Sent by the long-suffering Val, this new article from Scientific American reveals the truth we in the blogosphere have known all along--blogging is good for you. It boosts dopamine, helps people make connections with other like-minded people, and yes, even fosters a sense of placebo catharsis that someone else is listening to my troubles.
If you're feeling blue, then it's time to blog. Would THAT be cool? Your doctor writes out a prescription: 3 tablets, 2 walks in the sunshine and 1 blog post and call me in the morning.
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DID anyone else hear David Sedaris on Fresh Air last night? That guy cracks me up. Here's on a book tour for his new book, When You Are Engulfed in Flames and was talking about Hugh, his long-suffering but always heroic boyfriend who can do anything. And random association time. Sedaris's being on a book tour reminds me of Patricia Martin's inspiration for Ren Gen--David Sedaris reading to a sell out crowd.
All of this is probably, as my friend and colleague Kate says, "fascinating, but irrelevant..."
Happy Tuesday.
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By: Alice,
on 6/10/2008
Blog: It's All Good (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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By: Ann Clemmons,
on 1/5/2008
Blog: A Nice Place In The Sun (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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I Remember when the car radio was the main source of communication, entertainment, and comfort between friends in the 1970s. Everyone piled in their cars and sang along to whatever song was playing on the radio every week-end. It was so much fun, plus those times created memories we will always remember...
For a long time I thought it was just my gang who sang to the car radio, until the broadcast of the situation comedy That Seventies Show and of course, this movie. Which by the way, is a great film, one you should rent if you haven't already. It's based on the life of a Rolling Stone writer's first band interview when he was only fifteen years old. But, I'm not going to tell you anything else, because it will give too much away! Have a great week-end!
The photo is from the Catharsis photo strip by JB. For some reason the link didn't take...and there is no rhyme or reason for it, other than it's quirky Tuesday morning appeal.
Hey, Alice-
Sedaris is back having kicked his smoking habit. Tickets are still hot!
Patricia