Potential and actual infinity? Doesn't the concept encompass both?

Well, now, sure. Thing is, the Greeks* were kind of skeeved by this whole idea of, say, there being as many numbers between 0 and 1 as there are on the entire number line. Understandably. I think potential and actual infinity was pretty much Aristotle's way of addressing Zeno's paradoxes -- like, there's no end to how small you can cut up an interval of time (potential infinity), but that doesn't mean that there's actually an infinite number of tiny bits of time in an instant (actual infinity). If you see what I mean.

(* Ancient Greeks. I make no claims about Raq's neighbors. For that matter, it may be that your regular everyday amphora-maker was totally cool with the idea of the part being as large as the whole, and it's really only the well-known ancient Greek philosophers who couldn't manage it.)

Because we have recent pictures!

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(Sure, they're not THAT recent, but still!)

I miss my epidural.

Why? you jonesing for numb legs?

I'm tired. I think I should go to bed while I still have a chance at getting 4 hours' sleep.

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Pictures!!

Why? you jonesing for numb legs?

Heh. No, I slept through transition and the section. I want sleep that deep again.

The moms and the OB/GYN nurse are the ones awake.

I am neither of those things, yet I am awake.

Me, too, Jilli. I'm (supposedly) writing a paper.

I really love the "See? Toes!" photo.

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HMMOG! Teh cute!!!!

My legs weren't numb! On account of the whole walking part of the walking epidural. But I was feeling no pain, and could have kissed the small Vietnamese man with the needle.

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Aaand abed-we-go. I go, anyway. Night, all.