Flight or Fight: A Primitive Response That Saves Lives and Kills
Your body’s response to excessive excitement can save your life or kill you. Most would prefer the former, but you cannot escape the potential for the latter. Let me explain. Millions of years ago when our ancestors fought saber tooth tigers and mastodons, our bodies...
The problem with dogs
Frankie was our Doberman. Her real name was Francine, after the female protagonist in my first novel, The Black Widows. I called both of them Frankie. Sometimes I give female characters male names, like Jessie in Ripples in Opperman’s Pond and Dannie in Not Just a...
Just Papa
May is Race Month in Indianapolis as the city gets ready for 350,000 fans attending the Indianapolis 500 held on the last Sunday before Memorial Day. The hotels fill, the restaurants are jammed, streets near the track look like a parking lot and the whole downtown...Debt Repaid
While the year with Gordon was well lubricated, it was filled with scientific exploration at its best. We discovered fundamental heart processes and published a number of important papers. The experience with Gordon laid the scientific foundation for the rest of my...
