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I like: I like the random rhythm the word flow the image D~

Thank you, and I was very: Thank you, and I was very glad to have that old hat removed.

oh dear, oh dear: Frederic Eugene Basil Foley, MD (April 5, 1891 – March 24, 1966)        Born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Frederic Eugene Basil Foley did not aspire to be a doctor from the time he was in diapers. Instead he graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor's Degree in English in 1914. A year later, he was admitted to the medical school of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, graduating in 1918. He stayed to continue his studies by scrubbing in to surgeries and exploring pathology with Dr. William Stewart Halsted at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. After two years, Frederic moved to Boston, Massachusetts and secured a position as a laboratory assistant at Harvard University in the Department of Surgical Research.      Frederic was considered a "pioneer" in medicine, as he developed seven urologic devices, including his renowned Foley balloon catheter. Frederic Foley and rubber chemist R.A. Lees created the first prototypes of the balloon urethral catheter and presented at the American Urological Association national convention in 1935. While Frederic was perfecting his model, companies Raiche and Davol patented their own version of the balloon catheter.      Though patent rights were never awarded to Frederic Foley, the C.R. Bard Company of New Jersey began distribution of balloon catheters under the name of Foley catheters. Though the materials used to create today's catheters are different, the original structure and design remain from the 1930s.   (Reference: Tatem, Alexander J., et al. "Frederic Eugene Basil Foley: His Life and Innovations." Urology, vol. 81, no. 5, 2013, pp. 927–931., doi:10.1016/j.urology.2012.12.035. https://www.urologichistory.museum/histories/people-in-urology/f/frederi...)   That was innovative back then but old hat these days.

Thank you very much for those: Thank you very much for those kind words.

How intricately and: How intricately and eloquently your words rise from the trenches of this wild, earthly adventure.   You approach the existential crisis "of our vast cosmic consciousness/ interacting directly with the light and darkness" with the skill of a poet and the wisdom of a philosopher. Many great minds have grabbled with the farcical contradictions of life. You're certainly in good company and certainly gifted with the ability to articulate what often seems beyond description.   Some deep and glorious diving.  

Welcome home Starward: Welcome home Starward

younger days?  Yes.  thank: younger days?  Yes.  thank you for dropping by and commenting.