I’ve lifted this message from the body of an email sent by a friend of mine. When I read of her ‘cop fear’, I had to confess that I have it too. Just this week I was followed a short way by a Sherrif, and was so busy checking my speed and watching him in the […]
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I’m Scared of Cops, Are You?
Published by April 14th, 2007 in The Human Condition and Rumblings. 0 CommentsAn Ostrich at Heart
Published by March 8th, 2007 in Home in the Rookery and The Human Condition. 0 CommentsI’ve noticed something. I have a tendency to ignore small, nuisance problems with more studious avoidance the longer they’ve been bugging me.
Bigger problems are okay. I guess my psych knows they won’t just disappear, no matter how fine the sand in which I bury my head.
But the little things–fixing some online error which isn’t pressing […]
What a Flower Will Tell You
Published by February 13th, 2007 in The Human Condition and Just for Laughs. 0 CommentsI came across this interpretive list of flower meanings on Yahoo buzz.
Rose (Love)
Orchid (A Belle)
Iris (My Compliments)
Calla Lily (?)
Sunflower (Pure thoughts)
Amaryllis (Splendid beauty)
Tulip (Declaration of love)
Carnation (Pride and beauty)
Hydrangea (Heartfelt)
Bird of Paradise (Joyfulness)
Chrysanthemum (Fidelity)
Daffodil (Chivalry)
Tiger Lily (I dare you to love me)
Anthurium (Hospitality)
Peony (Bashful)
Lilac (Youthful innocence)
Gerbera Daisy (?)
Anemone (Anticipation)
Aster (Patience)
Stargazer Lily (?)
I wonder how many […]
In a study done by professors of psychology at Catholic Universtity of the Sacred Heart (Milan, Itally) individuals who were true night owls were found to be more creative than their counterparts.
The reason was not known, but the researchers guessed that non-conformity in waking hours might lead to an adaption of increased creativity because the individual […]
Playing Dead — A Life or Death Strategy
Published by December 4th, 2006 in The Human Condition. 0 CommentsOne of my fish likes to play dead. He’s an algae eater, and occasionally sits at the bottom, his body swaying and his eyes glazed over, for all the world like a fish that’s beginning to rot.
As a strategy, playing dead can have life-saving advantages. Just look at a few aggression triggers:
Competition for resources — dead things […]
Turning My Face to the Sun
Published by November 9th, 2006 in Home in the Rookery and The Human Condition. 0 CommentsWe’ve had several days of gray and rain rain rain, but today the sun is shining from a clear blue sky. The trees are blazing in reds and yellows, looking like miniature suns themselves, and I’m thinking about sun worship.
Days like this, it’s easy to see how and why it came to be. The sun provides […]
When the World Holds Its Breath
Published by November 8th, 2006 in Speculative Science and The Human Condition. 0 CommentsWhen I drive by a major accident on the freeway, or hear of storms raging and people dying in some other part of the world, I am always struck by how oddly connected yet seperate people are.
That someone’s brother can be shot overseas, that a mother’s child can die in the womb, that a student’s […]
The Appetizing Aroma of Blue Macaroni
Published by October 25th, 2006 in Home in the Rookery and The Human Condition. 1 CommentMy mom loved to change things up for dinner on Halloween. She’d dye the macaroni blue, let the celery suck up some red into its veins, and give us green butter for our bread. We all thought it was pretty cool, but we didn’t eat much.
After reading this info on Color Matter, I’m thinking that […]
Talent: The Pot of Gold at the Rainbow’s End?
Published by October 24th, 2006 in Writing and The Human Condition. 0 CommentsAn article titled What It Takes to Be Great points to research findings that hard work and ‘deliberate practice’ decide the level of success someone will achieve, not talent. Deliberate practice is defined as being “activity that’s explicitly intended to improve performance, that reaches for objectives just beyond one’s level of competence, provides feedback on […]
While we’re on the subject of food consumption, these contestants downed a truly noteworthy number of jalapenos.
That’s one way to aquire a touch of dragon’s breath.
