Is it Real, Or Is it A Hologram? |
Since CNN claimed to have projected holgraphic images pf reporter Jessica Yellin and rapper will. i.am into the studio on Election night, I have been hearing people claim that politicians are beaming ...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:10:00 GMT |
Having A Good Cry, Baby? |
Watching little Eden cry, I noticed that she only started to have tears after she was around 4 weeks old. Apparently, humans are the only animals that produce tears connected to emotions, and accordi...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:55:00 GMT |
Loneliness Is Such A Sad Affair, (But Its Really Genetics and Chemicals.) |
Apparently Barbra Streisand had it right when she sang about people needing people. In their book, "Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need For Social Connection,"John Cacioppo and William Patrick utili...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:18:00 GMT |
Who Knows Where the Time Goes? |
Now that I am a grandmother, I feel more awareness of the passing of time, and remember my beloved grandfather. Time moves at the speed of our perception. I feel my life is important even though I am ...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:23:00 GMT |
To Know Me Is To Like Me - Does Familiarity Breed Contempt? |
A few weeks ago I read an interesting article about how we decide if we like a person. Our intuition tells us we will feel more positively towards someone the more we know about them. However, researc...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:58:00 GMT |
Stress, Health and the Mind/Body Connection |
We talk about stress making us sick as if it is obvious. But how did we get to accepting this as common knowledge? I recently underwent hypnosis therapy for sleep and anxiety problems, and found it to...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:17:00 GMT |
The Desire Code - Seducing Consumers |
I've become a fan of the TV show "Mad Men," which begins in the early 1960's, just before what has been called "the Creative Revolution." This was an "era of modern advertising by promoting a 'positio...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:37:00 GMT |
Employed Vs. Unemployed - Staying Afloat |
With the latest news about job layoffs, I am also affected because most of my work comes through the state from my contract with them. I have ridden out several recessions and lowered income because m...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:28:00 GMT |
What is the News? (Edited) |
The recent death of journalist Tim Russert has gotten me thinking about the role that news plays in my life. My brother and I talked about Russert's death as if we had lost a family member. I'm a news...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:19:00 GMT |
Sea Cruising In the Summertime |
My daughter and her husband are heading to Croatia for a 2 week sea cruise. My best friend and her husband are heading to Alaska for a cruise, also. I'm staying put on dry land. I've been on day cruis...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:08:00 GMT |
