The Cockroach Catcher II: Attempted Living---Life is a Beach

            

 Pompano, Myrtle Beach

               Finding Myrtle Beach was sheer serendipity.  It was on the itinerary of our tour of the East Coast of the United States.  We learned that the place boasted over 60 golf courses, and I had just retired and developed a new interest in the game. 

After the next tide

No trace whatsoever. 

 After a lifetime spent trying to sort out some strange, some twisted and some really hilarious minds, the psychiatrist retired and the next tide came and much of his effort in building the best lakes and rivers evaporated. Do I want to leave some trace of my efforts?   Perhaps some stories are worth telling.  As the water flows it changes course and it changes the landscape. Hopefully I have managed to effect a few changes along the way.

  Horseshoe Crab Moulted shells

               Last autumn, during a lull in the pandemic, we were lucky enough to be able to take a break in Cape Cod.  On the beach at Westfleet Bay, we saw piles of shells left by moulting Horseshoe Crabs.  Since horseshoe crabs have hard shells, they must moult to grow.  No, the waves did not wash away these cast-off shells, but had a way of depositing them at the top end of the beach.  A pharmaceutical product made from the blue, copper based blood of these creatures is currently the fastest and best way to detect bacterial contamination of Covid 19 Vaccines.

                Unlike sand castles, Horseshoe Crab shells do not get washed away.   Some bits of what we do may remain for all to see.  Some of us may be able to leave a legacy after all.

The Cockroach Catcher II: Attempted Living---Incestuous Failure

The Cockroach Catcher II: Attempted Living.

 Just published on Amazon

The Cockroach Catcher II: Attempted Living.           

Review on Amazon:

Maureen

5.0 out of 5 stars Not the ordinary memoir

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 17, 2023

Verified PurchaseAm Ang Zhang has brilliantly woven together nostalgia, discoveries, astute observations and intelligent opinions. The fascinating title of the book is a deliberate understatement of his abundant life, where being a senior consultant psychiatrist is only a part of it . He is obviously a man of gifted intellect and refined tastes who, rather than hampered by material scarcity as a young child refugee, was fascinated by beauty in nature, and quickly acquired an appreciation of the finer things in life, enriched by travels and sustained by a keen engaging mind.
Reading his memoir is eye opening, and at times therapeutic. It was like meeting up with a learned old friend, as you sit with him and listen while his memories and ideas overflow. You travel with him as his stories move from continent to continent, from detailed episodes to gentle remarks, from freshly harvested catches to gourmet preparations, from ancient finds to modern scientific research ......
A most delightful read.

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