I had my cholesterol re-checked at LabCorp in Newark yesterday morning. When I was giving the doctor's  orders to the technician, I noticed that he also ordered a hepatic panel. "Hepatic" has to do with the liver. Now, that is odd. I can't envision what would be going on with my liver that he would be checking out.

I meant to ask how long it would ( Read more... )

I have just a quick note for tonight. I'm trying to prepare for the Written Remains "Make a Scene" meeting on Saturday morning, and that involves choosing a chapter from a favorite book and a short story, plus selecting works of our own in process.

Much to my surprise and delight, I discovered, "Leaf by Niggle" written by J. R. R. Tolkien at the ( Read more... )

 I'll wager most people reading this has never heard of Charles Williams. He was a member of the Inklings--the same group that included Tolkien & CS Lewis. I call him the Inkling that no one has ever heard of. I love CW's "supernatural thriller" novels, in which magical artifacts or concepts impinge on "the real world".
For example: War in Heaven ( ( Read more... )