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No sex talk please, Mom, I’m your middle aged daughter.
I was asked to give the talk 6 months ago, while I was still in Michigan. Like most “asks” so far ahead of time, it seemed like a fine idea. I was sure that by November, I would be comfortably ensconced in my new role at UC Davis. The talk would be a great way
Clash of the Turkeys
Since my last blogpost, we have made a lot of changes. In June, the whole family including Patrick and myself, the three “kids” (the girls are 22 and 19, but still) and our 2 dogs moved to California. I started a new job as Chair of Psychiatry at University of California Davis. We have a
Running down a dream
It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down I had the radio on, I was drivin’ Trees went by, me and Del were singin’ little Runaway I was flyin’ Yeah runnin’ down a dream That never would come to me Workin’ on a mystery, goin’ wherever it leads Runnin’ down a dream –Runnin’ down
Put away your tickbooks! Post cards from London, part III (final)
I have been thinking this week of Professor Peterec. He was one of the best professors I had at Bucknell University. He taught political geography with a larger than life presence. Almost live theater. His class was stellar and eye opening for 20 year old college kids. One of the things I remember most from
Postcards from London 2017- Part II
Monday was a working from “home” day for me. I worked all day from the flat while Tasia went off to her National Health Service clinical observations. Two things about that: It surprises me how quickly a place becomes “home” if I am comfortable. I love this flat. I love the street noise that lulls
Postcards from London 2017-Part I
We left for London on Friday night. This trip, it is my older daughter Tasia and I. For me, a week in London at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, as well as meeting with London collaborators on dementia research. For Tasia, a pre-med student, the opportunity to shadow doctors at the National Health Service. On
