George H. Schofield, Ph.D.'s Blog

• Sense of Urgency

  July 5, 2010

  • The hotel elevator descended and my elevator companion, a man about my age, held the carnivorous doors open when we reached the lobby.  He looked at me and said in a superior tone “You seem in a hurry. That’s too bad. I never hurry any more.” I hustled across the hotel lobby dragging our wheeled suit cases behind me. Neither Brown Eyes, my wife, nor I know how to pack lightly. Only after I ...
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• The Joy of Patina

  June 3, 2010

  • I’m just back from a visit to my 4 grand daughters. Due to their father’s work they live in densely populated, tropical country on the other side of the world from our home in Palm Heights (elevation 14 feet). Dropping in on them isn’t an option. Flying across 12 time zones takes 20 hours each way plus a layover in the U.S. and another in a huge Asian airport. I’ve visited often and no ...
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• Hopes and Fears After 50

  May 3, 2010

  • -as published in Living Out East and On the Bay  http://www.livingouteast.comMimi Fingers has gone on a 30 day fast. A news media fast: no TV, no newspapers, no news radio, no internet news. Our entire neighborhood (Palm Heights, elevation 14’) is talking about it. She says the reason is that she’s losing her capacity for hope. “Why not try a fast?,” she asked. “The news depresses me. ...
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