A Life Lived Backwards: One Man's Life
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GETTING KILLED ON YOUR HONEYMOON
Imagine getting killed on your honeymoon in beautiful Jamaica. Lois and I started out in Montego Bay, our first tropical island, in November, 1963, the day after we were wed. What a gorgeous island, i
Jordan Rich Speaks About His Encounter with Depression
Jordan and I turned the tables in this podcast. I asked the questions about his depression, and Jordan answered them. That turned out wonderfully, as you will hear. His experience was different than m
Depression. The Disease Many Have but Few Talk About
The first part of the title above is demonstrated by myself and my terrific interlocutor on these podcasts, Jordan Rich. Both of us have suffered serious depressions, but both of us, having followed c
SELF-ESTEEM AND FRIENDSHIP VERSUS NARCISSISM
One of the big ironies in our world is how self-esteem and narcissism are often confounded. One who has self-esteem, self confidence, chutzpah, whatever you want to call it, and backs that up with abi
FRIENDSHIP
The title of my upcoming memoir cites in its title the three guideposts of my life: Friendship, Inquisitiveness and Maturation. This podcast centers on friendship, and the other two facets are natural
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE PRESIDENT TO HAVE A PERSONAL DOCTOR
One dicey thing about traveling is the time it takes to get a doctor if you become ill or get hurt. Not for presidents, though. Not for me either. Heres how that goes down. It is yet another facet of
WHAT IS A GENIUS LIKE?
As I sit here on February 27, 2021 watching the horrific attack unleashed by Putin on Ukraine, I am thinking of an amazingly peaceful man who can hear the troops coming out when he plays the piano.
A POTPOURRI: BASEBALL, TEENS, MOVIES, MARRIAGE, AND POLITICS
How do you get from baseball and other kinds of ball to politics when youre talking about Paul Epstein. Who is Paul Epstein anyway? Well, Paul is the twin brother of Theo Epstein. You know, the smart
A MODEL PUBLIC SERVANT
I would ask you to read that title two ways, first as to what makes a person a model public servant, and second as to a public servant known to all of us who fits that description. Reading this note a
WHY BASEBALLERS INSPIRE YOU AND ME
Lets take YAZ, Carl Albert Yastrzemski, to be precise. Without his talent, Yaz would be an ordinary guy. With it he is extraordinary, not just as a player, but as the inspiring person he or any of us