Beautiful, nourishing writing. Curious to hear more on your vaccine take. As a non-medical, non- scientist, I have no expertise, but policy and communication around vaccines has become hard to parse. I’ve lost a lot of trust in public health policy because questions, curiosity, and nuance seem so unwelcome. I can give examples, but for now, just asking if you’d share more.
Nessa, I always find your musings refreshing and nourishing…From my ethnic culture I feed my gut flora with Kosher dill pickles and pickle juice. Just have to balance out the salt intake…Thanks for sharing!
Hi Lanny- teacher! I am honored that you read these. I am looking forward to another walk soon hopefully. I'll drop this link for locals to remember to catch a great outing with you and Rhondia. https://herbwalks.com/
Never heard medical humor before. It is—to me—much funnier than chemistry humor I heard in school. Pomegranate season? In Maine? I have a pomegranate in my back yard but I live in Arizona. I know pomegranates existed in ancient Mesopotamia—but not apples wink wink.
Ticks, ticks everywhere. Capitalism built on tickery.
Sorry, I didn’t make myself more clear. Yes, I was responding to the video. Also, for some reason I became confused and was thinking of you being in Maine where I didn’t believe pomegranates grow.
I love pomegranates and it is the fruit of my earliest memory.
I love the story of Persephone eating three pomegranate seeds allowing Hades to keep her for part of the year. I believe Persephone did this on purpose. In Hades she was not only with her lover, whom she loved, but also with her very close friend Hecate.
Gotcha, Jim! I love mythology from all over the world. I don't know much about it but appreciate storytelling, rituals, and art. Thanks for sharing that cool story. Pomegranates are sacred fruit.
Yes. They have always been sacred to me. I’m not religious, but the original story of Eve eating from the ‘tree of knowledge’ was that of a red fruit, not an apple. Apples never existed in Mesopotamia but pomegranates do.
I do not see sin from eating the fruit of knowledge.
Find humor in everything everywhere
Hello friend! Yes, I guess that is one lighter way to go about it.
Beautiful, nourishing writing. Curious to hear more on your vaccine take. As a non-medical, non- scientist, I have no expertise, but policy and communication around vaccines has become hard to parse. I’ve lost a lot of trust in public health policy because questions, curiosity, and nuance seem so unwelcome. I can give examples, but for now, just asking if you’d share more.
Thank you for the note and for posing this important question.
I think we all wonder the same thing right now. It is too hard to say things now due to back to back ruptures and storms.
I’ll keep the question in mind as things evolve. There are so many moving parts! We all have vertigo.
My first instinct is I see a future of
-Respectful, empathetic, shared clinical decision making.
-Melding of health traditions and interventions
-sound discussions of individual/community values, fears, privileges, conditions, support networks, concerns, risks and benefits.
Nessa, I always find your musings refreshing and nourishing…From my ethnic culture I feed my gut flora with Kosher dill pickles and pickle juice. Just have to balance out the salt intake…Thanks for sharing!
Hi Lanny- teacher! I am honored that you read these. I am looking forward to another walk soon hopefully. I'll drop this link for locals to remember to catch a great outing with you and Rhondia. https://herbwalks.com/
Oh and pickle juice is incredible for salt/gut adjustments! Great tinkering habit.
Never heard medical humor before. It is—to me—much funnier than chemistry humor I heard in school. Pomegranate season? In Maine? I have a pomegranate in my back yard but I live in Arizona. I know pomegranates existed in ancient Mesopotamia—but not apples wink wink.
Ticks, ticks everywhere. Capitalism built on tickery.
Is this post particularly humorous? I know the video of doc comedian is.
I can never tell how each one experiences these until it is shared.
It is soon pomegranate season in California.
There does seem to be blood sucking going around. It is draining. Things are impermanent thankfully.
Sorry, I didn’t make myself more clear. Yes, I was responding to the video. Also, for some reason I became confused and was thinking of you being in Maine where I didn’t believe pomegranates grow.
I love pomegranates and it is the fruit of my earliest memory.
I love the story of Persephone eating three pomegranate seeds allowing Hades to keep her for part of the year. I believe Persephone did this on purpose. In Hades she was not only with her lover, whom she loved, but also with her very close friend Hecate.
Gotcha, Jim! I love mythology from all over the world. I don't know much about it but appreciate storytelling, rituals, and art. Thanks for sharing that cool story. Pomegranates are sacred fruit.
Yes. They have always been sacred to me. I’m not religious, but the original story of Eve eating from the ‘tree of knowledge’ was that of a red fruit, not an apple. Apples never existed in Mesopotamia but pomegranates do.
I do not see sin from eating the fruit of knowledge.
This appealed to me enormously.
Thanks Nessa
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Thank you for the kind note! Glad that wild words reach you.