Doris O'Brien is a retired college Speech teacher and banker. She has published two books of humor (Up or Down With Women's Liberation and Humor Me a Little) and for many years contributed light verse to the Pepper 'n Salt column of the Wall Street Journal. She is an avid writer of letters to the editors.
Doris celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary in the same year she welcomed her first grandchild. She now lives in Pasadena with a great view of the San Gabriel mountains — and the annual Tournament of Roses Parade.
She can be reached by e-mail: witsendob at (@) gmail.com
If Bob Dylan Had Cancer or 'The Day Before Chemo Blues" (with apologies to Bob)
Lyrics by *Susan Tifft:
I feel good, I feel fine.
I’ve even had a little wine!
But them salad days are over and done.
Mass General Hospital again has won.
I got the knock-me-down, throw-me-up, I’m fixin’ to heave, day-before-chemo bl… more »
Chile, Part 2: Recommended Wines That Are Easy to Like, Easy on Your Pocketbook
Montes is also distinguished by its attention to detail: Maturing vines are serenaded with monastic chants; grapes for Montes Alpha “M” are selected one at a time; feng shui principles were incorporated in its $6.5 million Apalta winery. Look for the angels on the labels, there because founding partner Douglas Murray has a grand faith in and fondness for them. So far, his faith in them has been amply rewarded. more »
The Case for Investing in Bonds During Retirement
This Center for Retirement Research at Boston College brief is by *Anthony Webb published August, 2009
Introduction
For households seeking retirement income security, short-term deposits (such as money market accounts, certificates of deposit, an… more »
Pixels to Textiles Exhibit
"The main joy in weaving is to watch the article grow under your hands, to plan the colour schemes and the patterns and to watch them develop from row to row, to watch one’s colours combine as a painter watches his pigment form on the canvas the thoughts and the vision of his eye, to watch the pattern develop as an architect watches his building rise story by story." more »
