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Tag Archives: Education
The Role Of Luck In Our Lives
It’s interesting to see how people view the role of luck in their lives, and how these perceptions reflect on their own views of themselves. Recent research has shown that chance plays a far larger role in our lives than … Continue reading
Posted in America, Beauty, Family, Medicine, Organizations, School, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged College Admissions, Education, Ivy League Schools, Luck
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A Better Question
It’s Poetry Monday, so here is another offering from one of my personal favorites, Peter Ferenczi. Since the years he wrote his poetry, Peter has found happiness, which is great for him and his family, but drove away, at least … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Poetry, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Education, Growing up, Life, Lifestyle, Philosophy
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Honor Is Not Just A Word
I had a lot of time for contemplation yesterday during the four hour drive to and from San Diego, and in the many hours waiting for my step-brother to get out of his long surgery. (Happily, it went well.) He … Continue reading
Posted in America, Family, Honor, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Education, Kids, Life, Lifestyle, Philosophy
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Book Recommendations
Since many of us are in social isolation mode, I have found myself doing a lot more reading recently than I usually do, and wanted to share with my readers a couple of my recent favorites. If you enjoy non-fiction, … Continue reading
Posted in America, Books and Literature, Communism, friendship, Medicine, Revolution, Russians, Science, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Beauty, Ecology, Education, Environment, Kids, Life, Lifestyle
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How Did We Become Extremists?
As I look around me, the conclusion seems inevitable – we are all becoming extremists. In prior years, politics were able to function based on the ability of our representatives to reach a compromise regarding important issues. No one got … Continue reading
Posted in America, News and politics, Politics, Religion, Science, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Education, Life, Lifestyle, Philosophy
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An Investing Tragedy
Alexander Kearns, a 20 year old sophomore management student at the University of Nebraska committed suicide after his account at Robinhood, an online financial app, showed him with a negative balance of over $700,000. The app, targeted at young people, … Continue reading
Posted in America, Finance and Investing, Lies, News and politics, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Disasters, Education, Life, Stocks
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Southeast Asia – Hong Kong
It all started with my mentor, Dr. Pincus. He came up to me in the hospital hallway one day, asking me if I was interested in taking a break in my training program, and travel to Indonesia to teach a … Continue reading
Posted in America, Communism, Health and wellness, Humor, Los Angeles, Medicine, Organizations, School, Thoughts & Musings, Travel, Uncategorized, Vietnam War
Tagged Education, Hong Kong, Life, Mentoring
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War Stories From County – Chapter 6
As I mentioned in a prior post, my attending on the medicine service was an infectious disease specialist by training, and he persuaded me to select the infectious disease service as one of my electives. It was one of those … Continue reading
Posted in America, Health and wellness, Hungary, Los Angeles, Medicine, School, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Education, Health, Life, Vaccines
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