Cycladic Art
Ancient art has long fascinated me. The cave paintings of Lascaux in France and Altamira in Spain rank high on my personal greatest hits list. The Venus of Willendorf is a favorite. No wonder then that [...]
Kancel Kulture
The effort to reinterpret history has gained momentum of late with the much overdue inclusion of voices long silenced by the forces of power. One noteworthy aspect of this is exemplified by the emergence of “cancel culture”. The actions [...]
Aboard the M/V Quest, expedition cruise ship
CATCHING POLAR FEVER As described in the article below, I succumbed to “polar fever” while visiting Tromso’s Polar Museum (or Polarmuseet) as part of ski trip to Norway’s Lyngen Alps. Thanks to the Wilderness Medical Society’s [...]
Antarctic Whaling Stations
Grytviken, South Georgia & Deception Bay, Antarctic Peninsula Long before tourists arrived, 19th century whalers established a number of stations in the region which industrialized the processing of the massive cetaceans. These archeological sites exude an eerie post-apocalyptic ambiance which [...]
Roger’s Pass, BC, Canada
Backcountry Skiing, Alpine Touring (AT) or Randonne?? No matter the name, skiing away from lift-serviced & patrolled terrain exerts a powerful spiritual pull on the avid winter recreationalist. Will the sport and its harrowing risks survive the current Anthropocene epoch? [...]
A Dawning of the Second Psychedelic Era
It’s the time in my life which includes many a 50th anniversary commemoration. Defining moments of young adulthood reflected upon in the context of troubling current events. The Vietnam war and Nixon era recalled in times of vexing scarcity, inequality [...]
Medical Pursuits
GENERAL, TRAUMA & ACUTE CARE SURGERY (USA) BA: University of Virginia (1969-1973) Paralegal: Arnold & Porter Washington, DC (1973-1975) Pre-medical training: University of Texas-Austin (1977-1979) Medical School: University of Texas-Health Sciences Center- Dallas (Southwestern) (1979-1983) MD awarded, 1983 Surgical Internship, [...]
Klimb Kili
While never a fan of the bucket list approach, I’ve long thought it important to knock off a big personal challenge every few years. Serious mountaineering has been a long deferred desire. I do think this desire permanently derailed after [...]