Balancing act: homeostasis and words I live by
A balance has two ends: when one goes up, the other goes down. As a metaphor for living, it lacks dimension. Homeostasis is better. It… Read More »Balancing act: homeostasis and words I live by
nature
File-sharing ~= sex, fecal transplants, and bacterial cognition
This is the richest, most fascinating article I’ve read about life, the biosphere and everything: http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/bacteria-r-us-23628/ Now that’s a writer with ADD, putting all that… Read More »File-sharing ~= sex, fecal transplants, and bacterial cognition
Haiku: September, SF Bay
Stars look back at meAnd I long for blue water.Ocean, take me home.
SF night shot
Got an eyeful of SF at night from across the Bay, with fog tickling the towers. The camera refused to resolve the image, so …… Read More »SF night shot
Nacre
“Nacre” sounds like an erotic euphemism. A leisurely beachcombing near ancient oyster beds led me to realize that. In fact, it went further, and prompted… Read More »Nacre
Fabulous dress sense!
Coming up to Castro & Market, I noticed half a dozen middle-aged men, most in wonderful shape, some with jackets draped over their chairs and some with… Read More »Fabulous dress sense!
Haiku: Strung stones in a shop
I’m briefly amazed:Do trees, clouds, waves fit on string?Those are _my_ prayer beads.
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