Just about an hour ago, I saw people on Twitter tweeting at Scott Adams with their condolences over the loss of his son. It felt like such an under-the-radar way to find out about the tragic loss of a public figure's child, so I decided to Google it-- and found nothing. Then, I saw this Periscope video that Adams posted to Twitter, in which he shares the news: Since I write these nightly blog posts anyway, I figured I'd make tonight's post about the Periscope video. Yesterday

Something odd has been happening to me lately. I keep having panic episodes surrounding sickness and death. Some of these panics come in the form of horrible dreams, such as that time I dreamt I had syphilis; and some happen spontaneously during consciousness-- like that time I noticed a pimple on my face and was convinced right away that I had cancer. This is a relatively new thing for me. I hadn't been dreaming of fatal illnesses until just this past year. When the sudden f