Category Archives: Journal

Sharing more about me, less about (almost) everything else

Saints, Depression, Assumptions, and Me

I did a Google search for [patron saint depression] the other day, and got this gem: “How did the Saints deal with depression?”[redacted][August 2023] “There is no evidence they had depression, they lived in faith, that Everything is controlled by … Continue reading

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Radiation Therapy, and a Household’s Weekly Schedule

Our number-two daughter starts radiation therapy this week. I gather that she’ll be going in Monday through Friday, but if I knew how long it will be going on, I’ve lost that bit of information. Quite aside from the worry … Continue reading

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Hearing the Universe, Touching the Stars

A musician who’s also a scientist found music in TRAPPIST-1 data. Meanwhile, 3D models help folks ‘see’ galaxies: and I found a Lenten connection in all that. Sonification and Switching Senses for Science I’d planned on geeking out over music, … Continue reading

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Death in Burnsville, Minnesota

Sunday morning’s incident is more than three hours down the road, but still registered as ‘my part of the world’. Among the very few ‘up’ sides is that, so far, local and regional news has paid more attention to the … Continue reading

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Family Health Issues: Cancer, a Smile, Tubes, and Waiting

Good news from number-two daughter’s operation last week. As she put it, ‘I’ve still got my smile’. Medicos had gone back into her neck last Wednesday. One of the possible outcomes was disruption of nerves that control the lower-right side … Continue reading

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