Category: Random
Me talkin to myself
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If I had my life to do over, I think I might want to be an astronaut. Check out this incredible video of time lapse photography from the space station. Stunning, images of Earth and of the stars, the Milky Way. It’s heart stopping. Makes me want to be thoughtful about my choices, be in…
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I don’t know how I missed this advice: that the filter for a planted tank should turn over the water volume in the tank 10 times per hour. Are you freaking kidding me? I thought I was spending a decent chunk of change buying the Eheim Classsic 2213 filter which promised about 120 gph. But…
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An intriguing piece in the April Scientific American describes how even mild stress can inhibit conscious self-control. (Find a summary here; to read the entire article requires a subscription.) According to Yale professors Amy Arnsten, Caryolyn Mazure and Rajita Sinha, stress does more to us than trigger hormones that drive the fight or flight response.…
