Category Archives: Health and death

“Think continually how many physicians are dead after often fretting over the sick.” I repeat this line from Marcus Aurelius as I chat with an anesthetist prior to a recent up-the-butt adventure trek at the hospital here in Siberia With … Continue reading →

“Are you going to be alive when I’m a teenager?” I’m strolling through the supermarket in Siberia With a View, accompanied by my 6-year-old grandson, Banzai. We’re holding hands and the store’s music system is playing So Happy Together, by … Continue reading →