If peace had the perfect synonym, what would it be? As I munched on Cheerios one sunny morning, I reflected on the answer for a while. I wondered what a room full of university students would say or what doctors, lawyers and writers would say. I’d imagine, they wouldn’t agree on the same term. “Relaxation!”…
For many people, surviving summer in Phoenix means finding a good place to cool-off. Glossy magazines direct readers where to go, and valley Gelato’s, Cold Stone’s and Jamba Juice’s are abuzz with activity. With so many treats to distract us from the heat, we may not notice the effect of the sun on our inner…
“I think too much when I paint, and I don’t enjoy that,
I was flipping through a 2008 issue of “The Writer,” and I came across an article advising writers on ways to find new ideas and characters for their novels. I thought it was interesting that the writer Michele Acker suggested simply: Hanging out. For instance, she advised sitting at a coffee shop like Starbucks and…
Do you have a favorite kitchen knife? I do, and it’s elegant, slightly angular and very effective. In fact, my husband has one too. It’s massive, heavy and almost as handy as a tool. Honestly, his knife is quite scary, but it does the job. It’s great for cutting meats and, it even brings back…
Students who don’t have ADHD have started using drugs that treat the condition because it gives them a boost when they are tired or need to turn in a paper before deadline. Margaret Talbot reports in a New Yorker article that in recent years Adderall and Ritalin,(stimulants), have been adopted as cognitive enhancers:…
When the very earth you trust starts to tremble and shake, and the walls of your home crumble to pieces before your eyes, it can be hard to feel anything but terrified and uncertain of the future. This is perhaps a glimpse of how survivors from Haiti and Chile must have felt. If the basis…
Surely it is hard to come across people who have kept up each of their New Year resolutions. Kudos to those few who have! On the whole, a New Year resolution is something to contemplate about. It is a bit like meditation–we focus our attention on improving ourselves. We tell ourselves to cut back on…
It’s national book week in Israel, and Israel’s oldest newspaper brings in a touch of heart by hiring famous literary figures. Creative writers have a way of bringing out the humor in society and above all touching the spirit in us. It would be a fun idea to leave a part of reporting to poets…
With all the news about Walmart introducing green labeling for its products, it made me wonder how much many of us are willing to pay for greener products. Perhaps, earth-friendly products are not always cost effective for a business, and perhaps they don’t have that fine robotic perfection, but they’re certainly worth the investment. This…