So, updates. I haz good news! I went in for a nerve conduction study on Friday, and it turns out I have not totally destroyed my nerves. Yay! It appears that the ligaments and tendons are just waay overstressed. So a long rest and some physical therapy have been prescribed. There’s also been some talk …
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Sep 27 2012
Ducklings for My Nurses
I’ve acquired strep throat. I could have ended up with the virus that’s going around instead, but no: my immune system got overstressed, and it chose strep. Which is fine with me – easy to survive with antibiotics, as long as you minimize swallowing for the first 24 hours. Bed rest is also lovely, but …
Jun 26 2012
A Huge Step Forward
I just got off a conference call with Amanda Knief and Dave Silverman of American Atheists. They invited me and several of my fellow FreethoughtBloggers, along with other prominent bloggers throughout the community, to discuss the harassment policy they’ve just adopted. You know what’s fantastic? Seeing an organization this large and established step up and …
Nov 25 2011
Cleared for Adventuring
I’m afraid I shall have to negotiate joint custody for my car. Most people don’t end up with these dilemmas. It’s hard enough to find one mechanic you trust, much less two. I have a mechanic I adore – Jay’s Kirkland Autocare. They’ve always done a fantastic job with no fuss and bother. Plus, they …
Jun 28 2011
A Welcome to New Readers and Paeans to the Old
Oh, my. When one gets linked by PZ Myers, Maria Dahvana Headley, and Neil Gaiman in the course of a few days, traffic suddenly goes through the roof, and new readers show up. Allow me to quote Rowan Atkinson: “My god, there are a lot of you.” Let me just state this clearly and upfront: …
May 12 2011
Life-Changing Experience
What a difference less than a year makes! So no shit, there I was, sitting in training class watching one of the most mind-numbingly boring videos I’ve ever encountered, and my thoughts strayed to all of you. You’ve changed my life. And you saved it, just then, when my brain threatened to implode from terminal …
Mar 21 2011
Reader Appreciation Day
Source It’s time to take a moment out of the week’s blogging topics and say, “Thank you!” You, my dear readers, are absolutely brilliant. I put out a plea for the things that scare you, and you weren’t afraid to rise to the challenge. If I end up with the writing chops to create a …
Jan 06 2011
I Can Haz Monotype Corsiva!
Thank you thank you THANK YOU to all of you who commented, emailed, and otherwise made sure I could, in fact, have my new computer and my Monotype Corsiva too! You have made me a very happy writer indeed! And a special shout-out as well to those of you who commented on last night’s missive …
Jan 05 2011
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Scientific Literature
Things have changed rather drastically. As recently as six months ago, I couldn’t have read a scientific paper to save my life. Oh, I grant you, I’d tried a few times, but found myself bogged down and stymied by incomprehensible language. So I usually gave them a miss. Instead, I read the science blogs, which …
Dec 26 2010
Christmas Rocks
In more ways than one. For instance, I’m not at work. Woot! By the time you read this, it’ll be Boxing Day, so Happy Boxing Day! That holiday always confused me as a kid. I had no idea why there would be a special holiday for beating people up. Then I found out it was …
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