Bob Shell: In the Midst of This Covid-19

  . Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2020 . In the Midst of This Covid-19 . I’m in good health right now except for arthritis, for which there is not yet a cure. In the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve been listening to the politicians jawboning endlessly about what good jobs they’re doing, which … Read more

Cindy Ji: Visiting the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show

  . Photography and Text by Cindy Ji . Visiting the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show . The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is the nation’s largest and longest-running horticultural event started in 1829 by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society featuring stunning displays by the world’s floral and landscape designers. This year, the PHS Philadelphia Flower show had … Read more

A.H. Scott: Happy Time Press Conferences

.   . . Photography and Text by A.H. Scott, Copyright 2020 . Happy Time Press Conferences (A Dispatch From New York City) . New York City never stops – until one day it does. I’ll admit that sentence is one that I never thought would be possibly use in describing my hometown. Welcome to … Read more

Dr. Michael Zapor: Covid-19

Text by Dr. Michael Zapor, Copyright 2020 . COVID-19 . Being an infectious diseases physician, research microbiologist, and former deputy commander of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (which is in the business of identifying, researching, and mitigating infectious disease threats), I thought I’d make a few comments about Coronavirus Disease-2019.   Firstly, we’ve … Read more

Bob Shell: Marijuana and Mind

    Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2020 . Photography by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 . The March/April 2020 issue of Discover magazine has a couple very interesting articles on scientific research into the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), shows great promise in treating ARML (Age Related Memory Loss), dementia, and may even … Read more