abandoned things
I have always loved abandoned things: stuffed animals dropped on rainy sidewalks, empty shopping carts, eyeglasses, the muffin nobody buys at the cafe. This is not some saintly impulse, though. I love the pangs in my chest, the aches in my calves and joints, the tears. I love these abandoned things because they hurt me.
"Epilepsy is the neglected stepchild among neurological diseases.Epilepsy causes more than 50,000 deaths a year — more than breast cancer."
“Epilepsy is the neglected stepchild among neurological diseases.Epilepsy causes more than 50,000 deaths a year — more than breast cancer.” From the article: Epilepsy is the neglected stepchild among neurological diseases. On a per-patient basis, it gets about 20 percent of the research money that Parkinson’s receives and about 50 percent of the Alzheimer’s total. … Read more
crafty
Last week on my Forensic Writer blog, I posted commentary about the public reaction to Brian David Mitchell – the man on trial for kidnapping Elizabeth Smart – having a seizure in court. Many SLC locals and online commenters flat-out accused him of faking. You might think this is due to the righteous (and rightful) … Read more
no human faces
Saturday, I noticed Facebook friends (and friends of friends) changing their profile pictures to cartoon characters. Several posted a status update reading: “Change your Facebook profile picture to a cartoon from your childhood and invite all your friends to do the same. Until next Monday there should be NO human faces on Facebook, but invasion of memories. … Read more
electric wires, audio tape, EEG
electric wires, audio tape, EEG For the past five years, forensic scientists in London have been recording frequency variations in electricity on the National Grid. It turns out that variations occur regularly, and they create a “unique signature of the electrical frequency” at any particular moment, according to “The… -from my Forensic Writer blog — … Read more
A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.
A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.~Thomas Mann, Essays of Three Decades, 1947
my emusic.com review of The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin
my emusic.com review of The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin In The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court, Toobin uncovers the personalities hidden beneath the judicial robes, sometimes revealing moments so profoundly intimate one wonders who spilled the beans. Ultimately, Toobin both humanizes the judges and demystifies their rulings. But The Nine is more than mere … Read more
my emusic.com review of Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace (the audio version)
my emusic.com review of Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace (the audio version) If you’ve ever been steamrolled by obnoxious innuendos from a man you wish you’d never met, then you already know a little about the experience of listening to Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, the audio version of the critically … Read more
myemusic.com audio book review of Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin
myemusic.com audio book review of Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin If you have ever secretly thought Alice in Wonderland looks suspiciously prim in her trademark pinafore and pale blue dress — crisp and clean despite taking that famous trip down the rabbit hole — then prepare to have your image of Alice rocked. … Read more
