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Which is why when I go to the nearest fast-food drive-thru, I don't drive through. I park, get out, give the order at the desk, and then check it before I walk away. The establishment in question is notorious for getting orders wrong. And yet they gripe at drawing down minimum wage despite...

I'm a writer and musician, but not a graphic artist. Which is a disappointment since my right-brained self should be the physical-shapes and logic half. But to paraphrase the old saying, "I can't draw flies with crap."

We had a case of a talking-on-the-cell-phone accident on the Interstate 10 on-ramp last month (or so). Tied up traffic for hours and made me glad I'm retired so don't have to drive to work any more. I'm with you on the cell phone stuff. In fact, though it happens that I won a blue-tooth rig...

It is possible for left-brain/right-brain issues to approximately balance. In my case, they do not. Sounds like your youngest is closer to being balanced. Not a bad thing since it affects her versatility.

The problem with cause and effect is that you can talk about "macro" cause and effect, but as you head to the micro world, that becomes fuzzy. Not only that, but we know now about Chaos theory, which is in essence a mathematical study of forces in a tenuous balance. From Chaos theory, we learn...

FiFi, you are left-brained for sure. Which isn't bad because it means you should be artistic. For me, the sad side is that while I am not totally right-brained, I didn't inherit my dad's drawing skills. I got Mom's music, but not Dad's visual arts. So I am left-brained enough to write books...

I could write a book about the infuriating things done by Louisiana drivers, including the Cajun Left Turn. This maneuver is performed by turning left from the right lane of at least a two-lane (and often, three-lane) highway. It is further compounded by total failure to use turn signals and...

What really gripes me is that the price stays the same but they put a label claiming a bigger discount on it. However, in the USA, "truth in advertising" law would prevent that kind of camouflage from being common. Not that it is never done. But it isn't SUPPOSED to be done.

AI, you beat me to this particular punch. I, too, had to work for what I've got. Dad was a fireman (before his knees went bad) and a signage artist later in life. Mom was an accounting clerk who eventually became a supervisor. They got me a lot of toys, but the most valuable thing they got...

I guess that makes me a bigot; I'm intolerant of intolerance.

There is no biological indicator that identifies "race" as a real thing. There is only one hard-and-fast test. (OK, not so fast...) Can two creatures appearing to be different from each other nonetheless mate AND produce viable offspring? Horses and donkeys can mate to produce mules, but...

After thinking about this, I can give you a "compare-and-contrast" between men and dogs. A scientist and his dog are out for a walk. They come upon an unusual object. Here is how they think: Man: Wow, I've never seen this before. It's really weird. Maybe I can sell it to someone. No...

Left brain is artistic. Right side is mathematical/logical. IQ on the right. EQ on the left. EDIT: Or maybe I've got that backwards, but then again, my aunt always told me she thought my head wasn't on straight.

Bee, I'm all about math. For me, when you add friends, you subtract loneliness. You multiply joys and you divide sorrows. Sometimes the secret of going on is to just do it. Looking backwards through tough times lets you realize you ARE tough and can let things bounce off of you. Your trials...

The problem is that thinking that gender is associated with the plumbing ignores modern research regarding the brain's gender. Further, there is at least some evidence that brain structure comes in a spectrum, not a dichotomy. The brain tells you what you like. If you act on it or don't, that...

AI, we ALL have those moments when we let the depression in for a moment. It takes a while to chase out the demons again. I remember many times when my depression crept in, crapped on me, and crept out again. Eventually you learn how to see it coming in its early stages and can stop to ask...

Insane_AI, everyone gets this wrong. You ARE what your brain SAYS you are. You sound like you are saying that homosexuality is a choice - but if so, you are focusing on the plumbing and THAT is not what defines you. (At least, I HOPE you don't think solely with the plumbing.) The choice to...

It brought back a few tough moments to the level of clarity of a suddenly awakened memory, reliving some of those moments as though they were only yesterday. A few tears, but also a renewed recognition that I did what I had to do at the time. I had fulfilled a promise I made to my dad before...

Thanks, Bee, but we have decided to take up my step-daughters' offers of help. Further, we will allow the older of the two to throw this year's family gathering, such as it might be. Which will probably include chaos since that daughter's other half will invite her family as well, and their...

Sharing depression stories sometimes helps me to restore perspective on what I have done since my bad times, and it helps others to know that it is possible to survive despite some serious obstacles. My depression came on when I had to face being my mother's sole care-giver after my father...