Musings of a Dissolute Wastrel by JPV Oliver, Gent

Osculate My Bilabials

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JPV Oliver, Gent
May 19, 2023
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Yesterday I had an echocardiogram in the run-up to a routine exam. It’s extraordinary to hear blood sloshing in ones heart, splashing happily about just as it’s meant to do. It reminded me of an elegant passage in the Hebrew Bible. It urges subtly of thought in the face of the stunning complexity of the human experience.

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