To Serve Man

In an effort to improve my cognitive skills, in addition to Lumosity and other games, I have been trying to read a little each day, often aloud to Barry, who is probably eligible for sainthood for his patience with this. I am reading on-line, where I can increase the font size. I am not sure I fully understand why, but this does seem to help. Dr. DeAngelis tells me that this is consistent with the area of my brain where the tumor was located. Since I have trouble differentiating letters from each other, often “seeing” a different letter than the one on the page, I imagine that having the larger font size helps me to focus more carefully.

As I scanned the New York Times web page, I saw the following in a piece published last week:

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, stepping up his effort to blunt a diplomatic offensive by Iran, plans to warn the United Nations next week that a nuclear deal with the Iranian government could be a trap similar to one set by North Korea eight years ago, according to an Israeli official involved in drafting the speech.

This brought to mind an episode of an old television show called The Twilight Zone, that aired from 1959-1964. I was just a young girl (the same age as our granddaughter Ella is now) when it began, so I imagine I must remember it more from when it was later in syndication when I was in high school. You can sometimes find episodes being shown on various cable TV channels. A particular favorite of mine is one that first aired in 1962 called “To Serve Man.” If you have never seen this, I really do not want to give anything away. Instead, thanks to the wonders of YouTube, I attach it here. It is about 25 minutes long and is, in my mind, a classic.

For all of our sakes, I hope that this is not what Iran has in mind.

Love,

Rebecca