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Hey everybody, yes I’m a week late, but who really cares. My true die hard fans will somehow contact me and let me know I am slacking. But the important thing is I’m here providing information that hopefully you all have and will appreciate and like.

This weeks post is, once again, about helping that wonderful brain of yours. A lot of these website/webpages I link to are for those who have told me they need a little stimulation in their lives, and I’m not talking about in the bedroom. Though you could do these there as well, or matter fact anywhere… anyway, there are also lot of older people who tend to forget things or just feel they are behind on the new methods that are out there to help them learn. So that’s why once in a while I will dedicate a post to helping those who feel they would like to boost their memory. I think this is something we all encounter at some point and time in our lives. No, I’m not talking about you photographic memory people. Stop bragging.

The first post is a webpage from Time Magazine Online. Under the column Mind and Body, Time offers what they call Brain Calisthenics.
There are mental workouts to help strengthen the brain. As the page states, “Researchers say the mind can be strengthened with regular training and rigorous practice…”. If you look at the bottom of the page there are also quick links to other helpful websites.Try it out. Oh yeah, they give the answers too, if you have Adobe Reader, it’s free.

Next we have a website called Brain Connection. It offers different exercises to help with memory. Not only is this helpful, but they have exercises with cool names,

Bumper Cows, Dunk Tank, Dressed the Doggie, etc….

Always remember,

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 2 or
8. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is
to keep your mind young.”
– Moshe Arens

Yes, it’s a new year and new starts for those who are daring to make resolutions for themselves. There are some people who knock and criticize those who make new year resolutions, but I don’t. I give them credit, at least they’re thinking about it. Well I myself have many resolutions which probably says a lot about me. But we won’t go there, will we? Anyway, one resolution I have is to increase my vocabulary. And I don’t mean swear words. But actually use words that I rarely use when talking to friends or in business. In this search for new words I came across a website that goes even further.

The website is Word Spy. The site belongs to Paul McFedries and it’s sole purpose is to search magazines, newspapers, websites, books, or any reliable source that may coin new words and/or phrases. It also searches to see if old words and/or phrases are being used in a new way. So not only am I increasing my vocabulary but I am also increasing my hiphood or hipness or the know, well you know what I mean. Check it out.

Learning all these words may bring up another issue that I have heard many complain about.
Well, maybe not complain, but would like to improve on as well. That brings us to my other highlight website, Mind Tools. The link I am putting goes directly to the Memory Improvement Tools section. It states that the techniques are good for studying exams and studying foreign languages, among other things. The section is broken up in parts and the articles are linked at the bottom of the page.

Now, I have given those of you who have resolutions that involve exercising your mind, a headstart. As far as the body, that is a personal choice, but I will say that they are both connected. And if one doesn’t function properly it is a sure bet that the other may not function as well either. That’s my three cents as my friend Del would say. Take it for what it’s worth to you.

I’m out.

Happy New Year
2006