Well it’s been exciting day for me and I may be a little bit high (alas not the fun or good kind) as I just had an abscess surgery in Istanbul. I’m waiting on the lab work for the culture and pathology but from what I saw come out of the abscess it can’t be […]
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Day 1652 and Back in Istanbul
I’m a mess and somewhat scared. This abcess saga has grown from dismissive preventative care visit (which I did did out of an abundance precaution) and ended with me meeting a general surgeon at a Turkish medical tourism hospital tomorrow to discuss labs and my ultrasound. It’s my second time this year so that’s quite […]
I’ve been having some side effects from my new biologic injection Bimzelx. Whenever I travel, I do a spate of doctors appointments before I leave so I can be adequately prepared for likely scenarios. Be prepared is my motto. I had gone to a dermatologist a month ago to check on a cyst or swollen […]
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Day 1621 and My Hyperstimulation Fixes
Not so long ago the idea of dopamine fasts became quite the topic of discussion. A Twitter mutual of mine first brought it to my attention and it seems it is his coinage. The concept originated with California psychologist Dr. Cameron Sepah as a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) tool to help people cope with behavioral […]
The worst part of change is figuring out what you need to let go of in order to achieve it. Cate Hall (whose writing I admire) has a timely essay on the topic. Modern life is mess of conflicting and changing realities to which we are more or less poorly adapting ourselves. Learning is hard. […]
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Day 1610 and Tempting Fate
As I was going about doing “prepare for the worst so the best may come” set of chores I chose to brag about our travel pharmacy packing. As Elon Musk leaves government service there has been a flurry of media hits. I don’t know anything about his personal medical situation nor is it my place […]
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Day 1580 and Learn By Doing
Techne and episteme are foundational concepts in Greek philosophy. Practical knowledge and theoretical understanding are interwoven for humans. Aristotle distinguished between five virtues of thought: technê, epistêmê, phronêsis, sophia, and nous, with techne translating as “craft” or “art” and episteme as “knowledge” Via Wikipedia As I enjoyed a brief trip to the academy last week I am myself considering how much meaning I derive […]
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Day 1575 and Renegade Futurism
I spent my day at a conference at the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Bensen Center for the Study of Western Civilization. It’s my hometown university and while I never studied there I was greatly enriched by its traditions of public and community programming. The land grant universities educated Americans like me even if we […]
I’m surprised that the bad manners and poor social graces perpetuated by pandemic isolation continue to plague all forms of public transit. I am flying from Europe to America today for a conference appearance in Boulder Colorado. This has involved a few smaller regional hops where an hour or so of flight time is spent […]
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Day 1513 and Forcing Function
I’ve not in one thousand five hundred and thirteen days of writing in a row set forth a m standard for how I might quit. Four years (or 216 weeks) is plenty of time to come up with a criteria for making a decision. I have in that time embraced the haziness inherent in self […]