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Memory Lane…

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Well, it turns out that it’s not just memories that are critical for our mental health (reported here).  Because dealing with nostalgia also works for depressed or anxious folks.  Amazingly, there is even a physiological response when we recall past events- our body temperature elevates.  Drs. Jonata, Tomic, and Rakowski reported that  that listening to music was a great inducer of nostalgic memories.

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Music to my ears?

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I’ve written about distracted driving a lot.  Because too many folks try to escalate the practice of talking on the phone (hands-free) to a national calamity.  When it is clear that talking on the phone is no different than talking to a compatriot in the same car or listening to talk radio, and certainly less of an issue than turning around to deal with one’s children in the car.

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Knock, knock….Is anyone listening out there?

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There is a growing realization that high growth for many nations is no longer in the cards. Oh, if you live in one of the developing nations of Africa- you can say this is wrong. But, even in China, which is slowly entering that state of economy that includes Israel… While neither which is officially a “First World” nation, they are, for all intents and purposes, there- and their growth rates are so demonstrating. Robust growth- growth over 3-4% over 5 years or more- is something that will only occur in those states that are becoming industrialized, not for those with existing corporate/services infrastructure.

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We all must choose to be the Chosen People…

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I have been a theater lover since forever.  When I was a teenager, I availed myself of the myriad opportunities in New York City- one of them being that students could see a play for $ 3 a pop routinely.  The theater is one of the things I truly miss by being an “ex-“New Yorker.  (DC is working hard to remind me how much I “love” traffic snafus, however…) But, enough of where I live or lived.

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