A Simple Act of Kindness
A friend sent a message to me late last night, regarding an act of kindness that she and her mother experienced yesterday. It was so sweet and so pure that I wanted to share it with my readers. “Had a …
Category: General Interest
Immune Amnesia – How Measles Disrupts our Immune System
I’ve always been fascinated with the study of biology, when the “bug” hit me in 6th grade. I still remember the large, green biology book with microbes gracing the cover. Today, I learned an interesting fact regarding measles; …
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Free Will – It may not be what you think
Definition: In philosophy and science, free will is the ability of humans to make decisions or perform actions without being influenced by any prior event or state of the universe. Free will is closely related to the concepts of moral …
An Etsy Scam
Received the following message via my ETSY store today. Hello. We are interested in purchasing your store and would like to discuss this further. Our offer ranges from $500 to $3000. Clarissa I kindly replied, thanks, but no thanks. …
Sleep brushing? Seriously?
Who knew that reading instructions could be so revealing and so comical? Just as I was getting ready to toss the instructions for our new electric toothbrush, something said, stop, wait, you really should read these. And that’s when …
Connections – Life is never linear
In the late 70s, there was a superb PBS science series by James Burke, called Connections: An Alternative View of Change. Through the exploration of history and science, he explains to his audience how seemingly unrelated events are actually tied …