Fruitful Detours
Math can be beautiful. The mathematician Fibonacci created a simple sequence, starting with 0 and 1, and adding the two numbers together. Then he took the sum, and added it to the previous number. So it went 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, … and on and on. The next number […]
I’ve been ill recently. It started with a cold, but turned into sinusitis, cellulitis, and strep throat. The cellulitis was the worst — my face swelled up until I was a cartoon version of myself, and it hurt. This unfortunate situation had me thinking about the nature of illness, and how we manage it. The […]
I’ve been reading a lot lately beyond my usual psychology and religion stuff. (Anyone up for Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder? My quick review: It’s a little dry.) There are so many great books out there that I can’t possibly get to all of them. I have read some excellent ones lately, so I […]
I think about a jigsaw puzzle that I worked on a little bit at a time for weeks, only to find that I was out of pieces in the box, but there was still a hole in the puzzle. I couldn’t believe it. I looked all around, even behind the sofa cushions. I was so […]