Monthly Archives: July 2016

Things Fall Apart

Posted on July 25, 2016 by anne

Entropy beckons. All systems crave chaos. Wrinkles.  Dementia.  Peeling paint. Cleveland devolves, a frenzied orgy of hate. Stone her! Maggots in the flour. Will the bread rise?  Will the bread rise? Entropy makes his grand entrance, adorned with careless exclamation … Continue reading →

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Fresher Than

Posted on July 20, 2016 by anne

I met Mademoiselle in the fall of 1993.  We were sudden housemates at the rundown Phi Rho Sigma medical fraternity.  Please understand that Phi Rho wasn’t a frat in the Animal House sense of the word.  No goldfish, no hazing, … Continue reading →

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Disease Model of Systemic Racism

Posted on July 12, 2016 by anne

Chief Complaint: Stage IV Systemic Racism History of Present Illness: The USA is a North American Country with a 250+ year history of Institutionalized Racism.  Multiple prior exacerbations include: slavery, annihilation/dispossession/forced assimilation/reservation marginalization of native peoples, the Chinese Exclusion Act, … Continue reading →

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You Tarzan, Me Offended

Posted on July 4, 2016 by anne

“I’m sorry.” These were the first words I uttered to my friend Molly, after dragging her out to see Tarzan on one of the finest afternoons of the summer. “Looking on the bright side,” she replied, “at least we know … Continue reading →

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