by Jeffrey Scherer | Aug 17, 2018 | Cultural, Health, People, Social, Uncategorized, writing |
One of the joys of being injured (albeit through elective surgery), is that we can learn to focus on things that we take for granted and enjoy new things we don’t normally notice. Our perspective changes and, if we are paying attention, we learn how our bodies,...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Aug 5, 2018 | Health, writing |
On Wednesday, I head to the hospital. I will be operated on by Dr Crary—an orthopedic surgeon specializing in feet. Here is what is going on: My left foot (with apologies to Christy Brown and Daniel Day Lewis): Left peroneal longus to brevis transfer. possible...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Apr 28, 2018 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Social, Travel, Work, writing |
Leaving has always been important to me. I like travel and a sense of the unknown. Discovery has been a gateway drug for me for a long time—ever since I was a little boy. Even when I am tethered to a place because of work, lack of money, obligations or illness, I...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Feb 27, 2018 | Cultural, People, Social, social media, Uncategorized, writing |
Several weeks ago I began to contemplate whether or not I would leave Facebook completely or reconfigure my relationship with this on-line platform. On the one hand, I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting old friends, making new friends and interacting on topics ranging...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Feb 12, 2018 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, writing |
Oneirology (/ɒnɪˈrɒlədʒi/; from Greek ὄνειρον, oneiron, “dream”; and –λογία, –logia, “the study of”) is the scientific study of dreams. in-between a state or position that is in the middle between two other things : a middle...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Feb 11, 2018 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Social, social media, writing |
One of my favorite albums, Peggy Lee’s “Is that all there is?” has one of my favorite songs: Is That All There Is? The last stanza and chorus of this song is: I know what you must be saying to yourselves “If that’s the way she feels about it...
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