musings on women's health

Reflections on 40 years as a doctor in Women's Health

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  • I’ll note you in my book of memory

    As I rattle slowly through the years, I find that I am spending increasing time with my memories. I’m told that even the best ones change the more they are recalled -they are not videotapes, or even photographs stored in albums inside my head- but still, they will suffice. I do not need much detail […]

    gozzter

    February 1, 2023
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    Aeon.co, cellular memory, embodied memory, hibernation, memory, stem cells, The Embodied Mind, Thomas R Verny
  • Here’s ado to lock up honesty

    We are always on stage aren’t we? Always actors in a changing play. I am elderly now, but still amazed at the parts I am expected to play. I was a doctor once -or is that a permanent role with permanent obligations?- so to some, there is still an expectation of lingering wisdom that I […]

    gozzter

    January 25, 2023
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    actors, Arianna Falbo, Brown University, code-shifting, cultural code-shifting, cultural smothering, Psyche.co, roles, Zugzwang
  • The Raven himself is hoarse

    Now that Time is exacting an increasing toll upon my ears, I’m beginning to become more sensitive to sounds. Not better able to hear them, of course, but more appreciative of what there is to hear; simple things that before would have passed unnoticed in the day, are suddenly treasures: the ringing timbre of a […]

    gozzter

    January 18, 2023
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    alchemy, hearing, imagination, memories, music, Sound, soundscapes, transmutation, voices
  • A Pentimento for your thoughts?

    Ever since I became aware of the practice, I have been fascinated with pentimenti. The idea of reusing a canvas is understandable when supplies are scant or expensive I suppose, but somehow, painting over a previous attempt smacks of desecration. Of course, if the eventual product has worth, and demonstrates skill and imagination, perhaps interest […]

    gozzter

    January 11, 2023
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    Anthony Bourached, art, artificial intelligence, George Cann, insight, Oxia Palus, pentimento, pet rocks, scratch cards, subliminal messaging
  • I go, and it is done

    What is the meaning of Death; for that matter, what is Death? When I was a very young child, I didn’t understand why my parents were upset when I used to wander off to play on the banks of the fast-flowing river near our house. I realized why they might be concerned when I ventured […]

    gozzter

    January 4, 2023
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    Aeon.co, animals, Death, epilogue years, feigning death, irreversibility, mayflies, National University of Distance Learning in Madrid, non-functionality, predators, prey, Susana Monsó, thanatosis, tonic immobility
  • Fear can neither fight nor fly

    We are a vain species to be sure: the pinnacle of creation, the standard against which all else can and should be measured, the judge and jury of any trial. In fairness though, I suppose, we can only use what we were given, and our criteria are of necessity human criteria, so we assess the […]

    gozzter

    December 28, 2022
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    amygdala, animals, Cause and Effect, David Diamond, hippocampus, knowablemagazine.org, Liana Zanette, memories, neurogenesis, predator-prey relationships, PTSD, Sharon Levy, University of South Florida, University of Western Ontario
  • I wonder why

    Bedtime stories were always a treat for me when I was very young; they allowed my mind to travel to places and see things I had never encountered. But although they continued to be a source of fascination, as the months and years progressed, I began to think more about what I was being told. […]

    gozzter

    December 21, 2022
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    Arab poetry, familiarity, Lara Harb, metaphors, poetry, Princeton University, Psyche.co, Wonder, words
  • Who will bell the country?

    Disagreements, rancour, failure to compromise – I suspect there are times when we all wish there were another way to govern, wish there were another system. But our inability to come up with a suitable alternative mirrors the problem. Even if we could imagine other solutions, it’s unlikely we would ever agree on the one […]

    gozzter

    December 14, 2022
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    Aesop’s Fables, Asabiyyah, Belling the cat, Governing, Ibn Khaldun, Wikipedia
  • Hang our banners on the outward walls

    Ever since I was a small child, I have had an aversion to arguments; I have recognized that my opinions can never be imposed by strength. Only by means of vocabularic confusion could I ever hope to win a dispute -and even then, only by quickly withdrawing from the arena of combat. Of course one […]

    gozzter

    December 7, 2022
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    Aeon.co, arguments, consensus, Dan Sperber, equality in sport, hockey, hockey leagues, Hugo Mercier, Ian Leslie, intellectualism, interactionism, reason
  • The ceremony of intangibles

    Meetings! Why do we meet each Wednesday morning? Why does Harbir usually choose a black turban for our meetings, although sometimes when I see him on the street, he’s wearing a blue one? And why is he always so cheery, his eyes twinkling, his entire face smiling…? For that matter, why is Jamie always so […]

    gozzter

    November 30, 2022
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    ceremonies, friendship, meetings, Sikhism
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