People as Pacemakers
I know a man who had a device implanted near his heart not long ago because his heart had ceased to correctly regulate the flow of blood around his body. We call this a pacemaker. If the heart doesn’t pump…
On Houses and Homes
Is there a difference between the two? My impression in reading on the subject and talking to people over the years is that most of us sense intuitively, if only at a superficial level, that the two are not entirely…
On the Goodness of (Real) Food
I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that food in the twenty-first century has become hi-tech. Which is to say, we have in some measure virtualized what we eat. Brilliant scientists have been paid to synthesize sweet, sour, and…
Sick Day
Hello all, Taking a sick day from blogging, not for myself, but for wife and baby. Neither is feeling well and my duty to celebrate embodied life requires some babysitting skills today, among others. See you next week!
No Time for Heroics
‘It’s easy being a BOX TOPS HERO!’ So reads the cheery and informative banner-text on the back of our latest box of Cheerios. ‘You don’t need superpowers to be a BOX TOPS HERO – just a few minutes and a…