Believer, husband, dad, optimist // Strategy & design at Crema // Expert dabbler // Steward of /pony /midwest /aethletics tylerhilker.com
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The symmetry of life: taking my oldest to college on the same day I help my stepdad plan my mother‘s funeral.
First piece on networked.art: https://networked.art/thehilker/0x119a35664a0bcd1195580242b40f14fe59455b02/1
Planning a quick trip to Boston & Portland, Maine soon…what are my must-dos?
The only parasite that functionally replaces an organ. The tongue-eating louse (Cymothoa exigua) is one of the strangest and most disturbing parasites in the animal kingdom. It enters through the gills of a fish and attaches itself to the base of the tongue. It severs the blood vessels, causing the tongue to wither and fall off. Then it replaces the tongue, attaching itself to the stump and functioning like a prosthetic tongue. The fish can still eat and live normally—with the louse acting as its new tongue.
Joined a board today. Helping fund children’s cancer research at the hospital where my son was treated. Feels good man.
Two weeks ago, my mom was diagnosed with cancer. Stage 4, metastatic, all the words you don’t want to hear. So she’s optimizing for quality of time left, not quantity. She’s the fourth person in my immediate family: son, sister, dad, mom. Add my mother-in-law and grandparents beyond that. Beyond excited for the time when cancers are detected early and treated easily.
Milestone unlocked: First kid is done with high school.