by JAVSimson | Aug 5, 2018 | Friends and Family, On Being a Woman, Uncategorized
Long time, no blog post. This slack-off is partly because I was working on finding publishers for (and editing) two new books. And it was partly because I’ve been trying to clear the clutter of my life so that I can move to a retirement community and have a few...
by JAVSimson | Dec 17, 2017 | Friends and Family, On Being a Woman, Uncategorized
Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for a Wonderful New Year to friends and family – and to all others of good will! This year, 2017, has been busier than an old lady with respiratory problems would have liked. I’ve begun to feel a bit desperate about getting my life...
by JAVSimson | Sep 28, 2017 | Body Wisdom, Science and Spirit
“What makes human breathing so complex?” This question showed up recently in my email box. I’m a volunteer responder on the website, Quora, an online question-answer site (of somewhat uneven quality). As a retired biomedical scientist, sharing...
by JAVSimson | Aug 26, 2017 | Science and Spirit
The Great American Solar Eclipse Probably the last of my friends to post eclipse photos on Facebook, I had decided to take a social media break on August 21, “Eclipse Day.” When not viewing or thinking or writing about the sun, our distant, dangerous...
by JAVSimson | Jun 30, 2017 | On Being a Woman, Woman of the World
This afternoon, I went to the post office to pick up a box of books that had been delivered to my P.O. box. After loading the books into the trunk of the car, as I was catching my breath in the parking lot, I noticed a large, black SUV with tinted windows nearby. It...
