• Wrap your mind…II

    Last week I suggested there might be things our minds can’t really conceive of related to the universe in which we live.  Here’s a similar concept.  (This is what I get from sitting around […]

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  • Wrap your mind around this…

    The human mind is a wonderful instrument, capable of intense reaches of imagination and ingenuity.  With it, we’ve traveled the stars and delved into the interior of the atom.  We’ve […]

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  • The Logic of Rules and Exceptions

    It is a frequently stated truism that, “There is an exception to every rule.”  But many people have pointed out that some rules seem to have no exceptions.  Take, for example, the […]

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  • A Few Comments on Modern Word Usage

    I want to set down a few comments on word usages I’ve heard over the past several years. Two of these come from combat situations, which isn’t unlikely since we’re […]

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  • A review of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” by Rebecca Skloot, and some personal observations on the HeLa cell line

    A few months ago, I found the book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, on the New Releases shelf of a local bookstore. Interestingly, it’s become a […]

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  • Welcome to my blog

    This is a new blog I set up Sunday, May 2, 2010, and I’d like to welcome you to it.  This is my first post, and a little explanation about this blog is […]

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