“He not busy being born is busy dying” is a line from Bob Dylan’s song, It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding). The cycle of life from birth to death has, in one way or another, been a major subject of literature in all forms. At some point (and perhaps that should be “points”) in life, […]
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Posted August 31, 2018 in Monthly News I borrow my title from a well-known movie, Hidden Figures, which tells the story of black women mathematicians who did a lot of the essential calculations for early space missions back before we had much in the way of integration. In spite of the critical role they played, the women were kept out of sight […] Posted June 30, 2018 in Monthly News I base my title on a line from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. The original refers to Caesar’s betrayal by Brutus. Being stabbed by his friend was Caesar’s unkindest cut. My recent cut was for surgical purposes: I had a hernia that needed repair, and the only way to repair a hernia is to cut through layers […] |
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