This is an incredibly moving piece from WNYC's Radiolab: In Silence. Rather than their normal focus on science, this podcast focuses on the idea of silence in the universe, and in that silence where we might find God, and ultimately, faith. Cohost Robert Krulwich offers a … Read More »
Archives for September 2009
Looking at things in numbers
So my latest round of thyroid function tests have come back. And once again, my TSH has shot up, so now we're up to 100mcg. I was quite frustrated the other day when I actually went back through this blog and plotted my TSH levels over the last 6 months on a graph. And here they … Read More »
L’shana tova, 5770
The summer of '69 (5769, that is) is now past, and we welcome in a new Jewish year. Larry and I are pretty relieved that this past year is over, as it was probably the most tumultuous one in our lives. We started the year with me in a new job, a new apartment, and my very odd … Read More »
Remembering 8 Years Ago Today
(This blog is dangerously beginning to teeter on normal, non-themed journaling, but indulge me as I diverge from the IF realm for a bit...)Over the course of the morning I've been engaging with colleagues and students about their memories of Sept. 11th, 2001. The most shocking … Read More »
Show & Tell 3: No Reservations about Anthony Bourdain
Sushi, anyone?This is Anthony Bourdain. I have a little bit of a celebrity crush on him.That purple door really brings out your cigarette.He's written a totally awesome book, Kitchen Confidential, which I finished listening to on audiobook a couple of weeks ago. In fact, it was … Read More »
