Have you heard about brain plasticity? Neuroscientists are excited by discoveries that we can add brain matter and connections between different lobes of our brains throughout life, as opposed to the previous idea that we develop a peak number of brain cells in early adulthood and kill them off in a long slow decline toward
Last time I flew dogs were everywhere—on the plane, in the terminal, waiting at the gate. A girlfriend told me about a business trip when she checked into a hotel behind a man with an emotional support dog. “If you call your dog an emotional support animal you get to stay in hotels that don’t
On this day last year, I launched The Booktalklady website. To celebrate birthday #1, I decided to answer the most common questions I get about The Booktalklady and ask your help with future book features. Why on earth did you decide to do this? (most of you say this in a more polite way, of
Have you ever had a rat in your closet? I had one in my linen closet last winter. The closet was in my bedroom and I woke up in the dark one night, alone and terrified by the sound of scratching from behind the closet door. Last week millions of Americans watched our newest internet
I love music though music has not always loved me. My non-musical mother pushed me to fulfill her dreams by performing in venues where her aspirations exceeded my talent and preparation. Not that I rebelled against practicing instruments she made me study… I recall the recital at First Presbyterian in Rockville Indiana where my teacher
From Deborah Rankin, RD
