Disconnected from the Internet
Disconnected from the Internet A sudden disconnect from the internet is like what the old folk song says about old age: It won’t kill …
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Reboot, the Abashed Blogger Said
Reboot, the abashed blogger said, looking red-faced and rather silly. I muffed my opportunity on Sunday to post new work in both the …
I Don’t Know Where I Was for Five Years
Detail of De rijke man en de arme Lazarus, Cornelis Anthonisz, 1541. Public domain, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. I don’t know where I was for five years. …
Surgery, pt 3
Hospital 03 by Sloan Nota I’d asked my surgeon whether I should cancel appointments in the two weeks after surgery. He’d ordered an overnight hospital …
Surgery, pt 2
Oy, an e-missive from the Patient Site of my healthcare conglomerate. 414 pages of scientific links related to my condition. Hell, Chiari Malformation? if I …
Surgery, pt 1
Hospital 03 by Sloan Nota They draw blood at least once a day. ‘Your sodium is down!’ Sodium pills make you retch? Try them with …
An Eyeful
Muybridge race horse animated 184px Dear readers - Some of you know that I carry two diseases of the retinas. Usually I can move quite …
My Big Fat Global July 4th
What could be more American than Fourth of July on Cape Cod? Let me tell you. Start with four old friends and an Iranian teenager. …
A Gorgeous Inaugural Silk Scarf
My new silk scarf came today and I’m one happy human. Glorious color, true to the image above. Swashbuckling size, a lovely hand (feel) to …