HWB- A True Commentary on the Persistence of Racism

We may never know exactly what transpired at Professor Gates home last Wednesday - could Gates have handled it a little differently? Should the police have thought a little more before acting against a perceived resistance? We may never know, but what is clear that there are still too many people who are forever suspicious of those who are not like them. Professor Fish accurately portrays this tension which unfortunately still exits today. http://fish.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/henry-louis-gates-deja-vu-all-over-again/?em

The Happiest Man in the World

The more activity in the left prefrontal area of our brain, well, the happier you will be. Interesting conclusions and a path to happiness worth trying. This opinion piece looks at Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, the Tibetan lama who has been dubbed “the happiest man in the world". http://happydays.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/sitting-quietly-doing-something/

An OS Cloud - with Chrome

Is it time to move the Operating System to the "cloud", that ubiquitous cyberspace ether? I am not sure if I want all my data in the cloud - and certainly graphic and video editing would have to be done locally. But, it's an interesting vision that Google has- http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/weekinreview/12helft.html?scp=1&sq=reaching%20for%20the%20cloud&st=cse

The "IMP" Within

Interesting look at the "imp" within . Those embarrassing perverse impulses that are the bane of all us. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/07/health/07mind.html?_r=1&em