Huntington’s Disease
Though I fear all diseases, the ones I fear most are genetic diseases, diseases due to a defective gene (or genes) in a person’s genome. Reading James Watson’s book—DNA: The Secret of Life—over four years ago, I was enthralled with a disease I had never heard of before, that scared me out of my wits: [...]
Six Degrees of Separation
I love Wikipedia. In fact, I spend about an hour each day surfing through random articles of things I know little about and find interesting. If I run into something I have no idea about, I make a mental note to Wikipedia-it as soon as I can. I use Wikipedia more than I use [...]
La Luz Del Mundo: A Church Founded on Lies
I find it painful and rather bothersome how masses can be brainwashed with lies and deceit, how some twisted individuals take advantage of people’s genuine faith in God by making them believe they are messiahs. I grow weary of false prophets and religious establishments founded on lies. You, as the reader, tell me: is it [...]
The Ant
Yesterday, I was sitting by a swimming pool and I noticed an ant on the pool deck. It was a regular ant, not a fire ant, just going about its business looking for food. I picked it up by pinching it- not too tightly- as I did not desire to kill it. I looked at [...]