Life, medicine and stuff

Life is no way to treat an animal – Kurt Vonnegut

Men are always asking what women want in bed. The answer is breakfast.    Kathy Lette

“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”  – Michael Pollan

C. S. Lewis wrote: “The more we have [pride] ourselves, the more we dislike it in others…if you want to find out how proud you are the easiest way is to ask yourself, ‘How much do I dislike it when other people snub me, or refuse to take any notice of me, or shove their…

El Anatsui is a Ghanaian artist.  Great textiles.

A tidal wave of sewage killed a woman's child in Gaza last month.  The failing sewage system, together with shortages of parts and fuel, has created reservoirs of sewage that are now several metres above ground level, besides poisoning orange groves and other farming land.  An Israeli bomb could release 1.5 million tonnes of sewage,…

Had my antenatal class yesterday.  What  I learned – For 1st stage, important to relax face, shoulders, hands.  Use music, breathing, water, massage. Don't say, "Just relax!".  Or "Is it sore?".  Or "Are you OK?".  Or look at your watch.  Or sigh. Use gravity.  Keep trying different positions as necessary.  Conserve energy. Don't hold hands! …

Last year noone died of Meningitis C in the UK – first time since the late 19th century when records began!

The Golden Section was known by Euclid in ancient Greece: ratio of  line's length to its larger portion where ratio of larger to smaller is same.  Approx 1.618 but an irrational number (ie cannot be described in a fraction).   Fibonacci described his epnymous number sequence (0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 etc) in…

"By breaking the linear print model that has dominated the transmission of information for the past five centuries, the hyperlinked web seems to be instilling a hyperactive approach to gathering and digesting information, an approach that emphasizes speed, scanning, and skimming. In one sense, the process of information retrieval seems to have become more important…