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To Feel Good, Do Good

To Feel Good, Do Good

One of the best things you can do to make your life happier and give you a sense of purpose is to make a serious effort to do at least one good dee...
To Feel Good, Do Good

To Feel Good, Do Good

One of the best things you can do to make your life happier and give you a sense of purpose is to make a serious effort to do at least one good dee...
Everyone Knows It’s Slinky

Everyone Knows It’s Slinky

We often believe that things are invented by people who get an idea and then work to make that idea a reality.  The truth is that things don’t alwa...
The Weird Ways of Witch Hazel

The Weird Ways of Witch Hazel

Nature seems to be filled with outliers and exceptions in almost every class of plants or animals. There are fish that fly, spiders that live in un...
Jack-O’-Lantern Lore

Jack-O’-Lantern Lore

The jack-o’-lantern is the unrivaled symbol of Halloween, and the name for this candle-lit grimacing face carved in a pumpkin has been a part of Am...
Sweet Music In The Wind

Sweet Music In The Wind

Few things are as relaxing as the soft tinkling of wind chimes in a gentle breeze. As soon as I hear the first note, if the breeze is strong enough...
Noticing Nearby Illusions

Noticing Nearby Illusions

If you look closely at clouds, rocks, tree bark, foliage, paintings, or anything else with an ambiguous or undefined pattern, your mind will soon f...
Talking to Fireflies

Talking to Fireflies

Each year, early in the summer, the flashing lights of the season’s first fireflies lure thousands of children from their houses. Running this way ...