I sure wouldn't want to have asthma. I think I would worry all the time about when my next attack would come. At least blindness is something you can count on every day.
"Bicycling causes rain," Jack said. "Scientific fact." (pg. 105)
Collegial (pg. 81) -- Characterized by camaraderie among colleagues.
Ephemeris (pg. 147) -- A table of values that give the positions of astronomical objects in the sky.
Fale (pg. 161) -- Traditional Samoan thatched roof house.
Inchoate (pg. 268) -- Not yet completed or fully developed.
Shannon entropy (pg. 276) -- Some complicated thing having to do with information theory. Look it up yourself!