Archive for March 2018

The Walking Man and His Friend Spring Ahead

It is spring, but the Walking Man barely seems to notice. His tri-colored down jacket is still tightly zipped up to his chin, the North Face watch cap pulled snugly down around his ears. No scarf or gloves, and Nikes instead of boots, but he still shivers as the wind from the north cuts into... Read more »
By Les Raff,
March 21, 2018 at 7:08 am • 

Ten Things I Didn't Do Last Night, and One or Two I Did

I was home alone last night. Barb was at a Homeowner’s Board Meeting, presenting a great new landscape design. So I did something I haven’t done in a long time. I grabbed the book I had been reading for the last two weeks–“Mrs. Fletcher”, a sort of creepy Tom Perrotta novel– headed for the kitchen... Read more »
By Les Raff,
March 14, 2018 at 8:00 am • 

In Prostate Cancer, 3 + 3 = 1. How Does That Add Up?

You are looking at the headline and thinking, “Boy, this guy has lost it. He doesn’t even know that 3+3=6.” Well, that’s the way it used to be in prostate cancer. But in the last year or so, the assembled multitude of prostate pathologists have gotten a lot smarter, or at least more sensible. The... Read more »
By Les Raff,
March 6, 2018 at 7:31 am • 
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