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1. Old Bones
The results of a recent bone scan confirmed what was suspected–– that the septuagenarian skeleton is losing density. The rheumatologist who proscribed the scan advised me to be careful in strenuous activities. He informed that within seven years of diagnosis of osteopenia–– bone density loss–– 10% of the elderly suffer broken hips. Most of those…
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U. A Few Close Calls (intro.)
Introduction: No one makes it to old age without having close-calls. In the scale of night-terrors, mine do not match those of some of my old friends. I have not passed out drunk at the wheel nor have I woken up startled after months in a coma… As with most males, many of my most-hair-raising…
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Coprolites in Amber (etc.)
Introduction: I am not a hoarder. Yet like many geriatrics, I have accumulated more than my share of junk. Also, like many of this age, I have been beset by nightmares of my children sorting through that junk in my permanent absence. Upon retirement in early 2015, I began to clean up. Much of my…
Coprolites in Amber (etc.) 