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Researchers Find Differences In How The Brains Of Some Individuals Process The World Around Them
…a number of researchers are finding that children who are highly sensitive and raised in a stressful environment are prone to anxiety and depression, which are the components of neuroticism, and to shyness, which is sometimes the cause of introversion. However, when raised in an enriched, supportive environment, those with this “differential susceptibility” are actually [...]
New Site Design for Authentic Threads
The new design is simpler and more fitting with the content on A.T. I’m still working out a few kinks, but hopefully this will be a great way for you to see all the great music and other content on Authentic Threads. Still to do: Get related posts off of my front page!! The weird [...]
WordPress Plug in” Photodropper
Oh my gosh! Awesomest WordPress Plugin ever! Check out Photo Dropper It lets you search for Photos on Flikr that are Creative Commons licenced photos, and insert them into your blog post with one click. Very cool.
Stumptuous asks: Are triathletes healthy?
Stumptuous asks: Are triathletes healthy? …endurance exercise. How much is too much? There is accumulating evidence that while some is good — say, a nice half-hour’s run outside on a sunny day — running marathons may not be the brightest idea for the average person. The frequency of cardiac incidents (i.e. keeling over as the [...]
Two tips for Tightening Loose Skin
Awhile ago I wrote about part of my weight loss journey. I promised to write another article about tightening the loose skin that sometimes comes with weight loss. In the comments to that article, Kristy writes: So did you ever do an article about tightening loose skin? Thanks for writing, Kristy! My loose skin has [...]
A Response to Roger Ebert’s post about Health Care
I read Ebert’s more emotional/moral post about Universal Health Care and this was my response: I’ve had insurance for most of my life. When I worked for myself I didn’t, but I had enough money to get the root canal I needed. I read once that the main difference between people with insurance and without, [...]
Health Care Reform Myths and Facts (pass it on!)
If problems with any of the links, you can go directly to http://www.WhiteHouse.gov/realitycheck and/or http://www.WhiteHouse.gov/realitycheck/faq 8 ways reform provides security and stability to those with or without coverage Related posts Yes, We Can. Get your Sunday Groove On! (0) Yes We Can: A Barack Obama Music Video (0) Yes We Can. Barack Obama’s Acceptance Speech (0)
Photoshop Yourself Thinner
Laura at Starling Fitness is using Photoshop to see what she will look like when she has lost weight. I think this is a great idea and I have an addendum to it that I think is super important: Photoshop your face onto someone who you will actually look like when you are thinner. How [...]
Enneagram Advice
Take a deep breath. Ahhhh… The enneagram system is the one that can really get me right where it hurts- in all my most embarrassing and deep faults. ARG. While the Meyers-Briggs personality system makes me feel all sparkly and proud, the enneagram has me gritting my teeth and squinting my eyes as I read [...]
Water Intake Quantified
Should I be scared? I’ve been telling people that now that I’m losing weight, I drink a lot of water*, I’m feeling really thirsty, and they say “Great! Good for you!” The thing is, I already drank a lot of water. My guess is that I used to drink 8 to 10 glasses of water [...]
