Starry Starry Night
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, Politics, media | 10 Comments »An open letter to a conservative friend; You are passionate & worried about the direction our country has been heading ...so am I. As a moderate, I communicate with conservatives and liberals ...and I can see that liberals are also as passionate ...
Epigenetic Inheritance
Saturday, September 26th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, Health, science | 2 Comments »"Epigenetics may explain how the life we live can reach into our double helix and alter our traits" [Newsweek 9-28-09 article]. The article brings back thoughts and questions that I had 55 years ago, when I was in my twenties; Can my actions from birth, reach into my double ...
Rubbing Elbows with Cosmology Celebrities
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, cosmology | No Comments »Well, not exactly kids. Discover Magazine covered a 3 day conference at Oxford UK on Philosophy and Cosmology, with some of the most famous cosmologist as guest speakers. I sent comments in on the 2nd & 3rd day. With the high ability level ...
“Data man”
Monday, September 21st, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, Health, family | No Comments »Why do I track personal data? ... is it really useful? Well it's time to answer that question kids. Since I retired I have been entering data on the computer every morning. (Almost every morning). The data entry takes about 10 minutes. My rationale? ...
Afternoons with …
Saturday, September 19th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, family | No Comments »My version of "Tuesdays with Morrie", were afternoons with Florence. The book, Tuesdays with Morrie, is about an old man, and a young man ... and life's greatest lessons. From age 8 to age 12, I would come home from school and ...
Labeling the News Media
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 Posted in Boomers, media | No Comments »Peer pressure is usually associated with teenagers. However, peer pressure can affect anyone, including adults. Can peer pressure be used to change the public listening and viewing habits of the news programs? I just read an editorial comment suggesting that some radio and ...
You’re Sitting in the Catbird Seat
Sunday, September 13th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, family | No Comments »I changed the title of this follow up blog from "The Apprentice" to the financial issues of getting a college education. Back 20 years ago it became apparent to US parents that their children would need to get a college ...
The Family Librarian
Saturday, September 12th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, family | No Comments »This is another in a series of blogs dedicated to helping our family high school teenagers prepare for getting into the work world. There must be an after school service that one of the teenagers could do for our immediate family. ...
How About an Idea a Day?
Friday, September 11th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, family | No Comments »This is one in a series of blogs aimed at helping our 5 teenagers in high school in their search for a part time job. Having an idea a day isn't going to get you a part time job, but it is a ...
Hands-on-work is Good for the Soul
Friday, September 11th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, family | No Comments »Let's see, we have 4 boys and one girl who are teenage grandchildren. This will be a series of blogs for you 5 grandchildren. You are in high school and probably trying to find a part time job. If you are lucky, you may find ...
Newsweek article: Is Your Baby Racists?
Thursday, September 10th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, Brain, Tolerance | No Comments »I had just written my most recent blog; "Will We Experience a Wave of Tolerance?", when our new Newsweek arrived. In my blog I wrote that the most tolerant people in the world are new born babies. I was hoping the ...
Will we Experience a Wave of Tolerance?
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 Posted in Boomer News, Tolerance, consciosness | No Comments »Kids, is a wave of tolerance about to circle the globe? The most tolerant people on Earth today ... are new born babies. Down through the ages, parents quickly taught the young to fear the unknown. Our sub conscious mind ...