Ignoring the crass commercialism (hey, it’s Oreos), it is strange to think that it has been 50 years since the moon landing. I watched it in a black and white TV and space travel has interested me ever since. Yes, I think we should go back. [read more…]

My sister makes marshmallows for Christmas. Toasted coconut for me. Other lesser flavors for other people. I eat them slowly throughout the year. Leave a bag of store bought marshmallows on your shelf unopened for a month and you can pound nails with them. Leave my sister’s marshmallows in the cellophane bag tied with a… [read more…]

Article discussing research indicating that there is a relationship between ‘social pain’ and physical pain. Written with too many click-bait quotes, it does point out some thought-provoking things. In a landmark experiment in 2003, Eisenberger and her colleagues had test subjects strapped with virtual-reality headsets. Peering through goggles, the participants could see their own hand and a… [read more…]

There are lots of articles on the web talking about this way and that way to improve your life, home, work, diet, productivity, whatever. Pay attention to how long the author has been doing whatever they are selling. All too often, it is measured in weeks or months. Show me someone who has been using… [read more…]