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What makes a voice more attractive or memorable?
“Voice is a profound difference between men and women, and it colors every human interaction we have.” David Puts, anthropologist at Michigan State University, as quoted in Why Do Men Have Deeper Voices Than Women, via NPR Nine months ago, … Continue reading
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Tagged how to be memorable, memorable, sexy voice, voice, what makes a voice attractive
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How do you define work?
How do you define work? I have a habit of defining work as that which pays the bills. Part of this comes from necessity, or course, because there must be money each month for the mortgage, the electricity bill, groceries, … Continue reading
Posted in happiness, work, work life balance
Tagged finding work, meaningful work, what is work, work life balance
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Can rituals make you happier?
I’ve recently been inspired by Robert Arbor’s sweet guide to French living, Joie de Vivre. Arbor, a French restauranteur who divides his time between France and New York, sings the praises of peaceful breakfasts, family gardens, trips to le marche, … Continue reading
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What is the Rapture?
Fear, trembling, & tribulation: notes from a raptured childhood Before I was a San Franciscan, I was a Southerner, and every reformed Southerner knows a thing or two about the Rapture. As a child in a strict Southern Baptist household … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellany
Tagged antichrist, harold camping, rapture, southern baptist, What is the rapture
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What should I eat?
Finally, the US government has released a simple, sensible visual to replace the outdated food pyramid. The basic message is that half of one’s plate each meal should be comprised of fruits and vegetables,while the other half should include a … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellany
Tagged choosemyplate, fitbit, food pyramid, healthy diet, how many calories should i eat, how to eat for weight loss, log my food online, new USDA food guidelines, online food diary, What should I eat
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Where are the McStays?
Today, the LA Times published an article about the McStay family, who went missing from their home in Falbrook, CA, in February of 2010. Joseph McStay, 40, and his wife Summer, 43, apparently left home in their Isuzu Trooper on the … Continue reading
Posted in unsolved
Tagged disappearance of McStay family, McStay family, missing family California
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What makes you cry?
There’s a wonderful scene in Broadcast News in which Jane Craig, played by Holly Hunter, unplugs the phone in her hotel room, sits down on the bed, and starts weeping and wailing. She cries passionately for several minutes before pulling herself … Continue reading
A question of timing
What if you spent 20 years writing your magnum opus, only to pass away the day before its publication? That’s what happened to Columbia professor Manning Marable, remembered here in the New York Times. “For two decades, the Columbia University … Continue reading
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Tagged death, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, Manning Marable, time
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Question 3: Would you be willing to settle in space?
I couldn’t sleep last night. I tossed and turned until 4:15 a.m., when I finally climbed out of bed, went out onto the deck, and looked up at the sky. Why? I couldn’t stop thinking about space. I blame my … Continue reading
Posted in Space
Tagged colonies on Mars, colonies on the moon, NASA Mars program, space colonization
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Question 2: Why is it so hard for Westerners to understand the absence of wide-spread looting in Japan?
After the horrible earthquake and tsunami that wiped out the northeastern seaboard of Japan, making hundreds of thousands homeless, killing at least 18,000 people, and leaving stores empty of basic supplies, Westerners felt a wave of respect for the people … Continue reading
Posted in humanity
Tagged human nature, Japan, natural disaster, why is there no looting in Japan
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