Category Archives: health

I See Things That People Don’t See, But…

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Yorick von Fortinbras

I see things that people don’t see. I don’t see things that other people see. And I finally figured out why. I’ve always known I had trouble problem-solving. This became apparent to me as an engineering student in college. It … Continue reading →

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Answers From the Future

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Yorick von Fortinbras

Mathematician John von Neumann spoke in the mid-1950s of “ever accelerating progress of technology and changes in the mode of human life, which gives the appearance of approaching some essential singularity in the history of the race beyond which human affairs, as … Continue reading →

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How Can You Tell If Your Kid is “Messed Up?”

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Yorick von Fortinbras

How can you tell if your kid is “messed up?” And even if he or she is messed up – or should we categorize it as different – should this be a concern for the parents? Let me answer by … Continue reading →

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What If All Viruses Went Viral?

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Yorick von Fortinbras

Here’s how I summarize my struggle for recognition as a writer: I am a virus. I am like an insect laying eggs in as many strategic poops as I can in the hopes that the environment is just right in … Continue reading →

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Rebuilding Gifts for the New Civilization (Post 2012 Mayhem)

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Yorick von Fortinbras

I recently posted a question on Twitter that drew an ASTOUNDING number of responses. Zero actually, but that’s not the point. The question was: What 5 things representative of humanity and human progress would you want preserved to help return civilization … Continue reading →

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The Race Against Irrelevance

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Yorick von Fortinbras

One thing I’ve learned during my nearly 2 years dabbling in social media, blogging and musical composition plus 4 plus years as a self-published author is that no one cares. My relevance among the millions of others that do what I do … Continue reading →

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I Should Have Given It to Her

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Yorick von Fortinbras

This past April, I was flying back from a business trip in Atlanta when a loud, obnoxious 35-40 year  old woman was bombastically speaking to a stranger as they took their seat in the row in front of me. I didn’t like … Continue reading →

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Delusions and Daliances – If I Trusted My Gut I’d Be Insane

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Yorick von Fortinbras

Although some may disagree, I’ve been straying from my lunatic roots lately. So let me bring it back home with some delusions and daliances and consider:  What if this world was all for me? How do I know it isn’t? … Continue reading →

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How Long Are Your Telomeres?

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Yorick von Fortinbras

According to a British news article, there’s a new blood test that can show how fast someone is aging and supposedly offers an accurate estimate of how long one will live. It does this by measuring the length of their telomeres. In … Continue reading →

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