1. What is “Blink“ about? – Read More –
February 22, 2013
February 22, 2013
Dumb Degrees
February 22, 2013
Beer
February 22, 2013
Children & Happiness
Children do not bring happiness. In fact more often they seem to bring unhappiness. That is the conclusion of one academic study after the next — and there are so many that it makes one wonder if researchers kept trying, hoping for a different result. – Read More –
February 22, 2013
All Joy and No Fun – Why parents hate parenting
There was a day a few weeks ago when I found my 2½-year-old son sitting on our building doorstep, waiting for me to come home. He spotted me as I was rounding the corner, and the scene that followed was one of inexpressible loveliness, right out of the movie I’d played to myself before actually having a child, with him popping out of his babysitter’s arms and barreling down the street to greet me. This happy moment, though, was about to be cut short, and in retrospect felt more like a tranquil lull in a slasher film. – Read More –