Stories

A bench in the gym locker room It was then and not now that I was the ‘youngest’ of 6 sitting on the wooden bench in the gym locker room. Time flies or is it that it stumbles along. After working out, the six of us would often gather on the bench in the last row of...

Bobby and other minds I don’t understand How do we go from looking and acting normal to losing one’s mind to the point where we can’t get back to that place, that other place, that most of us live in? Why, how, did what happen to our brain, that, rob us of our...

Roz: What matters (for Roz who as a small child lived hidden in an attic in Nazi occupied Prague) Everything matters  ......The sound of a siren....Getting louder .... Moving away..   Shouting from the street Far away.....Getting closer....Whispers.....Outside the...

The adventures of Alma Adults and children can be curious observers and investigators. We can all be investigators, engaged observers. We can nurture our curiosity, ask questions, try to answer them. We live in an amazing, exciting, stimulating world. The neurologist,...

We are all unique: A Noah’s Ark science story The dining room of the Ark was strangely quiet. Usually there is bedlam. For once, no food fights. Tonight, there was little laughter. A few of the animals did get up and danced to recorded music Medina’s song cycle. Like...

Mathematical knowledge revisited: A Noah’s Ark Science Story Noah wanted to make sure that Medina's knowledge was in good hands, that is, minds. He asked himself, ‘Could he count on math knowledge being stored properly in the noggins of the Ark’s animals?’ Noah didn’t...

Time on your hands and everywhere else: A Noah’s Ark Science Story: The animals remained in the dining room, munching on tonight's dessert, rhubarb pie. The Star Gazer, sitting near the German Land Lizard, commented on the pie. "I guess the chef does not believe in...

Imagine a new you Life Decisions Inc Part 1 Larry Simmons This is not fiction even if you want it to be. I am Larry Simmons neighbor. Here is some of his story. He had some big decisions to make and turned to AI for help. AI software making life decisions for us? You...

The dog park Who knows what brings couples like Shelia and Jim Hasting stay together. Then the question, why do they stay together? I don’t get it and the answer is so what. Is that question at about the same level of complexity as why do you like bitter chocolate and...

Confirmation I can’t ask my brother Ernst whether many of my memories of our childhood are correct. If he were alive I would ask him “Wasn’t our phone number at home when we were little kids WA (wadsworth) 6-9027? There are so many other things I want to ask him about...