Diener

A diener is an autopsy tech. The word comes from the German “Leichendiener,” or “corpse-servant.” A good diener is worth his or her weight in gold, according to my father, a pathologist.

My father, who was a pathologist, was appalled when his diener bought a motorcycle; they’d both seen too many motorcyclists on the autopsy table.

rowing

Rowing is the only sport to originate as a form of capital punishment. I still can’t figure out why I like it so much.

It’s 5:00 a.m. Time to go rowing.