Tag Archives: philosophy

A Broken Link

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Stephanie

I went back in time, through many dozens of posts, after being alerted that one of a post’s links no longer worked.  In repairing the link by finding another iteration of the same late-in-life Kurt Vonnegut interview, I could not … Continue reading →

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Gathering Blue and Wisdom from Pooh

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Stephanie

The nest on Jim’s twig wreath, just outside my window, is gathering more cornflower blue denizens.  The parents are on high alert: one frequently mans the nearby pathway against intrusion, while one sits on the nest and swoops violently upwards … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Cities: Coffee in Cambridge and a Cracked Knee in Philly

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Stephanie

There is a vast difference between the narcissistic “That could have been me” and the empathetic “That could be us.”  It is not a mere matter of tense. In law school, rows of seats were tiered like an upside-down wedding … Continue reading →

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Life Lessons From a Mayonnaise Jar

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Stephanie

I don’t know how many commencements I’ve attended, but I remember what the speaker at my husband’s medical school graduation told the crowd of new interns.  He quoted the instructions on a mayonnaise jar: “Keep cool.  Do not freeze.” That’s … Continue reading →

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