished Service Medal for his bridge building efforts in the Meuse-Argonne operation in 1918….
11/10/2023
…Did your heart swell when you heard AUW Local 1268 Pres Matt Frantzen gushing about how grateful he was for the phone calls you made on behalf of his “brothers & sisters?” I loved hearing his Chicago accent, especially when he said, “honor.”…
