New York backs same-sex marriages from elsewhere. Now the state of New York will recognise same-sex marriages from other states and countries. How fabulous is that?
Parents who have lost children in the recent China quake are eligible to have another child. Maybe later they will remove the one-child policy altogether.
Google Health launches. Google Health [...]
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Posted 30 May 2008
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In 1997, the musician Momus released the song “The Age of Information”. The tune is eerie. Gentle, sustained tones accompany a hushed, dispassionate voice. Electronic sounds—bleeps and bloops—trickle faintly in the background. The tone is calm, soothing, even as the lyrics list warning after warning about online life. In 1997, the [...]
Sunday, I woke up with a sore throat and runny nose. I didn’t want to miss the day of shadowing at the birthing pavilion, so I cleared out my sinuses, had some breakfast, and hopped into the beaten silver Toyota. At the hospital, I stubbornly ignored the pain and sniffling. A few [...]
Mother: What is this? Going into labor is nothing like what you see on TV.
Me: That’s because TV has editors. I’m learning that working in a hospital is nothing like Grey’s Anatomy.
Doctor: Well, we can’t all be Dr. McSwoony.
Catcalling: Creepy or Compliment? The CNN article describes the different responses women have to catcalling. Some find it complimentary; others, creepy. There are now blogs that tell stories of these encounters, such as Holla Back NYC. But the article doesn’t get to the heart of the problem: Why do women feel threatened [...]
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Posted 23 May 2008
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Yosuke, an African grey parrot, flew out of his cage and got lost. (It was the second right after the intersection.) But he found his way back home by reciting his name and address.
Now if I could get my parakeets to recite names and addresses, I’ll have my own little live phonebooks. [...]
Al: Are you taking pictures of my breasts?
Me: Now I am.
Al: You’re not going to put that on your blog, are you?
Me: Now I am.
Byrnes sent flowers last Friday, after a very teary talk, but I haven’t been able to enjoy them until today because I was either at work or in Boston. While I was gone, my father had been tending the flowers for me. I have great men in my life.
Byrnes at the Boston Museum of Science. He has one foot in Boston and the other in Cambridge. Picture taken summer 2007.
The other place of employment. By the time this entry posts, I will be setting up the outside display.
This store has been here for over seven years, and I haven’t noticed it until this summer. You look at the world differently when you are looking for “Help Wanted” signs.
