Click here for an important article by Steven Johnson. Don't be put off by his explanation of what a blockchain is in the beginning of the article. Read on to learn how we might break out of being controlled by the proprietary software of large corporations.
Winter Bones
Photo by Stella Pence
How Well Tested Are Hip Replacement Parts?
Click here for an eye-opening article.
Guess when Charles Schultz Integrated Peanuts?
Fifty years ago, Harriet Glickman convinced Charles Schultz to create a black character for his Peanuts cartoon strip. Click here to read how she did it.
The Most Ice on the Hudson in 13 years!
Photo by Arthur Brady
Photo by Stella Pence
The Robert Fulton Puzzle Mavens Triumph!
What Younger Doctors Offer to Health Care
Click here for an interesting article suggested by Marilyn Bottjer.
Icy Morning at Kendal, Jan. 2, 2018
Photo by Stella Pence
Two Photos from our Newest Photographer
The Guardian of Clermont
Photo by Stella Pence
Lovely Kendal Evening
Photo by Stella Pence
The View from Our Window Christmas Morning near Albany, NY
Photo by Caroline Persell
Three Winter Photos from Arthur Brady
Lights in Untermeyer Park, Yonkers; Winter Solstice Sunset, and First Snow of the Season
Santa and His Elves in the Bistro Tues. eve?
Photos of His Favorite City by Arthur Brady
Photos by Arthur Brady
Want to See Some Surrealist Pictures?
Click here to see an amazing slide show sent in by Jane Hart. The text is in French, but there isn't much of it and the photos are great.
The Importance of Asking People What Matters to You Rather than What's the Matter?
Above is what a seven-year-old girl alone in the hospital facing surgery wrote in response to the question "What Matters to You?" Click here to read the entire article.
The Building Washers in Action
All photos by Bert Pepper
The View from Jeff's Front Door in Austerlitz
Photo by Jeff O'Donnell
A Note from Penny Brome
Thanks, Jeff, for the newcomers file! The picture collections Horst has given us of residents since the beginning have been such a help. Your recent file of pictures of new residents is a revelation. (And not just because my sister is in it!) This is a great group of newcomers. The ones I already know are so varied and interesting. I look forward to meeting the VERY new. With your file on hand we have a much better chance of getting the names straight! Penny Brome
Nicholas Kristof Offers Different Ways to Celebrate the Holidays
Click here to read his piece on pulling a tooth or saving a life as a new form of holiday activity.
Comment on Video about Need for Medical Aid in Dying
I saw the very moving video on medically assisted dying on the KoH web site. Please note that since that film was shot, there are now seven U. S. jurisdictions in this country that permit this: Oregon, Washington, Montana, Vermont, California, Colorado, and the District of Columbia.
In New York State the New York Civil Liberties Union, the N.Y.S. Public Health Association, the Medical Society of New York State, and the N.Y.S. Academy of Family Physicians all support it. And so does polled public opinion. The film is clear as to where the opposition comes from in this state. The tail wags the dog, alas.
Joe Costa