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Retirement Time

Retirement Time

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Another life milestone. On Friday, March 30, 2018, I retired from the University of Mary Washington where I served as Director of Student Health/University Physician for eleven years. I have been in school and/or working continuously for more than 50 years, yet on this day, I relinquished my educational degrees, my medical license, my professional standing. I am no longer a physician and a productive member of society living a life of structure and purpose.  And … I accepted getting old.  Will…

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Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

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Ah, the phrase has a nice ring to it. In 1993 this comedy starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau set the stage for the 43-year-old me. Fourteen years later, I arrived at the University of Mary Washington and quickly found my lunch table tribe, grumpy old professors and staff. Sharp-witted, funny, and irreverent this group of men and women provided a source of entertainment, philosophy, and education for eleven years. Once numbering in the dozens, this cast of characters dwindled…

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