On Being Human

Talked to an old friend yesterday. We hadn’t spoken for almost a decade. No particular reason. Life took over and we lost touch. The last time we spoke, 10 yrs back, he told me his wife had quit her job as a restaurant manager and was very happy to be home, fixing up their house, … Continue reading On Being Human

6M Yrs of Human Evolution

or Review of The Hunger Games series… ONE WISH. Right now. What would it be? Mom asked me and my sister on our drive home from school when I was 10. She often came up with non sequiturs to kill the silence following our monosyllabic responses when she asked about our day. To get those … Continue reading 6M Yrs of Human Evolution

How to Raise a Genius

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZOKYCrxRZmRJVnyAbjue6?si=2K-lfWj6SGmnn7PZkyhGkQ Went to the Jelly Belly Factory on a field trip with my daughter’s 2nd grade class. The young man assigned to escort us on the tour misquoted a brilliant saying by one of my favorite icons. The guide delivered his canned speech, spoke of how long and complex the process to make even one … Continue reading How to Raise a Genius