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Science and the Near-Death Experience 13 Aug 2013 | 07:48 am
Scientists say they’ve measured significant increases of brain activity at the approach of death, possibly explaining why people think they are seeing typical “near” death experiences like tunnels and...
Even the Reviled A-Rod Deserves Due Process 3 Aug 2013 | 09:34 pm
The Washington Post’s Sally Jenkins has an excellent column today in which she points out that for as much of a clueless dolt as Yankee 3rd baseman, Alex Rodriguez seems to be, his notoriety should no...
$2900 for a Room- $75 for a Sponge 25 Jul 2013 | 03:11 am
The Brazilian penthouse suite at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro The good folks at Georgetown University Hospital sent me a document the other day informing me of the charges incurred for a r...
Mariano’s Moment 17 Jul 2013 | 10:18 pm
(Photo by the great Bob Leverone) Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the New York Yankees have produced the best players in baseball through the decades and the All-Star game sendoff last night for retiring close...
Why Bryce Harper is a Hero and Baseball is Just a Game 8 Jul 2013 | 09:13 pm
(Photo By John McDonnell, Washington Post) Baseball players can be jerks. Sometimes they ignore fans or practically snarl at them or walk right by when approached for an autograph or a photo. And tal...
Hi Ho Hi Ho- It’s Off to Work We Go 24 Jun 2013 | 09:56 pm
It’s been an interesting journey to say the least but I am officially back at work at NPR today. So far so good. My colleagues have been so very kind and welcoming. I did not wilt in the heat. I did n...
Walking All Over Cancer 4 Jun 2013 | 10:53 pm
I am so psyched and happy to say that I’ve signed up to participate in a 5K Walk, June 15th, benefiting Purple Stride, an organization dedicated to fighting pancreatic cancer, which claimed a much bel...
Notes from Recovery-ville 27 May 2013 | 10:32 pm
I don’t mean to turn this blog into a personal medical site, but God apparently did, so…. We’re just past the halfway point of the short side of the theoretical recovery period after most of my stomac...
The World from a Hospital Bed 14 May 2013 | 03:10 am
I lasted posted the night before major cancer surgery, expressing both confidence and alarm. It’s now been about ten days and I am doing extraordinarily great, especially considering the circumstance...
Going Under the Knife with Equal Parts Grit and Fear 1 May 2013 | 05:43 pm
The following account includes details of human biology that could make normal people a little queasy. It’s an honest account and, I might add, a therapeutic one for the author. Last time somebody op...
