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"It is the right hemisphere that understands the emotional or the humorous aspect of a narrative; it is also better able to appreciate irony and sarcasm – all that is not explicit but radically alters meaning. . . . There is a large literature showing that the right hemisphere is crucial for appreciation of cartoons, jokes and humour of every kind." Iain McGilchrist, The Matter with Things

The Weekend Eudemon

The best laid plans . . . Did I say I wasn't working yesterday? It didn't quite work out. I spent about two hours dealing with office stuff from my house in the morning. I also spent 30 minutes in the office Friday morning, then had to go back

The Quick-Hitting Eudemon

The lust to find life in space continues: For the first time astronomers have discovered a planet outside our solar system that is potentially habitable, with Earth-like temperatures, a find researchers described Tuesday as a big step in the search for "life in the universe." [http://news.yahoo.

Cho Woman, Protests, and Sundry News

The Vatican appears to be heating up under the lead of its octogenarian leader: The Vatican's second-highest ranking doctrinal official on Monday forcefully branded homosexual marriage an evil and denounced abortion and euthanasia as forms of "terrorism with a human face." [http://news.yahoo.com/s/

Monday Moanin'

Not much this morning. I played outdoors with the kids most of yesterday afternoon, including an hour of soccer with Abbie (12) that dang-near killed me and damaged bones or ligaments or other mystery parts in my right foot. I couldn't walk on it last night. This morning,

The Weekend Eudemon

I took the afternoon off work yesterday. I read on front porch, shot baskets with my children, hung out and talked with Marie and the kids, drank beer. Very pleasant. I'm going to pay for it a little this morning. I have to go to the office to

Quicks Hits and Brews

Ghostly stuff: A yacht has been found off Australia with its engine running and a table laid for dinner - but no sign of life [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2296594.html?menu=news.quirkies]. __________ A Dutch escort service has set up a whore line for virgin customers

The Thursday Eudemon

Sanjaya is gone, but I didn't see it. I'm sidelined with a cold, so I'm basically sleeping, sucking zinc lozenges, and walking real slow. Drudge has a neat run-down of presidential candidate reactions to the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the partial-birth

Beam on Fire

A reader sends along one of the best columns I've read in awhile: "Gay people, give me back my stuff [http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/04/18/gay_people_give_me_back_my_stuff/?p1=email_to_a_friend] ." The article is

Monday Mornin' Eudemon

This might be the dumbest story I've read this year: Porn actresses say they like to go out with regular guys, but sometimes the regular guys are intimated [http://www.sunjournal.com/story/207790-3/bsection/Can_regular_guy_date_a_porn_star/] . Thank you, Dr. Insight. You show

The Weekend Eudemon

On tap this weekend: Social gathering, short field trip with Meg, Mass, soccer game, church breakfast, out-of-town company. My wife told me last night that I've become a recluse, but it simply isn't true. I think she means I've become a person who doesn&