Why don’t kids want to go to sleep? I remember (and I’m sure you do, too) wanting to stay up past my bedtime to watch TV or play longer with my toys. Much to the despair of my parents, I may have been tired and getting crankier by the minute, but there was no way I was going to go to bed and miss out on what was going on. Like me, my younger cousin as a toddler fought off … Continue reading →
Why do people like confessing to librarians? It’s no secret that I’m a librarian, but sometimes when I’m sitting at the desk (or “the perch,” as I like to call it) I feel people mistake me for a priest or a bartender. Although I don’t offer blessings and I don’t pass out drinks, people keep coming to confess things to me. Sometimes they even do it on a regular basis. There are always those people who feel guilty over returning … Continue reading →
Why do women generalize and men specialize? My last post on the multi-thinking abilities of most women was viewed as anti-man by some readers. I’d like to make it clear that the post wasn’t intended to offend the male gender, but merely to point out that most (but not all) women’s brains are wired to think more than one thought simultaneously. To be fair, though, today I’m going to bring attention to the fact that most (but not all) men … Continue reading →
Why are men afraid when women think? Here’s a newsflash for you guys out there: many women are multi-thinking. Yes, they can actually think multiple thoughts simultaneously, unlike a number of you who usually think of just one thing at a time. That means while you’re sitting across from your date at dinner focusing your mind on the steak you’re eating, she’s wondering who’ll pay for the check, will you kiss her goodnight, does she want a second date with … Continue reading →
Why do we attribute Caesar salad to a Roman emperor? With the dog days of summer here, you might be like me and seek some lighter, cooler fare at the kitchen table. After all, who on a hot day wants to eat heavy, greasy, sink-in-your-stomach food that will bloat your gut and make you go straight down to the bottom of the pool? (Well, I can think of at least one exception, but the guilty shall remain nameless.) A lot … Continue reading →