optimism – Uncharted Waters

Lessons from Planaria: Persistence in Science and Life

In my 1960s college days, I was lucky enough to observe live flatworms (planaria) under microscopes. They are incredibly cute, with two big eyes on the tops of their triangular…

All Politics is Local…

I’m working very hard to ignore the news these days: tragic photos of Gaza refugees, stories of career civil servants being illegally dismissed, the fear of our many immigrant neighbors;…

Uncharted Waters
Letting go of Life
Holding on to Joy

Married female, mother of two, grandmother of five. Living in a senior living community, where dinner, house maintenance, and continuing care are part of the contract. Residents in this community are actively engaged in our lifestyle here; I currently help produce Zoom programs, and help edit our webpage. Physically "healthy for your age" despite shortness of breath, two knee replacements, a cardiac murmur, various skin issues and an incipient back problem.