The History of Disability

[Luke Weiger]

Yeah, so do I.  Unfortunately, I doubt parents can choose to have such
wonderfully able offspring (and, unlike you I suspect, I mean this only half
in jest).

-- Luke


> No. I often wish that I had sharper eyesight, better night vision, a
> better memory (a Larry Katz-quality memory would be very nice
> indeed), my brother's ability to pick up on people's body language,
> *and* a prehensile tail for those moments when I'm holding a coffee
> cup with one hand, holding the dog's leash with another, and trying
> to open the car door so the dog can jump in. (Holding a full coffee
> cup in your teeth while you try to get an excited dog into the car is
> not recommended.)
>
> And if only vertebrate life on earth had gotten started with six
> limbs rather than four... Sigh...
>
>
> Brad DeLong