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I don't drink alcohol because according to my doctor it may induce a seizure. Several years ago I had a major seizure while I was asleep. I was rushed to the hospital and started on medication.  After several minor blanking out episodes my medications were adjusted.  Now I'm OK. Sometimes I wonder if I should try a small drink.  Now I drink alcohol-free beer. I like O'Doul's with the green label. I've had one small glass of sangria without any problem. I saw a documentary on Netflix about the history of absinthe.  I didn't know the drink was banned until about 2008! "A potent green aniseed-flavored liqueur  that turns milky when water is added.  Prepared from wormwood,  it is now largely banned because of its toxicity." It's a very strange drink. I'm sure the combination of herbs has something to do with its effects. It can't just be the alcohol! Watch the Netflix film.  It's very good. Here is a sho...

My wife Lynette likes to listen to the "oldies" while she takes a shower.  I was in the bedroom when this song came on. After all of these years it still makes me smile. It has a very catchy tune with simple lyrics. I found this video on YouTube. I love the innocent looking girl. It was nice of  Tommy Roe to sing the song to her. SWEET PEA  Tommy Roe  I went to a dance just the other night  I met a girl there she was out of sight  I asked a friend of mine who she could be  he said that her friends just call her Sweet Pea  (chorus)  Oh Sweet Pea  come on and dance with me  come on come on come on and dance with me  Oh Sweet Pea  come on and be my girl  come on come on come on and be my girl  I walked on over and asked her to dance  thinkin' maybe later of makin' romance  but every guy there was thinkin'; like me  I had to stand in line to...

Here's a video I found on a very funny Blog. My wife and I were laughing out loud. The blog link: MULLED MADNESS

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Another example of the blurring of reality is ESP.  Believers in ESP claim to have the ability to obtain information without using the physical senses. Although this ability has never been proven by science; most people have experienced hunches, gut feelings, premonitions, intuition or other unexplainable ways of “just knowing” something. Again, this only adds to the uncertainty of reality.   Besides these false impressions our senses disregard much of “reality”.  Dogs can hear ultrasound.  This is how 'silent' dog whistles work. Dogs have a nose approximately a hundred thousand to a million times more sensitive than a human's.   Some bats use ultrasound for echo location while in flight. Dolphins have their own sonar based sense. Bees are sensitive to the polarization of light. Back to optical illusions: There is no actual movement in the above design. This illusion was developed by Professor Akiyoshi Kitaoka at the Departm...

Here are a few optical illusions that lead up to the brink of what is real and what is only in our minds. Even though we know   it is only an illusion we still see it as real. This was discovered by the American psychologist Joseph Jastrow in 1889. The two figures are identical, although one appears to be larger. The Kanizsa triangle was first described by the Italian psychologist Gaetano Kanizsa in 1955.  It is an example of a "phantom edge phenomena". In this figure we "see" a black triangle but it does not actually exist.

I'm not sure where I saw it but several years ago I read an  article about making a list of 5 things to be grateful for each day.  This was supposed to improve my mood and lead to happiness. It only made sense. If something bad happens you'll know it.  It will grab your attention like a headache.  The things we should be grateful for can easily be ignored.  That's why an effort to be grateful is important for happiness. For the longest time I've been doing this and it has helped.  I take an index card and list 5 things I'm grateful for each day until the end of the week.  Then I read over the list and discard the index card.  This encourages me to look for the good things in life each day. However, lately I find myself putting down the same things over and over.  It becomes a routine, just another chore at the end of the day.  If I can't find anything to put down I skip it until the next day. ...