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Root Canal and Socialist Health Care
Last week I had a loose filling that attracted some bit of food and became a toothache. I haven’t seen a dentist in… ugh. Maybe 15 years. The toothache became a swollen cheek and after reading horror stories online about … Continue reading
Some strangers are wonderful
We’re sitting on the tram this morning and Sophia can’t reach enough interesting things to touch, hit, and put in her mouth. Though her vocabulary is limited to “dada” and associated syllables, she starts explaining to the world at large … Continue reading
The Joy of Sex
No, that’s not the right title. I really like not having a car. I don’t have to pay for it or its upkeep. There are no insurance payments, and I can feel good about reducing my carbon footprint (and not … Continue reading
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shoes and customs
So, after having tried to get my shoes from the customs office in Heidelberg Monday morning and waiting the better part of an hour for two people to go ahead of me, I left. I went back there this morning. … Continue reading
The benefits of knowing people
I learned yesterday that monks (sometimes, maybe only certain monks) used to give up everything but beer and water for Lent. I always thought one should give up something they like for Lent, but maybe this makes sense. The trouble … Continue reading
so shall awareness
I’m just socially aware. Someone says “I shall be aware” and I say “oh, so shall I!” German buses are long. They have three doors, the last of which only opens if the bus driver sees someone standing at it … Continue reading
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Respect!
I like how language is so dynamic. Words are like a river, always coming, always going, always here. But like water it seems to have some sort of diffusion constant. Whatever that constant is, it seems to be noticeably slow. … Continue reading
like the rain
I missed the rain. That’s why I walked out in it yesterday. They say when it rains it pours. They’re right. Imitation brain: either agarose wasn’t melted well enough or the concentration wasn’t high enough because if brains came apart … Continue reading
difficult to dance ’round this one till you pull it out
Faux pas abound. #1: If you give the impression that you have something to prove, you’re actually giving the impression you don’t. #2: Don’t talk about the war. #3: Don’t go to a visual system physiologist and say “Vision is … Continue reading