Psilocybin, LSD, and other psychedelic drugs have been federally prohibited since the early 1970s. However, government restrictions have not stopped people from using them. Researchers from the RAND Corporation estimate that eight million adults in the U.S. used psilocybin in 2023. A December 12, 2024, article in the New York Times highlights the growing popularity…
Traditional computers process information by manipulating numbers stored in siliconchips as “bits.” Each bit can represent either a 1 or a 0. These computers rely on acentral processing unit (CPU), which consists of circuits of bits that interpret programinstructions and execute arithmetic and logic operations. A supercomputer consists of multiple CPUs. Unlike traditional computers,supercomputers can…
There are many theories about who wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare.One theory suggests that Francis Bacon may have penned some of these works, whileanother posits that a woman could have been the true author. Recently, several fictionalaccounts have been created around these ideas. However, the straightforward historicalevidence indicates that Shakespeare himself wrote the…
Three decades ago, I burned myself out trying to keep up with all the brilliant doctors at DukeUniversity Medical Center. I was stagnant, frustrated, and apathetic. I felt like the student whenthe teacher asked, “Johnny, what’s apathy?” Johnny answered, “I don’t know, and I don’t care.” One Sunday morning, I dragged myself out of bed…
A couple of days ago, I had a pity party. The problem with a pity party is that nobody comes, soI wallowed in my misery alone. Then I reminded myself: Anybody can have a positive attitude when things are going well. It’show you act when things are going badly that determines the strength of your character….
All of us who have ever filed a tax return are familiar withThe United States Tax Code, but few have actually laideyes on it, and I highly doubt anyone has had the patienceto read this 74,608-page monstrosity.I decided to look online. Within two minutes, I fell asleep.It is Ambien in print.The tax code is not…
I’ve lost my hairLosing my mindNo breath to spareNo teeth to grindMy joints have woreMy feet are soreMy chin has tripledMy legs are crippledIf I think of youMy troubles are fewYou make life newWhen I’m with you
The lazy, crazy hazy days of summer are over. Time for school. Time for work . Time tobegin the fiscal New Year. Time for priorities. From your dreams come goals. From your goals come a list of activities. From youractivity list come priorities. From priorities come the fulfillment of your dreams. Dream expansively. Dream luxuriously….
The 80/20 rule comes from Pareto, an Italian economist, who found that: Focus eighty percent of your energy on the 20% of the activities that pay dividends.