Gosh, my thumbs are tired. All that texting, typing and tweeting has given my digits an Olympic-size work out. With the past few weeks bringing on a torrent of Twitters about Michael Jackson, Iran and Sarah Palin, there can be no doubt that social media has left its mark on mainstream media. When CNN starts [...]
Do you think you need more red or blue in your life? Although the current economic crisis might prompt you to say, “Please, anything but red” faster than you can clip a coupon, there’s new research that shows that the colors red and blue each have a distinctly different impact on the brain. In a [...]
When I was a kid, one of my favorite candies was Pez. The dispenser was a long, thin lighter-type shape, and the top was the head of some famous cartoon character. With one swift motion, I would pull back the Donald Duck, Goofy or Mickey Mouse top and out would pop a single, small sliver [...]
