Hello, and Happy New Year! Nothing like hitting the ground running with a blog post on the first day of the new year. I have been a slacker for the last year, busy writing Bad Pharma, retiring from my day job and all the emotional shifts that come with retirement, switching from lawyering to writing as a primary career, and trying to live in a world that always seems to be tilting toward extinction. It reminds me of a scene in Anne Rice’s, The Queen of the Damned, where Akasha, the queen, stares into the vast ocean of humanity with unblinking eyes — every terrible thing that has befallen humankind for the last 6,000 years passing before her — leaving her mute with horror and as tormented as the mortals themselves.
Well, this is my push to start things off right. I’ll do so with a lovely book review of Bad Pharma from Literary Titan in which the editors admired the “rich and complex characters”, calling it a “moral inquiry wrapped in an engaging narrative” that they “would highly recommend it to anyone intrigued by the intersection of science, ethics, and corporate drama. Whether you’re a healthcare professional, a corporate worker, or simply a fan of thought-provoking conspiracy thrillers, this book will make you question how much we’re willing to compromise in the name of progress.“
Thanks, Literary Titan!
To read the full review, go here to Literary Titan. And as always, thanks for reading!
That’s all for today, folks. After all, it is a holiday, and I have just completed one of my most important resolutions.
The happiest of New Years to you. May you be blessed in the most amazing ways.
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Oh Pam, I thought I’d start at the beginning of the year to catch up. I see I was at least here to wish you a Happy New Year! I can’t imagine what retirement would be like, I’m still trying to be “successful” lol in this day and age— at almost 45! I want to add your book to my TBR list that is a bit too long already but I hope you understand that my intentions will always bring me back around again. It’s a monumental effort and culmination to write a book like this. I want to read it! Hugs and love!
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Awww, thanks, Ka! If you do finally find the time, I look forward to your thoughts on it!
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I’m gonna have to return to my other work but I’d love that. Hugs lovely lady. You make
me happy 😃 I know we will agree that Big Pharma has made a ruckus. I will give you a short cut: I’m still integrative medicine practitioner. I don’t want to completely rid of Pharma but put it in its proper place. I would love to read your book, love. 💗 I’m sure I will learn a lot. I have heard so many stories from colleagues who worked in Pharma before switching to other medicines. Man, are they angry. 😡
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I’ve done integrated/alternative therapies my whole adult life. I don’t take any medications, I exercise everyday and I try to stay in harmony with nature. It’s such a better approach than taking a pill for everything.
What kind of integrative medicine do you practice, Ka?
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I practice in a way that people get what they need. Sometimes short term courses of pharmaceuticals are necessary. I am not a staunch supporter of any ONE method. I employ whatever is under the sun and in the cosmos. How’s that for abstract and not a niche?! Good for you, Pam! You are amazing. 😻 Keep up the good work. Acupuncture, Energy medicine, some functional medicine and sub-modalities from there. If everyone was so fit as you, it would be amazing!! So keep inspiring and being you and doing ‘you.’ For the better of all… 🩷
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I’ve tried a lot of stuff: massage, shiatsu, acupuncture, NAET, chiropractic, Reiki (I’m a practitioner), cranial sacral, reflexology, acupressure, cupping, aura soma, maybe more that I’ve forgotten. It’s all good and whatever helps!
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True that. Same with me! I’ve tried it all and can’t even list it. Also a Reiki Master Teacher; but not currently teaching at the moment. I adore 🥰 the endless variety of ways to help ourselves and others and practice Sun Si Miao’s oath
“When I treat an illness, I will first calm my spirit and fix my resolve. I will not give way to wishes and desires, but will first develop an attitude of compassion. Rather than ponder my own fortune or misfortune, I will work to preserve life and resolve the sufferings of all sentient beings.” I’m also a practicing Buddhist but again, not to
be pigeon-holed… I’m okay with agnostics and all non-militant varieties all beliefs and religions!
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You are a gift to the universe, Ka!
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Oh I definitely want to be increasingly! As are you, Pam! 🌞☀️🌞
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Clearly I couldn’t help myself so I just bought your book (which is very good to do!) TBC!!! 🩷😘🎉🙌🏻💪😌
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Oh wow, thanks, Ka! 🙏 😘
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You are welcome, Pam! I love supporting people who are supporting people and the environment. 🩷 Also we made a lovely connection. Nice to have your book to share with my family and others along the way.
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Thank you 🙏 again!
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Pam,
The review is terrific.
I would have left a comment there, but WP has been acting funny lately, and rejects my comments on blogs new to me, or Spams them. I’m waiting for that nonsense to clear and get back to normal.
I can’t remember if I mentioned this before, but I have been boycotting amazon for over 10 years. Please let me know if your book sells somewhere else, a site that takes PayPal, like Kobo!
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Hi Resa — Thanks so much for your kind words! I believe you can get the book anywhere — Barnes and Noble, etc. — with the ASIN number which is ASIN : B0DPSWQMXK — you just have to ask them to order it for you. Thanks for your support! xo
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Congrats on retiring, Pam!
I was more or less forced by circumstance to retire after covid.
It is a transition, but I’m thrilled with all my creative output!
Im heading over to Literary Titan!
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You’re a force of nature, darling. Keep it up!!
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Kudos to you, Pam! I’m sure you will keep up the good fight in your retirement! ☀️
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Thanks, Lisa!
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Wowee wow, my friend, this is marvelous! Congrats to kickin’ the year off right and then some! xxxxxxxx
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Thanks, Jean! xox
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xxx 🙂 xxx
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Exciting, right? but as my dad would say, “That and $0.50 ($5 adjusted for inflation) will get you coffee in any diner.” 😂
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lol Hey, diner coffee is still good coffee xxxxxxxx
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That it is!
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Congratulations! It’s not my usual genre, but I look forward to reading your book. Time for something different! 🙂
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I hope you find it enjoyable, JoAnna. Thanks!!
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wishing you all the best for the new year, Pam
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Thank you, da-AL. And you as well.
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Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year, Pam! Great review. ♥️🌟
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Thanks, Ka!
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It is excellent news to see your progress, my lovely Pam. I wish you and yours a wonderful New Year, immense success, and good health.🥰🌹🤙💖
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Aladin, hi! And thank you!! xo
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Congrats on the review, Pam! My copy arrived just in time for my year-end-break. Look forward to reading.
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Thank you so much, Rose! I look forward to your thoughts post read! ;0)
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Good luck with the book, Pam. And, a very happy new year to you and yours.
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Thanks, Neil, and a happiest of New Year’s to you as well!
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Please continue fulfilling this resolution Pam. I know, having retired nine months ago, that time seems to slip through my hands these days as the days go zipping by. How did I get seemingly more things done when I still worked? Still finding my groove I guess. Happy New Year!
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Isn’t it weird, Linda? It’s like there is less time or something. Still it’s awesome to make my own schedule. I hope you are also enjoying that.
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I am enjoying retirement Pam – in fact I told myself, having had nine months of retirement bliss, it is time to get cracking in the house and declutter all the vestiges of my former life. I will never be wearing those dressy clothes and a lot of other things should go as well. However, I started studying French the end of October … it’s taking up a lot of time daily, much more than I expected, even though I enjoy it. I mistakenly thought I had a little advantage having taken it in college, but that was 46 years ago, the last two years when we only spoke French in the class. I need more memory space in my brain – it’s full to the brim right now from 46 years of clutter (like the house). 🙂
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Haha – I so hear you, Linda. I had mistakenly thought the same thing about Spanish, but all those lessons seemed to have retreated to the innermost parts of my brain! Good luck with the learning and the cleaning!
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Look at all the info we’ve packed into our gray matter Pam, so I guess we should not be surprised. Thanks, I need a little help as to both!
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Haha — it’s true, Linda! My grey matter runeth over sometimes. ;0)
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Look how many decades it took for that to happen to both of us Pam. 🙂
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Congratulations and happy new year! Best, Joel Joel BurcatAuthor of Drink to Every Beast, Amid Rage, Strange Fire, and Reap the Windwww.JoelBurcat.comhttps://www.amazon.com/author/joelburcat717-215-0236>Apologies
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And a happy New Year to you, too, Joel! Hope all is well. Pam
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Nice review. Congrats.
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Thanks, Ken!
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Great to see you back, Pam. Happy New Year!
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And to you, Michelle. 💕
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