This Gives Me a Headache
The head of Bayer’s research department reputedly coined the name Heroin, based on the German heroisch (“heroic, strong”).
Medical
Ooh! A Squirrel!
Yep: I’m an adult with ADD/ADHD. On the plus side, I can focus on productive work for hours, and get more done in a day than some people can in a week. But only if it’s interesting work….
Culture Wars
“You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” –Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451 (1953).
What’s the Worst Thing
Trust me: you don’t want to know — and it’s the most insensitive and obliviotic question you could ask an emergency responder.