I've posted quite a bit about walking lately, and this essay by Ferris Jabr at The New Yorker [http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/walking-helps-us-think] got my attention not just for explaining the benefits of walking so clearly but also for its appreciation of Mrs. Dalloway, which I&…
Added a new tool to my arsenal today, an air splint. Jon, the OT, used it to immobilize my arm while he used manual motion and electrotherapy on my shoulder.…
Well, almost everywhere, but pretty unmistakable I think. The robot revolution is nearly here. I'm not sure how I'll react. > Robots help deliver meals for patients http://t.co/I1zQII20TH — Medgadget (@Medgadget) September 3, 2014 [https://twitter.com/Medgadget/status/507274128869822464]…
Q revisits an essay from Jian Ghomeshi [http://www.cbc.ca/player/AudioMobile/Q/ID/2441645903/] and pulls the following quote > Surely the nuances of human communication and most certainly of literature require a little ... inefficiency; a little space to think and to feel; to consider and reconsider Though…
Nostalgia struck in the aisles of Trader Joe's when I stumbled on this offering I'd never seen before. It reminded me of a press my father kept in the basement of our home for a while.…
This simple observation in Fast Company's How Integrating The Arts Into Hospitals Could Humanize Health Care [http://www.fastcoexist.com/3034374/how-integrating-the-arts-into-hospitals-could-humanize-healthcare#6] > For example, music therapy is often used to reintroduce speech to stroke victims, or to dull the effect of extreme pain (because of the…
At The Millions, Sonya Chung provides a variation to The Rule of Fifty with The 25-page Test [http://www.themillions.com/2014/08/on-the-nightstand-on-deciding-what-to-read-next.html] > Standard trial run. I bought the book on impulse; it’s been lying around for a while. I pick it up and start reading.…
> The rush and pressure of modern life are a form, perhaps the most common form, of its innate violence. To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender to too many demands, to commit oneself to too many projects, to want to help…