As a young woman entering the employment market in the late 60’s, I held a variety of advertising sales and marketing jobs at major corporations. Over the years, as I rose from entry level to upper management positions, I witnessed changes to the corporate culture that were not only senseless, but were also the beginnings … Read more
Check out this video of four friends testing the theory that their cell phones can actually be used to pop popcorn. If our phones are emitting strong enough microwaves to do this, what are they doing to our brains when we hold them up to our ear? I think I will be using either the … Read more
My friend, Monika, sent me this fascinating video of a conductor attempting to mentally communicate to his orchestra which piece of music he wants them to play. Without having any foreknowledge of the selected piece, with no sheet music, and with the conductor’s hands tied behind his back, the orchestra ostensibly “picks up” the mental … Read more
I love waking up in North Carolina. My Outer Banks house sits on 12+ private acres surrounded by Nature Conservancy land, thus I have no need for curtains in my bedroom. I usually wake the moment the sun streams through the picture window and spend a few moments enjoying the view of the Maritime forest … Read more
Occasionally I shop at the Publix Supermarket just around the corner. During my last trip I noticed a sign on the front of my shopping cart: “This shopping cart will automatically stop if taken beyond the yellow line at the end of the parking lot” I thought it was a joke – or at the … Read more
