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Our mental health professions try all sorts of things to bring people to a happier state. But it may be as simple as watching this a few times a day. Can you watch this and not be happy ( Read more... )

I don't agree totally with this study but it certainly raises a fascinating question, one that ties in completely with why I moved from big picture political activism to working more with individual and group coaching and consulting on a more focused scale. The jist of it is summarized at the end ( Read more... )

As my friend Craig said, watch out for the WMD's ... Wack Millen Decisions. Hilarious!

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050917/ap_on_fe_st/human_zoo

http://www.lse.co.uk/ShowStory.asp?story=WU1617683O&news_headline=pessimist_gets_life_for_murdering_optimistic_pal

Oh this is priceless:

http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sfo/60286784.html

http://www.jibjab.com/cu_play_full.html

Wow. I think the Oscars got it almost totally correct tonight! Million Dollar Baby was the best movie this year and Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman deserved their Oscars. As much as I feel for Scorcese, I'm glad the voters didn't go for the sentimental vote but stuck with who was really best, Clint Eastwood. Of course, Jamie Foxx was favored, but ( Read more... )

So I receive this article with the headline "Bush begins new term, vows to end tyranny" (thanks Tabby). I am SOOO excited! Who among us isn't tired of this tyranny. Finally it will end. It's about time. I can't wait because I'm sure by 2007 we'll be tyranny-free. I wonder what the Vegas odds are on this. Gandhi couldn't do it, nor could King... ( Read more... )