Thanks for the Memories
A small break from blogging to say thank you to everyone who came to Christie’s on Saturday to hear me read from my memoir, Speed of Dark. [...]
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01, 2020
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12, 2019
Clothing and Identity
Do you identify with your clothing? Does it identify you? Are you worn out wondering what to wear?
Clothes speak for us even when we don’t say a word. There is much debate about the fashion faux pas – those embarrassing moments in social situations. But what do our clothes really say about us, and is it even true? …
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11, 2019
The Winning Side of Loss
We all love to gain something new – a promotion at work, a gift, a marriage, the birth of a child – all good things. By contrast, we dislike or mourn loss – a missing earring, a stolen credit card, the death of a friend or family member, an accidentally dropped or shattered precious vase – all bad things. In general, gain is positive, and loss is negative in our lives.
Yet, nature and science demonstrate that adapting to loss can be a win. The evolution of genes has resulted in losses that have helped koalas, birds, aquatic animals and – even humans – thrive.
You may find yourself wishing you had a bird brain once you see what loss can bring you!
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11, 2019
Writing and the Electronic Universe
I can remember the first time I was asked about what role, if any, digital distractions – email, mobile phones, computers – made in my writing practices. Five years after first pondering the question, my answer has changed....
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10, 2019
Timing Is Everything. No, Really It Is!
Have you ever done something that surprised and delighted you, and then thought, “How did I do that?” Perhaps we all have an internal clock that guides us to the right move at the right time. Yet timing, unlike the passage of time, escapes definition. We struggle to define it, yet in some ways, it defines us.
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10, 2019
Nature Versus Nurture: Who Are We?
Estimating the relative weights of nature – genetics especially – and nurture as driving forces of destiny involves wandering into uncharted territory. It’s good for us that a blog a reasonable place to test ideas, to speculate, to look for missing pieces of the puzzle. As Einstein said, “If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn’t be called research.”