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COVID-19 is a Global Effort
We should approach preparations for future pandemics by forming a global consortium of nations that funds an international think tank and research center focused on the next pandemic and developing a global strategy for fighting it and finding medical solutions. … Continue reading
Running out of Time
When I was young I feared death but never though my life clock was running out of time. Now that I am in my senior years I don’t fear death as much but I am aware that every day I am alive on earth is a day closer to death. And of greater importance how much time will I be mobile and mentally active. I now have to spend more effort taking care of myself. My objective is not to live as long as possible but to extend the time I have available to be mobile and mentally alert. Thus diet and exercise are important. But for now life seems well worth living and investing time to keep on going. Continue reading
Posted in Personal Perspective
Tagged aging, body and mind, clock keep ticking, diet and exercise, health, keeping active, old age, slowing down
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Playing Life Safe – Missed Opportunities
For most of my adult life I have lived life rather on the safe side taking few chances that would endanger my physical and financial well being. I did few activities that could be considered risky and did not gamble … Continue reading
Posted in Life's Lessons, Personal Perspective
Tagged cancer, enjoy life, health, life is too short, take risks
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Retirement, Its Upsides and Downsides
I retired at the age of 65 after a good career with a good company. It was a choice I freely made. My work required quite a bit of traveling and I was tiring of so much travel. I knew … Continue reading
Posted in Life's Lessons, Personal Perspective
Tagged 401(k), enjoy, Future, health, Leisure, Life is good, money, Retirement
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Of Modern Times and the Caveman
The brain of man is an absolutely fascinating organ designed well ahead of its time and seems in a way to defy evolution. Its development was a quantum jump in evolutionary development. Though our brains have changed little since man lived in caves the amount of new information needing to be processed by man today is many orders of magnitude more than our caveman ancestors. Continue reading
Posted in Social Issues, Society
Tagged cancer, caveman, couch potato, diabetes, exercise, health, junk food, lazy, obesity, stroke, technology
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