WHY WE TEACH PART II
Gary Gruber
by Gary Gruber
5d ago
“as the number of messages increases, the amount of information carried decreases. We have more media to communicate fewer significant ideas.” Neil Postman * Photo Courtesy of Kenny Eliason INTRODUCTION:  I have been working on a draft for a post off and on for about a week and when it came time, which is today, […] The post WHY WE TEACH PART II appeared first on Gary Gruber ..read more
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LETTER TO 11 OF 14 GRANDCHILDREN OVER 18
Gary Gruber
by Gary Gruber
3w ago
Dear ones, I have watched you with great interest and much love since you were born, followed you through your early years with your parents, and through your first 12 school years, then college and most of you in your first jobs in your chosen fields.  I am proud of each one of you not […] The post LETTER TO 11 OF 14 GRANDCHILDREN OVER 18 appeared first on Gary Gruber ..read more
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QUALITY OF LIFE REVISITED
Gary Gruber
by Gary Gruber
1M ago
(Featured photo: Courtesy of Beth Macdonald) For those of us in our later years, we know what Atul Gawande means as he documents the importance of the quality of life in his book, “Mortality: Medicine and What Matters in the End” Atul talked with Juergen Bludau, a geriatrician, who told him the job of any […] The post QUALITY OF LIFE REVISITED appeared first on Gary Gruber ..read more
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FROM BOTH SIDES NOW
Gary Gruber
by Gary Gruber
1M ago
Naming something or giving it a title is a frustrating exercise for me because I want it to be accurate and descriptive.  For 12 years, my blog posts had the name BLOG. I know what that means but it sounds like blob to me and now that I am on Substack and get published in […] The post FROM BOTH SIDES NOW appeared first on Gary Gruber ..read more
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WHY WE MOVED TO MEXICO
Gary Gruber
by Gary Gruber
1M ago
One day I said to S. “I think we should drive up to Green Valley (AZ) and look at La Posada.”  That is a retirement community that offers three levels of living – independent, assisted and final stages including memory care.  She said, “You’re not ready for that,” implying the assisted living feature and I […] The post WHY WE MOVED TO MEXICO appeared first on Gary Gruber ..read more
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CHILE CON FRUTAS
Gary Gruber
by Gary Gruber
1M ago
I am not a vegetarian nor a rabid carnivore. I believe in moderation in eating and am fortunate to enjoy an inclusive, diverse diet .  Given a choice between meat or fresh fruits and veggies, I will take the latter.  Carne (meat, especially beef) plays large in the diets and menus in Argentina and Chile.  […] The post CHILE CON FRUTAS appeared first on Gary Gruber ..read more
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TOUCHING DOWN IN ARGENTINA
Gary Gruber
by Gary Gruber
1M ago
In Italian and Venetian, Argentina (masculine argentino) means”(made) of silver, silver colored”, derived from the Latin “argentum” for silver. The earliest description of the region by the word Argentina has been found on a Venetian map in 1536. Silver and leather crafts and products are sold everywhere, even in gift shops at gas stations.   […] The post TOUCHING DOWN IN ARGENTINA appeared first on Gary Gruber ..read more
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POST CARD FROM RIO
Gary Gruber
by Gary Gruber
1M ago
I wondered why Rio de Janeiro?   The Portuguese arrived January 1, 1507 at Guanabara Bay and mistakenly thought it was the mouth of a river and named it in honor a saint.  St. Sebastian de Rio de Janeiro.   The cathedral in Rio is St. Sebastian and 70% of Brazil is Catholic.  Rio was the capital […] The post POST CARD FROM RIO appeared first on Gary Gruber ..read more
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AND WE’RE OFF
Gary Gruber
by Gary Gruber
2M ago
Leaving Friday, February 2, from Mexico City (MEX) to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) by way of San Paulo  (GRU).  It’s an overnight flight and I’m hoping for several hours of good sleeping.  This is the beginning of our two-week adventure in South America.   We like to travel, evidenced by 20+ years to a variety […] The post AND WE’RE OFF appeared first on Gary Gruber ..read more
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GLAD SURPRISES
Gary Gruber
by Gary Gruber
2M ago
When unexpected news comes as a gift or a blessing, I wonder, why me?   I can document a series of unexpected, glad surprises that began early my life and continue without any great effort on my part.  I am grateful for each and all of those and most of the time I have an optimistic, […] The post GLAD SURPRISES appeared first on Gary Gruber ..read more
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