AIR Vents (38-2b)
Exhalations from our readers
Taht for Titmouse
Thank you for printing Ingrid Enberg's report "The Mental Life of the Titmouse." Thank you.
Seat of Learning
David Baltimore complained ("Nobel Thoughts") that one of the problems with the design of bathrooms is that there's generally not a good place you can put your book when you get up from the toilet. I solve the problem (or at least minimize it) by doing nearly all of my work in the bathroom. I seldom get up, so I seldom have to put down my book. Of course, my work probably involves less interaction with colleagues than does Dr. Baltimore's.
Inner Nourishment
I was offended at the notion of self-cannibalization as described in Wennington's article on the alimentary system of the hogwart. ("Self-Cannibalization in the Hogwart Colon"). Wennington says that there are animals that appear to grow parts of their bodies specifically so they can then digest those body parts themselves — they are their own food. I believe the whole thing to be a fabrication, total rubbish.
An Agreeable Thought
I was struck by the letter from Dr. Patrice M. Arruda about his (her?) data which appear to indicate that 37 meals a day are optimal for health and longevity. Dr. Arruda is "a loss as to how to explain" this and suggests that "perhaps one of your readers can offer an explanation." I am one of your readers, and I have a suggestion for Dr Arruda. I shall not make it in the pages of your journal.
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