Category Archives: Lifelong Learning
Alive and Kicking
Adjective: alive and kicking 1. Alive, vigorous and doing well —WordWeb Online To kick: (one definition) to protest strenuously or urgently : express grave discontent; complain Mostly my husband and I don’t fuss about income tax. We don’t like … Continue reading
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Freedom vs. Security
Are you concerned that the war on terrorism might erode/will erode/has eroded our civil liberties? An effective executive branch assumes more power in the case of war, and when governments have too much power it almost always leads to some … Continue reading
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Computers Are Human Too?
Stanford Professor Clifford Nass has been studying computer-human interactions for years. He and fellow researchers noticed that even technically sophisticated people tend to react to computers as if they were human. For instance, when the car manufacturer BMW installed advanced … Continue reading
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LONG Waits
We’ve talked about waiting before, but it was mostly about how we spend our time when we have to wait for an appointment or for a meeting. The consensus was we have effective strategies for using that time wisely instead … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Stress Hardiness
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Bringing Out the Best In Us
I’ve read a number of articles lately about the effect of well-behaved, friendly dogs on people. Our local paper had one saying Santa Fe, New Mexico is now one of the communities with a reading dog program. The dogs are … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning, Living Fully
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Many a Happy Hour
Paulbence. Creative Commons license. Will the internet replace books? Not likely. I personally buy more books than ever now that I have access to Amazon.com. I’ve always loved to browse in bookstores and libraries, but we live in a small … Continue reading
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The Shallows?
I haven’t read the book, but in The Shallows Nicholas Carr argues that the internet is ruining our brains for deep contemplation. He worries especially what it’s doing to the minds of our youth. My experience is most people have … Continue reading
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Homeland Security
Dogs were the first animals to be domesticated…about 15,000 years ago. One of the latest theories is that they started the process themselves. The more curious, less shy ones started raiding human garbage, which gave them an evolutionary edge. … Continue reading
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A Dubious Distinction
Do you ever feel this way about politicians? 🙂 On a similar note: Foreign aid: When the poor people of one country give money to the rich people of another country. Afghanistan now has the dubious distinction of being … Continue reading
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