Ray Kurzweil is a futurist and the recipient of nine honorary doctorates. One of the advantages of long-range predictions is that it takes a long time to disprove them.  Having said that, Kurzweil has been successfully predicting trends for a long time.  He keeps his readers up to date with a regular newsletter which makes [...]

One of the main factors contributing to retirement stress is boredom.  Many people enter retirement with high hopes of doing things they have always planned to do but the list can quickly diminish and boredom can set in. Blogging is a great way to keep the brain sharp and to add spice to your retirement. It [...]

Many of our stress responses are habitual.  The brain will activate the stress response whenever the stimulus appears. Let’s assume that you frequently get stressed by slow drivers.  Ask yourself these questions: 1. Why do slow drivers cause me to be stressed? 2. What is it about slow drivers that switches on the stress response? [...]

Our response to stressors is essentially individualistic. However society does tend to influence and condition our responses. For example, if someone speaks to you aggressively then the common response is to return aggression with aggression. If a motorist cuts you off the common response is to yell abuse accompanied by rude finger signs. These are [...]

Fluffy, our 10 year old King Charles Cavalier Daschund X, died peacefully at 6pm on Friday 19th September, 2008 in the company of John, Lorraine, Emma and his great love, a beautiful 14 year old King Charles Cavalier called Scarlett. Fluffy spent his whole life giving unconditional love to everyone he met.  He was dearly loved and his passing [...]