Category: Brain

The Brain — on TV

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Got this new show I found on PBS called “The Brain with David Eagleman“.

Good Show!

Last week was talking about brain surgery.

This week is about how someone’s brain can be “dependant” on another person’s brain in different ways. Everything about “reading” other people by the studying and processing. Only takes milliseconds. People have a tendency to “mirror” what other people are feeling, too. This is true. It can be compared to the watching of a movie. The feeling that can be felt while watching a movie. Telling your brain it isn’t a real movie can be tried, but other neurons don’t know how to act any other way.

VERY INTERESTING…

Tuesday…. I just NEED A NEW BOOK!!!!!

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What to do on a Tuesday?

OK…. That last book that I was reading Side Effects May Vary was just too much a teenage girl book for me! Sure, the seizures that she had were a big deal in the beginning. By the time a boy a come into the story, the seizures were forgotten and other things were read about. Maybe it was going to be brought up again near the end, but I don’t need to find out.

NEXT! Thoughts…. What should I read? I’m searching through the Amazon store for another audio book to put on my Kindle. Read about it and have chose a damn funny one after listening online. That’s what I need. A funny book! Guy has a book about his life that he lives. He is 21 years-old and has spinal muscular atrophy. This title is called Laughing at My Nightmare and I listen to the small bit online. This guy is living through ALLOT he just deals with it all in comical ways. Things only he can laugh from “his side”. Good for him.

I need a good book to laugh at. 😉

Visiting the Doctors at the Hospital

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Today is the day. The day for my important appointments at the hospital where I had my surgery.

First, in the morning, I saw my Neurologist and he talked about how happy he was. Happy to see me doing better and better in every way since the last time I had seen the him. I asked the doc about volunteering more than just one day per week, and he agreed that I should.

Woo Hoo! More volunteering!

NEXT…  in the afternoon, I had another doctor’s appointment at the same hospital. This was to see a NEW Psychologist. Interesting to talk with a different Psychologist. Explained everything I had been through from my prospective, and he was quite impressed with “my story” of everything I’ve been through dealing with… my brain surgery.

“That’s an impressive story! I’ll see you again in six months.”

So, today was a LONG day at the hospital, but it turned out easy and all good.

Okay… I went, so I might as well blog…

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It was that day again. That first day. That Monday. Her day, but NOT HER CHOICE THIS TIME!

“Are we getting our superb choice that you have always made for us to enjoy our eating,” she asks.

“Why, yes, you are correct. That burger-place is the most favorite of us both, you have always seemed to be acting full of choices and choose against it when the choice is your own.”

Unfortunately… ya-da ya-da….

We had our intelligent discussion while eating, but then starting having a “DEEP DISCUSSION” about the new thing here in town. Purchasing of Fiber Optics for Internet, Television, Telephone… la-de-da was already on her “side-of-town”. ME? I HAVE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME!!!

What? What? What? Why would a person being offered Fiber Optics to their house just turn it down??? This was just… disgusting for her to say that she could not decide on whether she should invest in Fiber Optics or not! YES!

“YES!” I yell at her, “This should not be anything that you have to actually think about. DO IT! DO IT! Make the Investment and bring in the enjoyment of the system to your heart and family.”

Who knows what the psych-lady will decide to do after my bothering her, but yet, she bothers myself. We will see….

Am I sleeping…..

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….or have I just been busy? Could be forgetful. Could make up another excuse about being too busy reading… working… thinking…

Anyway….. Things to discuss… Things to discuss… Where do I start?

New BOOK!

Ok, I’ve decided on a new book to load into the Kindle and begin to read. Read? That is not being done since it is just another Audio Book. So, listening to this book…

“Darren, what is the TITLE of that booklet that you are reading?”

Ah, this book is called… Side Effects May Vary. No, it’s not based on a true story. Yes, it’s just a fictional story. In fact, this is a “teenage” written type book. Uh, okay. This audio version is different. It’s a thick book, but I’m listening…. It’s…. OK so far.

Psych Lady!

Saw her on Monday this week. Well, first thing off, she started disagreeing with me and claiming that I was incorrect in saying that it was a MY CHOICE in food and not a HER CHOICE day. We were discussing & arguing about items, but she was driving. Without me paying attention, she drove us to her “Grocery Store for Good Eating” so that we can eat there. NO! I told her that it was MY TURN!

“I’m sorry, Darren, but you chose your Smashburger last week.”

“But… That wasn’t a normal week. We didn’t meet on Monday. Monday was Labor Day. We met on a Wednesday. Our WEEKLY LUNCH choice is the one that falls on a Monday. Any other day doesn’t count for anything. THUS, since it is Monday again today, it should be MY turn and MY choice.”

“Uh, no. This week is my turn and NEXT WEEK is your turn.”

Hmmm… Whatever…

The interesting thing about our meeting while eating outside was a Praying Mantis sitting in the plant next to the table. Interesting. Was it praying that we would hurry up and go away? Maybe.

Working at the Hospital

Ah, yes. Hospital. I arose today after my cell phone made its awakening noise…

“Ah! Need to get ready!”

I had forgotten what day it was and what I was getting ready for. For some reason I had thought it was two days in the future and I was just doing breakfast with a buddy. So, I put on my shorts, t-shirt, hat and starting to put on my socks & shoes. Then I start looking and thinking…

“Man, why did my alarm tell me to get up at 6:00 this morning to go to my weekend breakfast?”

WAIT! It’s not the weekend yet. It’s only Friday! So, I go and change my clothes to put on my “business clothes” to work my job at the Hospital.

I get to the hospital and do the paperwork filing. I was getting closer to leaving, but then I was invited to join the rest of the office group and eat with them there. Another person was leaving the job to move to a new location, and everyone was saying their goodbye at the lunch. Me? I the ate food while the people there were saying their “goodbyes”. It was good food! 🙂