Pinky and the Brain

Dear Simone,

The brain is such a beautiful thing. How can people not realize this? That and overall life.

I wonder if intelligence has anything to do with how much oxygen the mother received…

I love eating pistachios and I get that from my dad. My mom used to hate that I acted like him but….she chose him. Not me. I spent most of my younger years with him.

I decided to eat pistachios at work, in between patients, and of course, with my luck, I got one stuck in my throat. Just a tiny piece. I was too scared to cough or fart OR BOTH ! So I choked a bit and had to excuse myself from the patient room to go THROW UP in the bathroom. “Forehead smack.” The whole time, I wondered if I would end up passed out like “Buck” from 9-1-1, choking on a piece of bread. I wondered if, during this time, did I lose too much oxygen? Would I forget things more? It was silly since I didn’t pass out and I was breathing the whole time.

Random thought: I don’t like bugs, but how can people not see how amazing they are. Why are their survival skills embedded in their chemistry make-up? We assume they don’t have thoughts, BUT they also make choices and have the same functions as us, but on a tiny scale. Everything still knows how to function… Do they feel emotional pain? Or regular pain?…I can see why people say ALL life is precious.

Thinking of you,