Americans leave their televisions on an average of 8 hours and 18 minutes per day, while sleeping only 6 hours and 40 minutes. As Ron Weasley (Harry Potter) says, we “need to get our priorities straight.” This report of American TV habits follows on the heels of another report that Read more…
Wow, this season really snuck up on me. I didn’t have a glamorous summer, mostly writing at home, so it’s kind of a shock to wake up and see that Fall is here. With tomorrow being my birthday, and family and friends stopping by for lunch, I probably won’t get Read more…
My readers and students know that sports are important to me….August 30th is not only my birthday (#56…woo hoo), but it is also the opening game for the USC Trojans (at Virginia). Two days later, the UCLA Bruins swing into action against Tennessee. I know where Karen (a Trojan Read more…
Right about this time in our hectic quarter system (week 7 of 10), one grabs at any opportunity to get a little bit of extra zip out of the old neurons. So among the many news feeds crossing my desktop, one really stood out–how to make myself smarter! I’m definitely Read more…
Every quarter, I tell my students that we’re getting closer and closer to helping people with spinal damage. It’s always nice to see support for this prediction. Christopher Reeve’s dream of helping paralyzed patients walk again, dramatized in a controversial 2000 Super Bowl ad, is getting closer. We are starting Read more…