Author Archives: Nicole

Northern California Getaway

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I’ve returned from a much-needed getaway to Northern California. Although sadly, I still didn’t unplug completely from work, I still didn’t attend three full day’s worth of meetings either. And for the first time since I was 16, I wasn’t in San Francisco for some work purpose! It’s crazy to realize that all of the time that I’ve spent in… Read more »

The Return of the Midlife Crisis Concert Tour

A reader emailed to let me know that Adam Ant released some U.S. tour dates for later in the year. This correspondent was concerned that I wasn’t aware because I hadn’t posted anything yet about it. And seriously, I love the people who actually read this blog. You guys are awesome. Between your emails and the nice messages, you make… Read more »

Let There Be (Laser) Light

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I really wanted to title this post “It’s a Laser Beam, Bozo” because Real Genius is one of my very all-time favorite movies with some obscure-but-quotable lines and one very hot Val Kilmer. But I didn’t want you to think I was calling you a bozo so you got the boring title instead. Anyway, lasers can be employed for all… Read more »

Saving the Oceans to Save Ourselves

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The biodiversity of this planet is in peril; in fact some biologists state we’re in the midst of an extinction event. The fact of the matter is the number of species on this planet is decreasing so rapidly that soon, all that will be left are humans, our livestock, mosquitoes, cockroaches, a billion strains of viruses, and ornamental lawn grasses…. Read more »

Was It Because of Our Childhood?

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I wrote a post a few weeks back talking about how unsettled I was feeling as a result of people I know either getting diagnosed with their first bout of cancer or a recurrence. At my age, you know that it’s only a matter of time you start hearing news like this. But it doesn’t make it any easier to… Read more »

Mistakes in Self-Diagnoses

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No one likes to admit that they’re doing something wrong. God knows, I used to be the poster child for saying, “well it’s wrong only if you look at it that way (i.e. probably the correct way but I’ll be damned if I say otherwise)”. I think most self-aware people recognize that as you have more and more life experience,… Read more »

My Brain is Trying to Escape

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I’ve been a little quiet over the past few weeks for a variety of reasons. One, my dad’s birthday was about two weeks ago and frankly, I wasn’t sure how I was going to react. As I expected, I really missed calling him and wishing him a happy birthday and I know that my mom had it even worse than… Read more »

Immune System Hijack

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The immune system is an incredible evolutionary machine, designed to protect us from the ravages of bacteria, viruses, and other harmful microbes. But admittedly, there are some times when the immune system doesn’t work the way it is supposed to, giving rise to auto-immune disorders. And now scientists have demonstrated how a hijack of the immune system from melanoma cells… Read more »

Unsettled

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I intended to write up an interesting article I came across. Y’all know how much I love science and delving into the details of new melanoma research. But as I sat down to type it, I started writing something entirely different. A few more people I know have been diagnosed (or rediagnosed) with some form of cancer in the past… Read more »