Dally the Dalmatian (Steiff) is responsible for my second, long term, memory at the age of two, I can still see myself, holding my mother’s hand and walking up the steps to FAO Schwarz in NYC, my French mother in a white hat and sunglasses, a Polka Dot dress and a throw coat ...
In Nemo, Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), an adorable blue tang that struggled with short-term memory loss, was a comedic sidekick. Her addle-minded lack of focus and boundless optimism served as both a barricade and boon in Marlin’s (Albert Brooks) search for his son. It was a character trait...
Another mom at My Gym yesterday laughed when her boy threw blocks across the room and you hurried over, scooped them up, and returned them to the block pile. She said her oldest son was the same way and that he continues to love organizing things today at age 9. That made me wonder…...
Why mom held on to her father-in-law’s youthful indiscretion, I’ll never understand, other than that she liked Mordechai. In Berlin on business in the middle of April— Spring in the air— I took the letters with me to a philologist named Siegfried who I found online. Dare I say ...
Anyhow, it’s a few years later, when mother and son set off to visit Laetitia that the fun starts. Our narrator sets it up beautifully, his “mom” packing food for the trip, while he plaintively hopes they can “stop at one of those restaurants too, right?” The pacing of the bor...
The larger message here is not to take antibiotics unless absolutely necessary. If you need them to clear an infection, then by all means take them. But I don’t see any point in taking oral antibiotics for acne. They are a short-term help with potential long-term harm. ...
At the beginning of this term, my PE teacher suggested that I should take part in the marathon. I was very surprised because I was never a good runner. In order ___ me, he said that if I take part in the race, I would get the ___ mark for this term’s PE class. Therefore,...
www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Carbonate chemistry of an in-situ free-ocean CO2 enrichment experiment (antFOCE) in Received: 9 March 2017 Accepted: 29 January 2018 Published: xx xx xxxx comparison to short term variation in Antarctic coastal waters J. S. Stark 1, N. P. Roden...
You may have heard of the term “mob mentality” and how it can allow for some pretty surprising (and terrible) things to happen. This classic story looks at society, and how much evil people are willing to overlook to keep their society stable. ...
If you’re stepping into a leadership role with the mindset of lording authority over others, expecting everyone to follow your lead just because you’re in charge, you might have short-term success, but it won’t last. Real leadership is about seeking ways to enrich others and the organiza...