One Patient's Progress

Miles O'Brien lost part of his arm [https://mikeschultz.ghost.io/miles-obrien/] to compartmant syndrome in 2014. He's now reporting on his progress in rehab [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/learning-ride-drive-live-one-handed/] and showing a little bit of what's possible with prosthetics today. I&…

As American as...chocolate

> Why Hot Chocolate Might Be More American Than Apple Pie http://t.co/9dZCkMcw6T pic.twitter.com/pmdproPagS [http://t.co/pmdproPagS] — Morning Edition (@MorningEdition) February 12, 2015 [https://twitter.com/MorningEdition/status/565931130206306304] There's plenty of posts on chocolate [https://mikeschultz.ghost.io/tag/chocolate/] here…

The OED's Editor

http://oupacademic.tumblr.com/post/110371124465/james-murray-birthdayMaybe it takes an English major to get excited about an anniversary like this. There's a longer and awfully interesting story at the link, but maybe it's enough to look at the shelves in the image to appreciate what a…

Harper Lee Unplugs

> "In an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods, and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books"~Harper Lee — Archie Camps (@thebookmania) February 7, 2015 [https://twitter.com/thebookmania/status/563874868614008834] Though in this case I suspect she never plugged in.…

Really, Whole Foods!

> Your love deserves heart healthy dark chocolate this year. #healthYeah [https://twitter.com/hashtag/healthYeah?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/epiqjvnruG [http://t.co/epiqjvnruG] — Whole Foods Vienna (@WFMVienna) February 6, 2015 [https://twitter.com/WFMVienna/status/563804348149673984] I think they're a little wide of the mark…

Worth Spending Some Time With

> 4 foreign words with no English translation, illustrated http://t.co/KOsSRlDW9p pic.twitter.com/zDBtFwFKm3 [http://t.co/zDBtFwFKm3] — Vox (@voxdotcom) February 6, 2015 [https://twitter.com/voxdotcom/status/563777945001406466] Do yourself a favor and visit Anjana Iyer's page at Behance [https://www.behance.net/gallery/…

Pockets of Stillness

> “Build pockets of stillness into your life.” — @brainpicker [https://twitter.com/brainpicker] http://t.co/16YgdgHjmm — On Being (@Beingtweets) February 5, 2015 [https://twitter.com/Beingtweets/status/563415607874682881] Krista Tippett is interviewing Maria Popova this afternoon.…

Marginalia

> “Marginalia is a present mind interacting with a past mind.” — @brainpicker [https://twitter.com/brainpicker] — On Being (@Beingtweets) February 5, 2015 [https://twitter.com/Beingtweets/status/563408533304393728]…