It’s not necessary for you to believe what I’m about to tell you, because the truth remains even if you don’t believe it. You can’t fool Mother Nature by ignoring or denying her. I never meant to fool anyone, especially Mother Nature. The first weird feat was finding my ball point pen. I was [...]
During these days with headlines still, unfortunately, about (pardon the expression) Trump, I recommend escaping with science, which is certainly more interesting and less depressing than current politics. Every Tuesday the Science Section of the New York Times continues to present mind-bending reports. Imagine, shrimp hop out of the water, walk over rocks until [...]
...But the next election rescued you from imminent disaster. Finally, a normal person comes along, a good dude, miraculously wins, becomes president. Yes! ... However, the defeated villain doesn’t say, “I’m sorry. Good luck. I’m behind you all the way. ..." Instead of an olive branch, he/she grabs a golf club and says, “See, I won. Smashed par like I smashed everything else. I’m a smasher!"... The stoplight has turned from red to green. I don’t need a policeman’s blessing or a driver’s manual to know that I can push the accelerator and continue my journey.
A recent Science magazine article on aging chimpanzees and social interactions caught my eye, and not just because I’m aging myself. Evolution is fascinating! Socially Speaking Social theory suggests we humans put greater awareness on social relationships as we age. One theory is that this is due to our increasing awareness of the passage [...]
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As International Women’s Day approached, I asked friends to tell me the names of female authors on their bookshelves or who they liked to read.
Little did I realize the universe I would open up by asking the question. I am so inspired by the number of responses, which include some favorites and some new friends, that I’ve decided to share the list.
If we left your favorite female author off the list, be sure to leave a comment so we can add her [...]
