After writing about my jaunt to Jerusalem, Kuopio, and Oxford, I dug back and discovered I had gone on eleven other trips in 1987, so I soared through more clouds that year than I would have guessed. Each journey brought back wisps of memory, one of which made me cringe. Below are the trips and a single memory from each.

For those interested in statistical trivia, I estimate my travels that year fell near the medial amount of jetting around done by other researchers in my field at the time. Now to the list.

January 14 – 15 to St Louis to lecture at Washington University. (I had fine conversations with the renowned pharmacologist I was collaborating with at the time.)

January 27 – 29 to Buffalo site visit to evaluate a grant application. (I caught up on the life of a friend, a graduate student I’d known at Wisconsin.)

March 23 to Montreal to lecture at University of Montreal. (First trip to the famous hypertension research unit there, and I was most impressed by how vibrant the city below the city was, the tremendous underground shopping centers and more.)

March 30 – April 3 to Washington D.C. to participate in scientific meeting (Presented data my colleagues and I thought strongly supported our points of view).

May 20 – 21 to New York City to participate in conference on hypertension. (I was surprised by the rather clear anatomy and actions shown on the hotel’s regular television channels, probably cable.)

June 8 – 9 to Buffalo to participate in Vasopressin Workshop. (Serious group of participants yet pleasant times throughout.)

June 15 – 30 to Jerusalem, Kuopio, Oxford trip. (Described earlier.)

August 3 – 7 to Smuggler’s Notch, VT to participate vasopressin conference. (I came to love that pleasant town.)

August 17 – 19 to Colorado Springs to participate in collaborative research at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. (Learned from an exercise authority that a single set of weight lifting produces little effect. One must do multiple sets.)

October 13 – 16 to New Orleans to participate in scientific sessions dealing with hypertension research. (Ate my first poor boy  sandwich.)

November 16 – 19 to Anaheim to participate in American Heart Scientific Sessions. (Having been to the convention center for several meetings, all I recall now is the huge acres of exhibits, including a number of women in leotards exercising on treadmills.)

December 15 -17 to Louisville to lecture at University of Louisville. (Exposed how little I know of horse racing and embarrassed myself at a dinner with three of my hosts. “Why does the menu have all these ‘Churchill’ specials,”I asked, before adding, “We’re a long way from England.”)

Additional Note:

A team is now working on rebuilding this website. I’ll keep you posted. Also, the Kuopio story will be up soon. Thanks for staying with me.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!