Just finished a small book called About Alice, by Calvin Trillin. It is essentially a homage to Trillin's wife, whom he adored and deeply misses now that she's gone. There are some nice little nuggets of wisdom in the book.

On page 9, the author quotes his wife (the first quote within the quote is attributed to Ernest Becker): "'To live fully is to ( Read more... )

I've been home and 'under the weather' now for five days now. My condition has changed and meandered in unexpected ways, and I am sooooo ready to be well again. I have my voice back now, which is nice, I guess, but I'd rather be voiceless - much prefer it, in fact - than be dizzy and nauseated with a low-grade fever. Arg ( Read more... )