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Loving Others


What were the best moments of your life? My last glucose was 544, so I thought this was a good time to collect the best moments of my life. The most recent was in April at the Empathic Therapy Conference. … Continue reading

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Welfare, Racism and the Post-Standard (Part II)


By April 15, 2011, I was asking different kinds of questions in “Welfare Information:  Getting’ It”:  How can county legislators vote the budget without knowing who’s on Welfare and what it’s costing?  “All there is to work with is [County … Continue reading

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Sex, Doctors, “Mental Illness” and Medicaid


“You have enemies?  Good.  That means you’ve stood up for something in your life.”  Winston Churchill The underlined questions are things for which people searched my blog, followed by my answers. Why is sex on the beach bad? I dunno—pretty sandy?  … Continue reading

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Welfare & Medicaid, Race & Sex


In Onondaga County, according to statistics provided by Dept. of Social Services Commissioner David Sutkowy, the following are racial statistics for people receiving services. Racial Statistics                                            White             Black              Hispanic Medicaid                                37,663            18,374                        4,773 Food Stamps                         30,062           19,728                        4,740 … Continue reading

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Men, Women and Doctors


            The sun has risen on a skiff of snow covering the houses and hills outside my window.  My home and I are quiet this morning.  James Taylor’s “You’ve Got a Friend” accompanies tea.  Rainbows are dancing off the prism … Continue reading

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Sex, Drugs, and Pheromones: What’s Wrong with Your Love Life?


What would you do if the drugs you are taking are the cause of your lousy love life? I was socially and sexually active from the ages of 18 to 28.  From age 28 until 54, I didn’t have a … Continue reading

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Answers to More Questions 2


Can a sixty-three-year-old divorced male on Social Security receive Food Stamps? Food Stamps have nothing to do with age, marital status or sex.  They are awarded based on poverty so, yes, your Social Security payments may be so low that you qualify … Continue reading

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Life, the Universe, and Our Preoccupation with Medicine


This morning’s news has a story that begins “DNA taken from a pinkie bone at least 30,000 years old . . .” so let’s think about 30,000 years. This is the year 2010.  Our time more-or-less began with the birth … Continue reading

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Female Sexuality: How to Say No, Have Good Sex, and Get Married, Not Necessarily in That Order (Part I)


             Let us begin at the beginning.  You are an animal, and—like all God’s creatures—a pretty fine one.  Compared to a wildebeest or an anteater, you look pretty good.  You are, however, the most complicated animal on earth, and therefore … Continue reading

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Why Not Sex on the Beach?


I was in a restaurant, waiting for my colleagues to arrive for a business meeting, when the bartender asked me if I’d like a drink.  Yes, I would, but I hadn’t had a mixed drink in twenty-five years. I’ll be … Continue reading

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