A Cynic Looks At Life by Ambrose Bierce — An interesting review.
The Straight Dope on our Pacific Northwest slugs — With some great reader feedback.
Organs Made from Scratch — "Building blocks" containing gels turn cells into different types of tissue. Speaking as someone missing part or all of four major organ systems thanks to cancer surgery, erm, yes.
Carbon dioxide outburst spurred warming 40 million years ago — Nothing to see here. Your political dogma is mightier than the data. Move along, citizen, move along. (Snurched from Bad Astronomy.)
House Republican Wants His Government-Subsidized Health Care Now — More of that justly famed intellectual consistency from the highly principled American Right. A candidate who promises to repeal HCR wants to know what he will do without health insurance. What about the rest of us, Republican man?
How can Silvio Berlusconi still be in power? — The tragic genius of Berlusconi is that he appears to have convinced millions that his destiny is their destiny: everyone who is scared of becoming a victim of judicial persecution, who feels overtaxed, who fears that foreigners are condescendingly critical of the Italian way of life is subtly persuaded that getting rid of Silvio would leave them vulnerable and isolated. Wow. You could say almost the same thing about the Republican party in American life. Tragic genius, indeed.
?otD: Got steam?
11/17/2010
Writing time yesterday: 3.0 hours (7,900 new words on Kalimpura, to 69,600)
Body movement: 30 minute stationary bike ride
Hours slept: 6.25 hours (solid)
This morning's weigh-in: 248.2 (!)
Yesterday's chemo/post-op stress index: 2/10 (fatigue, peripheral neuropathy, emotional distress)
Currently reading: Act of Will by A.J. Hartley