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Observations in the miasma
September 17, 2021. On the eve of our thirtieth wedding anniversary (16 November 2020), I took some time to curate a slew of summary...

Peter Lorenzi
Sep 17, 202117 min read
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Summer pandemic doldrums
Fighting the pandemic pounds and the dusty road work in the neighborhood, they still cant keep me down off my firm conviction and belief...

Peter Lorenzi
Sep 9, 20213 min read
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What you eat is what you get
Came across these two 'natural' cures on my YouTube feed recently. Suffice it to say, I can't be a good judge of the credibility of the...

Peter Lorenzi
Sep 1, 20212 min read
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High school football
With high school football season in full swing around the country, it seems a good time to remember and to relish the role of high school...

Peter Lorenzi
Aug 24, 20214 min read
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My list of useless terms used by news editors
August 13, 2021. Most of these terms are used, mis-used, abused and offered only as inflammatory rhetoric when data in an accurate...

Peter Lorenzi
Aug 13, 20211 min read
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Thoughts on Jonathan Rauch
The Chronicle interviewed Jonathan Rauch here. The headline was, "Higher Ed Has a Credibility Problem." My theory – my critical...

Peter Lorenzi
Aug 12, 20214 min read
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Joy of life approaching 70
This is not how I expected to see myself when I turned age seventy. About seven weeks short of seventy, today I told my nephrologist, Dr....

Peter Lorenzi
Aug 6, 20215 min read
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Localist/nationalist v globalist
This is going to be a brief reflection on one of the values that appear to be dividing Americans today, which I will tie back to my...

Peter Lorenzi
Jul 30, 20213 min read
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Reflections
After more than 300 posts, it's time to reflect and to return to the roots of what has become more of a narrative on the political...

Peter Lorenzi
Jul 8, 20212 min read
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Myths, mistakes and misunderstandings about money
What Americans don't understand, have wrong, or forget about when it comes to earning, managing and maintaining their money for a...

Peter Lorenzi
Jun 30, 20212 min read
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COVID-19 'Exactly What You'd Expect If You'd Gone Through Gain-Of-Function'
June 29, 2021. Gain of function. Admit it. The Chinese lab created it. Fauci funded it. And three million people died with it. Testimony...

Peter Lorenzi
Jun 29, 20211 min read
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Getting older, getting better -- very slowly
When I finished my undergraduate degree in May 1973, did I have any inkling whatsoever as to where I would be, what I'd be doing and how...

Peter Lorenzi
Jun 8, 20215 min read
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Google scholar summary, May 2021
An abbreviated summary of my public record of scholarship. Interesting that my most cited work has been a Spanish translation of a...

Peter Lorenzi
May 31, 20211 min read
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Reflections on lowered respect for higher education
Higher education is going down the tubes. Yes, a determined college student can still get a quality education at a quality institution,...

Peter Lorenzi
May 28, 20214 min read
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Dr. Lee, emeritus professor of pathology, explains it all
May 1, 2021 brings a breath of fresh air with this clear, direct and scientific rebuttal of most of the social policies adapted and...

Peter Lorenzi
May 1, 20213 min read
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Joy of Easter
Bishop Robert Barron is auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the founder of the Catholic ministerial organization Word...

Peter Lorenzi
Apr 2, 20212 min read
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129 Leonard Street
South Buffalo is the place of my birth, Mercy Hospital, 25 September 1951. Before my dad moved the family to Eden in November 1958, we...

Peter Lorenzi
Apr 1, 20213 min read
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More good news about the bad news on U.S. mortality
March 23, 2021. More elderly, obese and ill Americans means higher mortality rates. Among Covid deaths, how many of those who died were...

Peter Lorenzi
Mar 23, 20212 min read
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No crocodile tears for crazy colleges
The frozen halls of Hinman College, Binghamton University, my college home 1969-1974. Amidst the insanity of the past year, American...

Peter Lorenzi
Mar 22, 20214 min read
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From the Binghamton archives: The Harpur years
March 10, 2021. Out of curiosity, I used the web to find a few links to remind me of some details of my six years (1969-1975) at SUNY...

Peter Lorenzi
Mar 10, 20211 min read
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