Category Archives: Department of the Drama

Personal musings.

Empty houses, blind eyes

Posted on January 21, 2008 by cicada

Photo by Eugene Richards From “North Dakota, The Emptied Prairie” National Geographic Magazine These photos bear an eerie, graceful, painful resemblance to the country where I grew up. The year I finished high school, my parents left “town” (7,000 people) … Continue reading →

Posted in Artists & Art, Department of the Drama, Destinations, Photography | 6 Comments

Living paycheck to paycheck, on Wonderbread and ramen

Posted on December 8, 2007 by cicada

I found this post on the NYT Health blog “Well”, by Tara Parker-Pope (when did the NYT switch to a blogging model? am I just oblivious?) Anyway, the post was mildly intriguing. But then I started reading the comments, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs and Blogging, Department of the Drama, Science, Science in culture & policy | 8 Comments

I’m intellectual AND sexy? Now that’s scary. . .

Posted on October 31, 2007 by cicada

First, I need to thank Mo at Neurophilosophy for tagging me with the Intellectual Blogger award. I don’t feel very intellectual lately, but I guess he’s cutting me some slack based on past posts? I’d better pick up the pace, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs and Blogging, Department of the Drama | 2 Comments

Personal histories

Posted on October 4, 2007 by cicada

I just finished Eric Kandel’s new book, In Search of Memory. For those of you who don’t recognize his name, Kandel won the Nobel Prize in physiology/medicine for his work on the cellular basis of learning and memory. He is … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Books, Department of the Drama, Science | 4 Comments

We’re back

Posted on September 24, 2007 by cicada

Apologies for the downtime. I had a bit of trouble getting it through to my web host that I needed to upgrade my bandwidth! Thanks for the love, y’all, but you just loved me into a hosting package upgrade – … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs and Blogging, Department of the Drama | 3 Comments

A Different Kind of Asperger’s

Posted on August 31, 2007 by cicada

Tim Page has a remarkable essay in the August 20 New Yorker about his personal experience with Asperger’s syndrome: In the fall of 2000, in the course of what had become a protracted effort to identify—and, if possible, alleviate—my lifelong … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Department of the Drama | 3 Comments

Our minds and the universe – what else is there?

Posted on August 30, 2007 by cicada

From one of the most personally resonant essays I’ve read lately, by Mary Ruefle: I had recently one of the most astonishing experiences of my reading life. On page 248 in The Rings of Saturn, W. C. Sebald is recounting … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Department of the Drama, Poetry | 1 Comment

Let’s play some more!

Posted on August 28, 2007 by cicada

I was a little distracted, and completely missed my blogiversary on August 24. Bioephemera is one year (and four days) old! If you haven’t been around that long, you might be interested to see my very first post. Looking back, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs and Blogging, Department of the Drama | 7 Comments

But my neighbor is an anteater

Posted on August 21, 2007 by cicada

This is a good idea, but in practice it isn’t terribly accurate. The idea is to tell you whether the area in which you live is walker-friendly – how many stores, restaurants, bars, etc. are close to you? Unfortunately, Google’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Department of the Drama, Destinations, Frivolity | 5 Comments

Our country is large, but our Wal-Marts are larger

Posted on August 16, 2007 by cicada

I just finished driving from Seattle to Washington, DC, which explains my neglect of the blog. I’ve been more concerned with straightening out last-minute snafus via cell phone, than with posting here. And sadly, I was traveling alone, so I … Continue reading →

Posted in Department of the Drama, Destinations | 9 Comments