Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
Now that everything is available on the internet, why do we need to remember or memorize anything? That’s so much work! Why can’t we just look it up when we need it? We could talk about apocalyptic events: we’ve seen the movies and read the books where there is no more internet, so people just have to learn… Read More
How do you feel about time? Does it fly by? Or does it creep way too slowly? What concerns you more? The day-to-day, minute-to-hour management of your time? Time measured in large chunks, for instance: adolescence, teen years, middle age, etc. How do our brains measure time? Interested yet? Read this fascinating blog by Dr.… Read More
I have the heart of a lion and a lifetime ban from the San Diego Zoo. You heard the rumor going around about butter? Never mind. I shouldn’t spread it. Q: Why did Star Wars episodes 4, 5, and 6 come before episodes 1, 2 and 3? A: Because in charge of scheduling, Yoda was.… Read More
Not the name listed on your birth certificate. I mean: What are the names you give yourself? …when you mess up, when you’re rejected, when you lose your cool, when you look in the mirror or step on the scale, when you’re lonely, when you’re bored… What are the names you’ve been given by… Read More
My wrinkles are all from laughter except for those between my eyebrows. They’re my “You’ve got to be kidding!” lines, and those things are deep. My brain says “crunches,” but my stomach auto-corrects to “cupcakes.” Cupcakes are muffins that believed in miracles. Today’s Quote: “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart.… Read More
Are you sluggish from sitting? Writers, how many hours a day do you sit in front of a computer? Me, too. That’s why a book review of The First 20 Minutes on NPR’s Fresh Air caught my attention. New York Times Phys Ed columnist Gretchen Reynolds shared some simple ways to combat the sedentary… Read More
Did you know your eating habits affect you thinking abilities? Can a typical Western diet high in saturated fats and sugars affect the parts of the brain that are important to memory and make people more likely to crave the unhealthful food? Psychologist Terry Davidson, director of the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience at American University in Washington,… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 