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March 28, 2020March 28, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Things I Wonder About

Here is a selection of the miscellany of thoughts that cross my mind and questions that Google can’t answer. Does anyone who is not a product buyer for airlines actually buy those hard dry cookies they give you with your cup of tea? Why does my city think icy sidewalks and seniors’ isolation are two […]

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May 17, 2016May 17, 2016Snowbird of Paradise

Happiness Engineering

Several years ago I met someone online whose empathy helped me with the daily tribulations that accompanied my husband’s illness and, ultimately, his death. I appreciated his friendship and looked forward to exchanging emails with him. Unfortunately, it turned out that his empathy was not without self-interest. Little by little, one small crisis at a […]

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December 12, 2015December 11, 2015Snowbird of Paradise

Your Voice of Conscience

The people you live with may be people who put up with you because you pay your share of the rent or people who love you, or both. They may be very clever, or know a lot about a couple of things, or not too bright about anything. Regardless, they will probably tell you what […]

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July 26, 2014July 25, 2014Snowbird of Paradise

A Leap of Doubt

My regular family doctor is on vacation so I went to see another doctor in the same clinic to get a prescription renewed. He asked how long I had been taking that particular medication. I said I couldn’t remember. Then he asked how long I expected to be taking it. I said, “Forever.”  He didn’t […]

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September 20, 2012July 8, 2014Snowbird of Paradise

I don’t doubt it

My ventromedial prefrontal cortex is shrinking! At least, that’s my excuse. I recently read an article in the Globe and Mail which says that as we get older our ability to doubt is impaired because this part of the brain begins to shrink.* This means that we are more likely to believe Nigerians who want […]

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