Back from the Blogosphere Dead

With some recent scholarly activity now over and done, I can get back to blogging. Whew.

I'll lead off with this piece of trivia that Claude Monet, after having cataract surgery when he was 82, may have been able to see ultraviolet light. It's a rare condition in humans, but one which can occur after damage to or replacement of the lens, which filters UV light before it reaches the pupil.