Today I took a trip on a “time machine” via the London underground. I went back to 1965 when I first arrived in London at the age of 20. My grand uncle Joe Harris and his wife Alice, invited me to visit them. At that time, I was living in Paris. Living is not really … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2022
My talk to 150 high school students (mixed Jews and Arabs)
On Sunday, I had an opportunity to talk to about 150 students aged 16 and 17. I was the opening speaker for the summer program by a remarkable organization called MEET. They work with teens in what they call “The Region,” which is really Israel and the West Bank. Half of the students are Jews … Continue reading
Why the USA’s (and other countries’ ) approach to vaccine development is wrong
Sometime around October, the FDA is likely to authorize a new version of the Covid vaccination by Pfizer and Moderna and maybe others. This version was developed to be more effective against the Omicron version of Covid. But we have long since moved on from that Omicron. The issue is the FDA wants both … Continue reading
Living longer better
I have not given this blog much attention since I started writing my book, The Flight of a Wild Duck, four years ago. It was published in September of 2021. I have a lot more that I want to write, but frankly, the effort of writing a 340-page book dampened my enthusiasm for writing. Now … Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 