> 4 things doctors and hospitals can learn from Zappos http://t.co/X1jnyIxofw pic.twitter.com/YnT1vRM2i5 [http://t.co/YnT1vRM2i5] — Co.Exist (@FastCoExist) April 6, 2015 [https://twitter.com/FastCoExist/status/585065474498539520] I was happy and quite satisfied after my recent hospitalization, but I realize that most of…
> Emily Dickinson's handwritten coconut cake recipe, 19th century. 📷Garrett Ziegler pic.twitter.com/YTe9EvUe0s [http://t.co/YTe9EvUe0s] — ✍ Bibliophilia (@Libroantiguo) April 6, 2015 [https://twitter.com/Libroantiguo/status/585019116110671873] I've visited The Emily Dickinson Archive [http://www.edickinson.org] a few times. The handwriting is…
> “There is nothing perfect in this world except Mozart’s music” Thomas Love Peacock. 📷Ms. of the last page of Requiem pic.twitter.com/SSJvHifVuL [http://t.co/SSJvHifVuL] — ✍ Bibliophilia (@Libroantiguo) April 4, 2015 [https://twitter.com/Libroantiguo/status/584376095039971328] I had a piano teacher who used to tell…
This report from the PBS NewsHour got my attention with the news that researchers are looking into the possibility that mild electrical stimulation of the brain might improve plasticity. I had to wait till the end for an application directly related to stroke—whether motor function could be improved for…
[Eater DC shared a video showing how bagels are hand-rolled at Black Seed Bagels](http://www.eater.com/2015/3/31/8315669/make-bagels-how-to-video). I want to quibble with the contention that the wood-fired stove, the huge boiling vat, and the draining racks are home equipment, but I am really grateful…
Late this morning I was invited to walk outside. First time outside except to come home from the hospital in more than four weeks. That felt good.…
Can we have this concept, seen via Fast Company [http://www.fastcoexist.com/3043984/this-smart-walk-sign-knows-if-you-need-extra-time-to-cross-the-street] , delivered, like yesterday? I think the extra time at crossing signals and the on-demand benches are really attractive, but I'd want to see those benches outside urban settings, too. One of my favorite…
> Prosthetic Limbs Haven't Always Been Modern Technological Marvels http://t.co/j6RsJGOshN — History In Pictures (@HistoryInPics) March 28, 2015 [https://twitter.com/HistoryInPics/status/581933644429705216] This is much more thorough than anything I've seen before. Thank goodness we've come such a long way.…