Has technology created an abyss of boredom and stupidity?

Have we really moved into passive mode? A character in The Truth Teller by Angel Hunt voices his disgust with the state of the human race: “… By his very success in inventing labor-saving devices, modern man has created an abyss of boredom and stupidity that only the privileged classes in earlier civilizations ever plumbed. The… Read More

wounded by words

“Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” NOT TRUE! Researchers have shown that the same area of the brain lights up—the interior cingulate gyrus—when you experience hurtful words as it does when you experience physical pain. Words are real—they enter your brain as electro-magnetic forces; they become thoughts. Every… Read More

Achoo! Sniffle. Arrgh! 5 tricks to living well with allergies.

Are allergies running your life. Man of us can’t wait for spring so they can shed their heavy outerwear and go outside to do something besides shovel snow. The sun warms the soil, the grass turns green, and trees bud and flower. People rush outdoors, but some of us unhappily huddle inside with our air conditioners running.… Read More