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Judy, Judy, Judy! Have a great birthday, and love to you, Evie, and the family!

Posted on: Nov 05, 2023 at 7:47 AM

Happy birthday!

Posted on: Oct 28, 2023 at 10:55 PM

My best wishes to you on your birthday. Hope you're doing ok. Very best, R

I was so sorry to hear about your husband's passing, Myra--and of West Nile virus. So senselss. All best to you, Beth Sherman (Elvy)

Posted on: Oct 02, 2023 at 12:32 PM

Happy Birthday, Bob. We really missed you at the reunion. Hope you're still playing hoops!

Posted on: Sep 01, 2023 at 1:10 PM

So sorry to hear about Frankie Hagberg. What a vibrant, elegant woman. My last 2 years in Johnson House would not have been as good without her. My condolences to family and friends.

First, Greetings! As Bill and I are hosting an International Student (grade 11 at the local PUBLIC high school) I will only be with you in spirit at our 55th reunion. Enjoy! Now: I'm writing a piece on Oppenheimer and HUAC for our next "Intelligence Digest"(sm) focused on the threats "Corpocracy" pose to democracy. Deeply grateful to learn the sad trajectory of his daughter (O.C.'66)'s life. Any other thoughts or ANECDOTES of personal experiences of the traumas inflicted by the monstrous House UnAmerican Activities Committee, Senator Joe McCarthy, etc. would be helpful - anonymous or first person attribution as you please. THANK YOU. And again. Looking forward to hearing more about the good times you're about to enjoy. See you at the 60th!

Posted on: Sep 10, 2023 at 8:51 AM

HI Shirley, I work at NIH--specifically, I write a monthly newsletter for the National Institute of Mental Health. Not exactly a skin problem. I think the specialist you need--in addition to the infectious disease folks--is an immunologist. Unfortunately, most of those are listed as allergist/immunologists, and I have found allergists to be less sophisticated (i.e., they give you a standard panel of skin-prick tests and think they are done). This is well beyond the Valley of Kaiser. I note from the web--btw, fantastic web page and web presence! I love the Scarlatti--that you live in El Cerrito, CA near Berkeley. I think you need to go to a top-notch medical school to find out about this. Let me check the literature and see if I can find specialists in your area who are doing research on this kind of thing for you to consult.

Posted on: Sep 02, 2023 at 9:42 AM

My god, Shirley! That sounds awful. I know it may not be practical, but have you tried going somewhere else in the country, perhaps where this flea does not exist? At least for awhile? Or perhaps bathing in salt water? Or putting baking powder on your skin? Sorry not to be able to offer any medical solutions that might work--but Berkeley must have some damn good entomologists around who might help. All best to you, Beth

Posted on: Jun 17, 2023 at 2:50 PM

Have a great birthday, Mary!

Hope you had a great day today, Fos'!

Chris was probably the only gentleman, in a rather antique use of the word, that I have ever met or am ever likely to meet. The fact that he tolerated my foolishness for more than 50 years is a small measure of his tolerant forbearance and grace under verbal abuse. I miss his cheery prognostications of doom, which he would broadcast to us, usually after the morning news on NPR.