A study conducted in 2002 at Vanderbilt University showed that two completely different parts of the brain are used when recognizing objects in the real world (ventral pathway) versus imagining them (dorsal pathway).  When examined in the light of amplifying possibility into reality, it made me think some really wacky stuff. Stuff like… …why does [...]

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Okay.  So here’s where I admit that it was not until I was 43 years old that I figured out how, when opening a bottle of agitated soda, to stop it from spraying all over the kitchen. Having broken the seal on the bottle by twisting the lid, I would run—swearing, bottle in both hands, [...]

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At a lovely golf course in Augusta, Georgia, on the patio of what will probably be the next home of my boyfriend, Michael. Earlier today, we reveled in the view of a beautiful lake through the floor-to-ceiling windows of a designer’s home, and an hour ago dragged ourselves away from a breathtaking view of the [...]

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