(I orginally scribbled this down when I read Ross's post last September. The busy last months made me set it aside until now.) A post from Alex Ross pointed me to a summary of a recent interview with the new Pope. I should get around to reading the full transcript when I have time, but…
Fast finished
Summary I broke my fast four days ago, so I’m getting some perspective on the fast itself and the immediate aftermath. It was a far more arduous experience than I expected for reasons I never expected. I thought I would be hungry during it, but I never was, and never craved solid food. Instead, I…
The gray nun
In thinking of Dan this year, I recalled two of the nicknames he assigned, “snow goose” (when winter came, my nose would start running, and I was soon honking into handkerchiefs) and “the gray nun”. Dan was ordained as a priest around 1950. He loved it, and thrived in the work. He would never have…
Ending PBS Pledge Drives
I've always thought that the best thank-you for a donation that a public television pledge drive could offer would be to stop the pledge drive. It feels like punishment, not a reward, to call in your pledge, then sit through six more days of your local station reps begging and begging your fellow viewers.…
How to donate your body to science
Twelve years ago, I wrote some thoughts about what to do with our bodies when we're finished with them. I'd put it more sensitively now, but still think it's a good idea to donate as much as possible to Medicine and Science, then turn the rest over to Nature. In the course of making a…
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