Science

...even better if in the end we finally hold the Senate and House.

.0625 = (1/2)^4 = 1/16. Certainly a "reasonable doubt."

If she's released - and I think she should be - it would be most interesting to consider her full genome to understand what's going on, why she's still alive. It does seem to me, at least on the superficial level that I operate, that changes to the Calmodulin protein is involved in heart disease and perhaps there is something in her genome that give insight to how to address heart disease.

The case causes me to wonder about my own genome. I have an unusual EKG which often causes doctors to freak out and think I've had a heart attack. I've gone through a myriad of diagnostic tests in connection with it, in the last 30 or 40 years, always with the same conclusion: My heart is fine, rather normal for my age. This conversation has inspired some research into the issue to see if there's anything there.

I've rather settled the issue by getting a CT scan of a new type that images the heart. I told my doctor I don't want to do any tests ever again to diagnose something involving my heart. It's a waste of resources, and I regret authorizing some of the later tests. If, in fact, my heart kills me, I've had a rather long and interesting life, and I have, I think, not totally wasted my time on the planet. Something will get me in any case.

Thanks again for your kind words.