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The Doctor and the Patient
Dr. Barry Conant, an avid Outer Cape Cod fisherman and a passionate family doctor, frequently said that one can fish safely on the Brewster flats on Outer Cape Cod for two hours—an hour before and after low tide—without having to worry. The tide, as it is with aging, creeps in deceptively, he used to say.
The tide crept in on Dr. Conant, after a long, courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He died January 30 at age 66. His legacy is now a part of Cape Cod Bay’s horizon on a brilliant sunset. As Hemingway would say: the old man and the sea.
Years ago, I wrote this piece about Barry about his resolve under duress to fight on—a lesson for all of us.
Chance Encounter with Reality: Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
I am squirming in my seat. The closest I’ve ever come to prejudice, a moonshot and back from reality, is as working-class Irishman from a large family, growing up in Westchester County, Rye, New York, being looked down upon as an invited guest at toney country clubs. My ignorance overwhelms me now.
The Power of Prayer: 'It’s All About Breathing'
Says Pastor Joe Greemore, “We have a responsibility to care for others even when they have offended us (for a range of reasons) … We are given the directive to love and do no harm…Isn’t it hard to feel the presence of the Lord, when we cannot fully feel the presence of each other?”
Waking Up to COVID-19 is Like Watching “Groundhog Day”
COVID-19 is not an invention of the Deep State, a conspiracy of the left, a mirage of the right, or fake news; it’s a deadly virus with confirmed and startling scientific findings, most devastating in terms of hospitalizations and deaths, and one that needs "Groundhog Day" perspective; a pause button.
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