Rotator Cuff SurgeryIn February 2013 I had rotator cuff surgery. These are some notes I took during my recovery:Jul 6, 20233Jul 6, 20233
Some quotes that stuck with meMany of these are from some index cards that I wrote in probably the 80s or 90s …Feb 4, 20233Feb 4, 20233
Books I Am Reading in 2021[This was written mid 2021, so pretty sure it omits a few, alas.]Jan 8, 202343Jan 8, 202343
The Mushroom at the End of the WorldLove this book, so good and about so much more than you would think.Jan 8, 202332Jan 8, 202332
Book Review: The Inland SeaI wanted to dabble in reading some cli-fi (mixed feelings about declaring this a genre but curious nonetheless), and so I picked up The…Jul 3, 2022106Jul 3, 2022106
Book Review: Calling BullshitWell, hmm, why would one want to read a book on calling bullshit in 2020? Ok, jokes aside, I’ve just finished Calling Bullshit: The Art of…Nov 7, 202031Nov 7, 202031
Book Review: Battle Cry of FreedomI have long wanted to read James McPherson’s Battle Cry of Freedom and with the temperature rising nation wide, and even febrile talk of a…Nov 7, 2020Nov 7, 2020
Book Review: Girl, Woman, OtherI was excited to read Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo, so much so that (perhaps with the Booker Prize in mind) I might have had…May 17, 2020May 17, 2020
Book Review: Julius CaesarNot really a book review; more of a note to self that I re-read Julius Caesar again this year. I hadn’t read it since I was in middle…May 8, 2020May 8, 2020
Book Review: Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918The full title is a mouthful: Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It.May 7, 2020May 7, 2020
Appreciating Barbara GinsbergMy mom passed away on Thursday April 2nd; she went quickly at home in bed. She was 89 with various ailments and, amid this global pandemic…Apr 5, 2020Apr 5, 2020
Book Review: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, by Ocean VuongThis was an amazing book and it has taken me a long time to digest it. In fact I’m not sure I’m done digesting it now. Unfortunately that…Apr 2, 2020Apr 2, 2020
Book Review: Mindset by Carole DweckFor years now I’ve heard about Carole Dweck’s work on mindset, specifically on the difference between a “fixed mindset” and a “growth…Mar 24, 2020Mar 24, 2020
Book Review: Nothing is True and Everything is Possible, by Peter PomerantsevI’ve had Nothing is True on my to-read list for several years now — I think I first put it on that list in 2016 when Russia’s interference…Feb 17, 2020Feb 17, 2020