The decision to have a child is momentous, according to educator Elizabeth Stone. "It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body," she says.

That's the best decision we have had more than ten years ago. My daughter turns eleven tomorrow.

If, like me, you have taken on the lifetime responsibility of loving children, you will agree wholeheartedly with the beautiful quote about parenthood.

There's plenty of smiling moments with bringing up a child. I’m

One reason I've been borrowing books the way a hoarder does is that I decide to keep a good trove of reading materials. Tough anti-pandemic measures loom for the city. Who know? The public libraries can be shut down anytime.

With more than a dozen library books - fiction and non-fiction - on hand, I don't feel all that needy. And it's pretty much guaranteed I can pick the one that fits my day. I dived into the novel The Midnight Library by

For reasons that have more to do with curiosity than industrious style, I often strive to attend every lecture during international conferences. I acknowledge that the excuse of skipping lecture is even lamer now that video replay is mostly allowed in virtual conference.

To my delight, I found a few lessons on comparative kidney physiology in the American Society of Nephrology conference this year. They take me to arena of kidney knowledge in animals other than humans. Yes, it's even more interesting after visiting the Ocean Park with my daughter last