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Metaphors, collective Memory, and the Pandemic

I recently finished watching “It’s a Sin” (HBO). The show follows a group of friends living together in London during

My last post wasn’t very hopeful, but then it all happened fairly quickly. I called Monday, didn’t get through. Called

Now that the vaccine is out, I have been waiting patiently. When at the end of December it was clear

What a year! It started with the US almost going to war with Iran (remember that?), and it ended with

It’s been a long, long summer. It began with the murder of Breonna Taylor, the threat to birdwatcher Chris Cooper’s

I had my Remicade infusion yesterday. It’s the fourth Remicade infusion in the times of the Corona. Instead of the

The New York Times has done it again. First, they invited a racist senator to write an op-ed, didn’t read

It’s been roughly two months since we started social distancing, working from home, wearing a mask, staying home. And everywhere,

Tell us a bit about yourself: When and how were you diagnosed? In October 1977 I was at college and

I had a remicade appointment this morning. Driving through Portland to get there was eerie- barely any cars, barely any