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FYI: I’ll be onstage at Bellhouse in April for a Pop Pantheon live show talking all things Taylor Swift. Buy tickets here! Jennifer Lopez recorded an album to film a music-video-movie-thing (more on this later) to make a documentary. The most generous read of “This Is Me…Now,” her sequel to 2002’s “This Is Me…Then,” is that she felt like talking in The Greatest Love Story Never Told, a documentary now streaming on Amazon Prime.

Please note: This post explains bundle branch blocks, specifically the right and left bundle branch blocks (RBBB and LBBB). To read about fascicular blocks, specifically the left anterior and posterior fascicular blocks (LAFB and LPFB), please read this post. The amount of knowledge required of medical students and doctors nowadays is ridiculously extensive. Occasionally, certain memory techniques can help us retain all of this information for the long term, even when we don't fully understand it.

Hello, everyone! Before we dig into a few sandwiches, just some light housekeeping: I’m taking next week off for a few reasons: First, it’s Labor Day, and second of all, I’ll be recovering from cataract surgery. Cataract surgery is a common procedure, so my recovery time should be pretty quick. I just want to minimize staring at a screen so my poor eye (which has been through a lot, including perpetual needles) catches a bit of a break.

Last week, Billy and I officially became homeowners. We closed on the house we’ve been renting since April, which, most excitingly, means that we don’t have to pack up our belongings and move. It means we already know which floorboards creak and what things need fixing. Buying this house also means we are familiar with the area; over the past few months, we have gotten to know our neighborhood, have identified plenty of good walking paths, and have a solid list of favorite takeout restaurants.

The modern pencil was invented 228 years ago. The Apple Pencil was invented 8 years ago. Since then, we've seen: the Apple Pencil (gen 1) the Apple Pencil again (gen 2) the Apple Pencil again again (gen 1.5-ish) the Logitech Crayon thousands of Amazon rip-offs I'm gonna help you figure out the best choice for your iPad. Price: $129 ($119 for education) Compatible iPads: iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd-6th gen) iPad Pro 11-inch (1st-4th gen)

“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” ― George Bernard Shaw At your age I looked for hardship, danger, horror, and death, that I might feel the life in me more intensely. I did not let the fear of death govern my life; and my reward was, I had my life. You are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life; and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live…

(Source: Wikipedia) Allow me to bury the lede while I tell you a bit about myself. Myself recently signed a book deal for my second book. “What’s it about?” you ask. Well, I’m glad you asked. Thank you for that. It’s about the Bible, what it means for it to be “god-breathed,” how it’s been used over the centuries for good and ill, and why it’s not perfect, never has been, and that’s ok.

Ever since I started this newsletter, I’ve been having conversations with people about family compounds. Though not everyone wants to live next to their family, it is apparently a dream for many. I share that dream — and as I wrote last week proximity is key to creating a family-village — though it can be elusive for many reasons (more on that next week). Luckily, I have two friends who actually do live in a family compound.

Once upon a time in my mid-20s, I met Ted. He stood, besuited and dashing, in the corner of an upscale lounge across the street from an independent theatre in San Francisco. We struck up a conversation and a few days later I woke up to an email in my inbox. He thanked me for a review I wrote of his independent film, complimented me on my writing and — in a reference to a popular episode of the How I Met Your Mother — asked me who won the break up I’d mentioned to him in conversation.