Tag Archives: Oliver Sacks

Notebook

Posted on January 10, 2018 by clivedav184z

For weeks I would get up, dress, drive to work, see my patients, try to present a normal appearance. But inside I was dead, as lifeless as a zombie. Then one day as I was walking down Bronx Park East, … Continue reading →

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Best of 2015

Posted on December 31, 2015 by clivedav184z

I’ve already posted my favourite world music, folk and jazz albums. Here are some other highlights of the year. Best experience at a gig. Sitting a few feet behind Bill Charlap at Ronnie Scott’s as he hurtled through “Cool” from … Continue reading →

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Facing the end

Posted on February 19, 2015 by clivedav184z

Oliver Sacks, eloquent and clear-sighted as ever, on learning that he has terminal  cancer: Over the last few days, I have been able to see my life as from a great altitude, as a sort of landscape, and with a … Continue reading →

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