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Feb. 4th, 2020 10:04 pm1. The information age can be frustrating, constantly bombarded by unwanted advice, unwanted information, and/or information that gives me indigestion and raises blood pressure. Often seemingly innocuous and given to me by people who I've never seen face to face or have but maybe once or twice.
I've noticed over the years that when I tell people something -- they immediately relate it to themselves and then provide information regarding themselves that has nothing to do with what I was talking about. Or in some cases makes me feel even worse than before.
Example? The Case Against Stretching - Scientists are increasingly skeptical about it but the Fitness world doesn't want to hear it.
(I'm guessing Scientists much like myself aren't into stretching and coming up with excuses not to do it?)
Is Dog Ownership a Cure for Loneliness? - (Short answer, no, it's not, but it increases human contact. Most likely true, but not everyone is equipped to owning a dog. ( personal reasons why I will never own a dog and why it isn't for everyone )
* What Does it Mean to Have a Serious Drinking Problem? - another thing that effects people differently. I like Alcohol because it calms my essential tremor, and my nerves. I don't drink very much. And I rarely drink now -- because it's basically acid on the esophagus. I've resorted to spiked 90 calorie seltzers with no sugar. They basically taste like club soda with lime and a bit of a kick. Also Kombucha -- which doesn't quite count either -- that's mostly a probiotic. Never give me heartburn, and neither feel like acid on my system.
But I rarely get these as well. I've given up wine -- headaches and heartburn and acid reflux from hell aren't worth the taste or the tremor relief. CBD works just as well, and far better. Also, the sugar in alcohol tends to rev me up.
2. Why NYC Stopped Building Subways
3. The Unusual Language That Linguists Thought Couldn't Exist - a new sign language is developing in the Negrev Desert and it's catching linguists off-guard.
4. How to end traffic? Go Car Free in America?
( excerpt )
I have an uncle who is computer, cell phone and car free. He lives in California.
5. Cats Can Recognize Their Own Names Even if They Choose to Ignore Them - Why I'm a cat person in a nutshell. Or rather one of the many reasons.
6. A Bittersweet Bounty - Greenland's First Spring
I've noticed over the years that when I tell people something -- they immediately relate it to themselves and then provide information regarding themselves that has nothing to do with what I was talking about. Or in some cases makes me feel even worse than before.
Example? The Case Against Stretching - Scientists are increasingly skeptical about it but the Fitness world doesn't want to hear it.
(I'm guessing Scientists much like myself aren't into stretching and coming up with excuses not to do it?)
Is Dog Ownership a Cure for Loneliness? - (Short answer, no, it's not, but it increases human contact. Most likely true, but not everyone is equipped to owning a dog. ( personal reasons why I will never own a dog and why it isn't for everyone )
* What Does it Mean to Have a Serious Drinking Problem? - another thing that effects people differently. I like Alcohol because it calms my essential tremor, and my nerves. I don't drink very much. And I rarely drink now -- because it's basically acid on the esophagus. I've resorted to spiked 90 calorie seltzers with no sugar. They basically taste like club soda with lime and a bit of a kick. Also Kombucha -- which doesn't quite count either -- that's mostly a probiotic. Never give me heartburn, and neither feel like acid on my system.
But I rarely get these as well. I've given up wine -- headaches and heartburn and acid reflux from hell aren't worth the taste or the tremor relief. CBD works just as well, and far better. Also, the sugar in alcohol tends to rev me up.
2. Why NYC Stopped Building Subways
3. The Unusual Language That Linguists Thought Couldn't Exist - a new sign language is developing in the Negrev Desert and it's catching linguists off-guard.
4. How to end traffic? Go Car Free in America?
( excerpt )
I have an uncle who is computer, cell phone and car free. He lives in California.
5. Cats Can Recognize Their Own Names Even if They Choose to Ignore Them - Why I'm a cat person in a nutshell. Or rather one of the many reasons.
6. A Bittersweet Bounty - Greenland's First Spring