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GROWING A LITTLE THINNER

Posted on November 30, 2013 by whispersfrombabylon
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SADDENED and ENLIGHTENED

Posted on October 9, 2013 by whispersfrombabylon

Five of my   level one  circle of friends, all in their mid to late sixties, and all men, are in various stages of dementia.  I am told that three are handling  the diagnosis with equanimity, while two others seem … Continue reading →

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KINDNESS

Posted on August 10, 2013 by whispersfrombabylon

JULY 31, 2013, 2:44 PM George Saunders’s Advice to Graduates It’s long past graduation season, but we recently learned that George Saunders delivered the convocation speech at Syracuse University for the class of 2013, and George was kind enough to send … Continue reading →

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Dreaming About a June Wedding It was a sultry day, more grey than yellow, the Bride was an ex-patriot Brit, her father an old friend of mine  from Cambridge University and before that Durham in the UK , over for … Continue reading →

Posted on June 30, 2013 by whispersfrombabylon | Leave a comment

Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the Baccalaureate Ceremony at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey June 2, 2013 The Ten Suggestions   View Video  It’s nice to be back at Princeton. I find it difficult to believe that it’s been almost … Continue reading →

Posted on June 16, 2013 by whispersfrombabylon | Leave a comment

By Jon Hilsenrath Everyone wants to psychoanalyze Ben Bernanke these days. Does he want another term as chairman of the Federal Reserve? Is he preparing to walk off into the sunset when his current term ends next January? What is his secret motive … Continue reading →

Posted on June 16, 2013 by whispersfrombabylon | Leave a comment

APRIL FOOLISHNESS

Posted on April 4, 2013 by whispersfrombabylon

Wednesday, 03 April 2013    Yesterday I sat for what seemed like forever in the outer office of my latest medical referral. I was there to see Nephrologist Perkins, a young South African about the age of my oldest son, … Continue reading →

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Easter 2013

Posted on March 31, 2013 by whispersfrombabylon

“Distracted from distraction by distraction” is how T.S.Eliot described us sojourners in our now face-booked and twittered universe. In fact his words are more true today than when he wrote them in The Four Quartets.  We live with the rain, … Continue reading →

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WHAT I BELIEVE

Posted on March 1, 2013 by whispersfrombabylon

I don’t drink the Cool Aid, and never have. In recent days I have received a series of emails from old friends in Rome about the passing parade inside the Vatican, and could not help but draw comparisons to  the … Continue reading →

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COMETS

Posted on February 3, 2013 by whispersfrombabylon

Anyone visiting Huron Ridge on Rosseau will be immediately confronted by an over-sized amateur telescope and  a host of picture books containing  star maps. Yes, we all  love looking at the stars, which is easier to do here than in the bright … Continue reading →

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