If I could remember even half the stuff I have forgotten over the years I would know so much I'd be amazing. Instead, my mind is like a steel trap, rusty and illegal in 37 states. These days it seems like more falls out than stays in. In addition, the stuff that does stay in [...]
Tag: mind
My scavenger hunt…
Mark Twain said, “Of all the things I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most.” I hear ya' Mr. Twain. I used to have a mind...a fairly fabulous mind that I used to its full capacity more often that not. But that fairly fabulous mind seems to be missing in action these days. It all started with [...]
All those who wander are not lost…
I read an interesting blog by Jonah Lehrer on The New Yorker's website awhile back that got me to thinking about daydreaming. The June 5, 2012 blog entry addressed a 2010 publication by two Harvard psychologists that lauded the virtues of daydreaming. In this blog entry Lehrer also discussed other studies that have likewise found utility in daydreaming. The [...]
Frolicking in the ocean…
I am not a swimmer. As such, if I ever disappear after an alleged late night swim - demand an investigation. A frightening childhood experience with a near-drowning in a swimming pool was enough to provide me with a healthy respect for the water. I don't go to the beach to swim, and as a fair-skinned person [...]
Pinball wizard
My mind is like a pinball game with a hundred different paddles and bumpers that my mental ball can ping off of at any moment. And ping it does. One never knows in which direction it will head next - from what happened on a sitcom last night to the nuances of interpersonal communication when [...]
The cobwebs…
The question I am asked most frequently about my blog is, "How do you find something to write about every day?" Interestingly, those who know me best don't ask that question. They know that I am endlessly fascinated with any number of things - that my mind is like an attic stuffed to the rafters [...]
Yoo Hoo!
I read an article recently about the aging mind and it wasn't pretty. I sure wish I could remember what it said exactly, but darn it if my aging mind let all the details go fuzzy. I do remember that it offered me some solace that I wasn't losing my mind...or at least that I [...]
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