Category: health

• Taking Time

  Feb 19

  What is meant as a valiant stand against the decline of reading is actually a symptom of it, and then a cause. The fear of dumbing down leads to thinning… more ›

• Diēs caniculārēs

  Jul 27

  In these dog days of July, I feel the heat dissipating every ounce of strength my body once contained. My mind has grown stagnant. And for the past six months,… more ›

• Europe Calling

  Apr 28

  I’ve recently discovered outrageously inexpensive airfare to Europe, and you might as well think I’ve discovered a cure for erotodromomania as well: $139 one-way from DFW to Frankfurt, Germany. I… more ›

• Elektro-Szokotczka

  Nov 21

  Back in the Soviet Union children of the formerly bourgeois often held names from refashioned revolutionary slogans and technological innovations. The most comical example of just such a name is… more ›

• Sick Day

  Nov 19

  This is the first real sick day I’ve taken in months if not years. Whatever illness I’ve been suffering through over the past several weeks finally got the upper hand… more ›

• Project Blog It: Wishes

  Oct 27

  I wish that I didn’t feel like I had to choose among getting a decent amount of sleep/rest completing all my reading assignments exercising having a social life having a… more ›

• Sleeplessness is next to crazy

  Jul 21

  So this is what an afternoon with no coffee feels like. My latest attempt to counter my sometimes-overwhelming insomnia has been to cut back on coffee, effectively eliminating the best… more ›

• Ask me no more questions…

  Apr 21

  Here’s an excerpt of an email I received from a friend a few weeks ago. (And yes, I do keep emails in my inbox for several weeks at a time:… more ›

• Taxing Day

  Apr 15

  First off, I oppose all taxing situations. Secondly, read my lips: “No new taxes.” Finally, I’d like to modestly propose a revision to our investment scheme in the United States.… more ›

• Anger (Under New) Management

  Apr 13

  I could login here almost daily and list a dozen or more complaints about bothersome conditions that invade my otherwise placid world, but I’m tired of bitching. Tired of being… more ›