You need to know that there is a lot of well-meant but dumb fitness advice out there. And it is up to you to screen it out… not follow it. Or you can wreck your back… make a mess...
A Punch In The Nose

In books and movies, people are constantly being punched in the nose. In a long and eventful life, I have never been punched in the nose. Not once. Or anyplace else. Probably because I am a coward, thank God,...
The Pelicans!

Hilly and I flew down to Florida (a one day round trip for me) to wish her parents a HAPPY 60TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY last night. Not bad. Ken (see pic) is a particular treat for me. He has long...
BackForever: The Subscription, Back Pain Video Protocol

Brace yourselves: this Fortnightly is going to be a commercial, plain and simple. A rare exception to our rule, but it makes sense here. This whole thing is only going to be of interest to serious back-pain sufferers. But...
Three Parties

I found myself at three very different events last week and they seem like a modest comment on our life, Hilary’s and mine. Three little points on a long path. Last Call One was a cocktail party at Sarah...
Going South

The caption can be read two ways. First, Hilly and I went south on vacation for the first time ever (to Lyford Cay in the Bahamas), as opposed to our regular trips West, to ski. It can also be...