I was sitting in the courtyard of our local library reading magazines while my pre-school nephew played. "What is that?" he asked. I causally looked up and realized he was talking about a sound. "That's a car," I said and went back to the magazine. "What's that?" he asked again. I barely looked up. "I think that's a car." "What is that?" My mind was still on the magazine. "I think it's a motorcycle." The next thing I knew, he was standing right in front of me, he's face close to mine. "Look me in the eyeballs," he said. "What is that?" "A car," I said. After he had gotten my mind on him and not my magazine he was satisfied and went back to playing. I guess that is what some people want. Just to know that once in a while they have your full attention.
Monday, June 22, 2015
Monday, June 8, 2015
The Net
I love the internet. Yes, I know it has been around for decades. So have I, but sometimes I feel like a baby who has just discovered her toes. Do you have an unanswered question? A stupid question? Have you missed an episode of you favorite show? Do you want to play a game? Find your family tree? Watch old videos? Get the lyrics to a half heard song? Do you want an actors bio? Do you want to learn a new language? Do you want to watch something silly? Go to the internet. It is beyond my imagination what can be seen and done on the internet. It is a wondrous thing.
Monday, June 1, 2015
Regrow
"What's a lanyard?" I asked my friend.
"That thing around your neck."
"Oh.", I said. "I learned something new." Then I brightened. "My brain just grew."
I had just read an article that said as we grew older the memory part of our brain shrinks. The good news. We can regrow that part of our brain. One way is to learn something new everyday. I don't know if learning one word alone can do the trick, but it couldn't hurt.
If you want to read the article, go to Prevention magazine. Don't ask me which issue. I don't remember.
"That thing around your neck."
"Oh.", I said. "I learned something new." Then I brightened. "My brain just grew."
I had just read an article that said as we grew older the memory part of our brain shrinks. The good news. We can regrow that part of our brain. One way is to learn something new everyday. I don't know if learning one word alone can do the trick, but it couldn't hurt.
If you want to read the article, go to Prevention magazine. Don't ask me which issue. I don't remember.
Monday, May 25, 2015
I Love
10:00 AM
Posted by Linda Henson
adventure, books, glutton, habit, library, page, paper, surprises, things, wrote
I love books. I mean the kind made of paper and you hold in your hand and can feel the page when you turn it. I'm a glutton for books. I can't afford my habit so I make use of the library. In fact, my dream is to be locked overnight in the library. The library has all kinds of books. Books I've heard about and more that I haven't. If you have the time, the library can be an indoor adventure. You can find loads of things you didn't know people wrote about and some things you didn't want to know people wrote about. There is no telling what surprises wait for you in your local library. I'm smiling just thinking about it.
Monday, May 18, 2015
No!!!
10:00 PM
Posted by Linda Henson
afraid, bullies, careful, catch the hint, no, nude, pictures, polite, school, selfies, text, vampire, web
There is a public service announcement I hear a lot. It's against text bullies. Apparently a teen is being pressured to take nude selfies. At one point she texts that she has already said no, but did she?
She texts, " I'd love to, but my web cam is broken." He thinks,"'She interested."
She texts, "I'm a vampire. My pictures don't show up anyway." He thinks, "She's flirting."
She texts, "I'm afraid they'll get passed around at school." He thinks, "She's wants to very careful."
Here's the thing, half of the world's population can't catch the hint. If you do not want to do something say no. You don't have to be polite. You don't have to spare their feelings. Just say no.
She texts, " I'd love to, but my web cam is broken." He thinks,"'She interested."
She texts, "I'm a vampire. My pictures don't show up anyway." He thinks, "She's flirting."
She texts, "I'm afraid they'll get passed around at school." He thinks, "She's wants to very careful."
Here's the thing, half of the world's population can't catch the hint. If you do not want to do something say no. You don't have to be polite. You don't have to spare their feelings. Just say no.
Monday, May 11, 2015
It's Bad For You?
It used to be that eggs were bad for you. We were told to eat only two a week. Now they are good for you. Have two a day. We were told that butter was bad for you. Now we are told to daily have a pad of butter . Then we learned that fat is good. You need it for you brain. And I've heard that salt and white bread may not be all that bad. What comes next? Cigarettes?
Monday, May 4, 2015
Pens
What I love about the dollar store is that I get about ten pens for a dollar. Then I take them home and put them in a drawer. That I will always have a pen handy. Then when they all disappear I just buy more for only a dollar. I will never be without a pen until I really need one. Life is good.