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Monthly Archives: March 2023

How much does a banana cost? (And other considerations of imperialism and inhospitable glaciers)

What is the cost of a banana?

I’ll tell you.

Posted byrodkersh1948March 23, 2023March 23, 2023Posted infamily, JudaismTags:geothermal, hydroelectric, Iceland, Imperialism, LutherLeave a comment on How much does a banana cost? (And other considerations of imperialism and inhospitable glaciers)

Heightened index of distractibility & surviving the Nazis.

A similar activity in 2023 would get you locked-up or sectioned.

Posted byrodkersh1948March 22, 2023March 22, 2023Posted inHumanismLeave a comment on Heightened index of distractibility & surviving the Nazis.

Iceland, Israel and four Dorits

Disconnections in time ane space.

Posted byrodkersh1948March 21, 2023Posted infamilyTags:Bukhara, Covid, Doris Moussaieff, Dorit Rabinyan, Herzliya, Israel, Sidni Ali3 Comments on Iceland, Israel and four Dorits

Mindful

I go to Iceland. Box breathing; trapped. tomorrow I take to the water.

Posted byrodkersh1948March 20, 2023March 20, 2023Posted inclimate, family, Mindfulness, nature, PoesyTags:box breathing, Hallgrímskirkja, Ice, Iceland, mental health, Rotherham, square breathingLeave a comment on Mindful

What was it you said?

ChatGPT and me; human – computer interface. Let me join the dots, let me tell you what I have forgotten.

Posted byrodkersh1948March 18, 2023Posted inPoesyTags:AI, being human, human all too human, robots4 Comments on What was it you said?

The last lecture

I flashed-forward a decade and imagined them strutting around a hospital wards, missing the point as they seemed to miss it now.

Posted byrodkersh1948March 11, 2023Posted inDelirium, Dementia, Effectiveness, family, Humanism, Judaism, Person Centred CareTags:Dispatches, Golden Rule, Hillel the Elder, lecture, medical school, NHS, Randy Pausch, studentsLeave a comment on The last lecture
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