Monthly Archives: January 2012

Bit of Technology Means Weight and See

I am on a diet. Dieting is not losing weight, although modern definitions have come to include that as a meaning. A diet is simply the food you eat. So dieting literally means eating stuff. That does not include eating … Continue reading

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How Your Brain May Be Your Own Worst Enemy

“Failing does not make us stronger. It makes us weaker, more apt to fail again.” Continue reading

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Let’s Hear an N; Let’s Hear an F; Let’s Hear an L

Sports aren’t what they used to be for me.  Make that sports isn’t what it used to be for me, because my interests over the year have dwindled to a single sport— the National Football League. Oh, I follow local … Continue reading

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No Self-Control? Put the Blame on Your Brain

Such a lot of talk about willpower/ Such a lot of talk about willpower/ Ooh talkin’, talkin’, talkin’ willpower/ Desire, talkin’, talkin’, talkin’, talkin’ talkin’ willpower. —“Willpower” by Jack Bruce (2001) There is something to be said for willpower, and that is, to … Continue reading

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