Frank Herbert, author of Dune, wrote an obscure nonfiction paperback in 1980. “Without Me, You’re Nothing” was a before-its-time manifesto about the unavoidable primacy of the personal computer and …
Health Isn’t Simple, But We Need To Keep It Stupid
There’s a line from an immunology book for laypersons that has always stuck with me. Paraphrasing: Studying immunology is like translating the tax code of Germany into …
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Nobody Wants A Heart Attack For Christmas
My mother is working through congestive heart failure right now. Missed out on her post-discharge medications for a week — long story — her compensated heart function decompensated, and back to the ER …
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Black Friday Update: I Almost Skipped A BJJ Class Last Week, And Why (Rarely) That’s Cool
I hope you had a safe, unburnt turkey Thanksgiving and are enjoying a relaxing Black Friday weekend. This last week for me has been a long one. Autumn has been marked by worsening shoulder …
I Finally Figured Out How To Train In A Combat Sport At Age 60. Then My Parents Pulled Me Sideways
I come from an Asian background and I love me my martial arts, but I can’t claim to be traditional. My parents only spoke English when I was growing up, and I speak more Spanish than I do Korean. I …
I’m Not Built Like A Greek God. The Greeks Weren’t Either
It’s dang hard not judging myself by my looks. I grew up in the ‘60s and ‘70s with Muscle And Fitness magazine and Bruce Lee. Frank Frazetta and Boris Vallejo. Elric, the …
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