Monthly Archives: January 2009

Can Eye Doctors Be Colorblind?

Posted on January 28, 2009 by

One of my blessings is the ability to expertly discern color even in the most complex variations of hues and tones.  If there’s such a thing as “Super Color Perception” — I have it in spades.  I always do extremely … Continue reading →

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Is the Benjamin Button Plot Original?

Posted on January 22, 2009 by

Brad Pitt’s new “Benjamin Button” movie is in the same “idiot savant as genius” genre as the ridiculous and ridicule-worthy “Forrest Gump” before it — but is that plot association a little too cute and way too similar to be … Continue reading →

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Inhaling Second and Feeling Fourteen

Posted on January 15, 2009 by

There is nothing grosser or more despicable than inhaling someone else’s smoky exhale.

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Deleting Risky Teen Sex

Posted on January 8, 2009 by

Why do so many teens reveal the gross details of their unsafe sex lives online? Dr. Megan Moreno — assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison — wondered the same thing and set out to understand why.

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