Category Archives: Health

Retirement

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Barry Pomeroy

The first time I encountered the notion of retirement and pensions was nearly twenty years ago when I was working at Worcester State College. I had just been hired, and although they only intended to give me full time hours … Continue reading →

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Nutrient on the History Channel Show Alone

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Barry Pomeroy

A central preoccupation of the show Alone is, naturally enough, how to get enough food to stay alive. The show has featured survivors who have made deadfall traps to catch mice, eaten slugs, and relied on seaweed to keep themselves … Continue reading →

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My Brother’s Dinner with Andre

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Barry Pomeroy

I have a special relationship with Louis Malle’s 1981 Hollywood cum arthouse film My Dinner with Andre. Although normally such a declaration would be followed by a revelation about how I was related to one of the actors, perhaps Wallace … Continue reading →

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Thai Red Curry Pumpkin

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Barry Pomeroy

I never cook with a recipe, although I occasionally record what ingredients I have combined to make a dish. More often, I have no idea what it will taste like until it’s done, and by then I have moved on … Continue reading →

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Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Covid

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Barry Pomeroy

News about the Covid 19 virus has become a ubiquitous backdrop in our lives, and the media’s frenzy in our lives has become more ubiquitous than the trappings of the disease itself. More than masks and people side-eying while they … Continue reading →

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