Late Sunday morning. You had breakfast and
read the paper some time ago. Morning cat chores and setting the TV programs
for the week and watching “Sunday Morning” on CBS has taken time. All three
cats needed extra attention today, perhaps because the sun has not been so
forthcoming. Carol is in working her iMac. Such is the day so far. – Amorella
1126 hours. Most of the time you could probably summarize
our day in a hundred words or less, Amorella
In here boy, some lives can be summarized in
less. – Amorella
Whoa. What a callus thing to say.
Heartfelt moments. – Amorella
1130 hours. I find that hard to believe.
Why should you, I am in a fiction. –
Amorella
1131 hours. True, but even as a concept it strikes me as
callus.
You are more interesting in the concept than
the fact or fiction? – Amorella
1132 hours. This is a thought-provoking question. I am
interested in both fact and concept; ultimately fact is more important of
course, but concept arouses the imagination in a variety of directions while
fact focuses the attention inward.
A surprising flat response, very neo-classic
and straight forward, even in using ‘arouses’ rather then ‘excites’ your first
verb of choice. – Amorella
1137 hours. I did consciously change my mind for the better
word in this circumstance.
Carol is finished with the computer. Later,
dude. Post. - Amorella
1158 hours. I was checking out my
email and found this from Eureka.
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Press Release 18-Oct-2014
European College of Neurophsychopharmcology
“Birth season affects
your mood in later life”
Berlin 19th October New research shows that
the season you are born has a significant impact on your risk of developing
mood disorders. People born at certain times of year may have a greater chance
of developing certain types of affective temperaments, which in turn can lead
to mood disorders (affective disorders). This work is being presented at the
European College of CNP Congress in Berlin.
Seasons of birth have traditionally been
associated with certain personality traits, such as novelty seeking, and
various folklore justifications, such as astrology, have sought to explain
these associations. Now a group of researchers from Budapest, Hungary, are
presenting a study which links birth season with temperament.
According to lead researcher, Assistant
Professor Xenia Gonda:
"Biochemical studies have shown that
the season in which you are born has an influence on certain monoamine
neurotransmitters, such as dopamine and serotonin, which is detectable even in
adult life. This led us to believe that birth season may have a longer-lasting
effect. Our work looked at over 400 subjects and matched their birth season to
personality types in later life. Basically, it seems that when you are born may
increase or decrease your chance of developing certain mood disorders".
"We can't yet say anything about the
mechanisms involved. What we are now looking at is to see if there are genetic
markers which are related to season of birth and mood disorder".
The group found the following statistically
significant trends:
•
cyclothymic temperament (characterized by rapid, frequent swings
between sad and cheerful moods), is significantly higher in those born in the
summer, in comparison with those born in the winter.
•
•
Hyperthymic temperament – a tendency to be excessively positive - were
significantly higher in those born in spring and summer
•
•
Those born in the winter were significantly less prone to irritable
temperament than those born at other times of the year.
•
•
Those born in autumn show a significantly lower tendency to depressive
temperament than those born in winter.
•
Commenting
for the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Professor Eduard Vieta
(Barcelona) said: "Seasons affect our mood and behavior. Even the season
at our birth may influence our subsequent risk for developing certain medical
conditions, including some mental disorders. What's new from this group of
researchers is the influence of season at birth and temperament.
Temperaments
are not disorders but biologically-driven behavioral and emotional trends.
Although both genetic and environmental factors are involved in one's
temperament, now we know that the season at birth plays a role too. And the
finding of "high mood" tendency (hyperthymic temperament) for those
born in summer is quite intriguing."
From
– Feedspot – EurekAlert! “Birth season affects your mood in later life"
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You have spent an hour or so cleaning the
house, particularly the floors, carpet cleaner where needed, swept the stairs
and assorted placed you do not usually sweep. You also cleaned the two sweepers
afterwards. This is the stuff people do orndorff. Many do these chores without
a thought, not you though. You are a sad case, boy. – Amorella
1520 hours. Chores are a put-upon. I don’t know why but I
resent the start but usually they are somewhat enjoyable once I get into the
task at hand. One of my objectives was to test the small Shark cordless on the
carpeted steps because it has a gadget for carpet. It really didn’t take any
longer than our Sears Kenmore sweeper but it is a lot less cumbersome, plus I
think it did just as well because the little sweeper attachment is about four
inches wide v. the regular sweeper and it was easier to work into corners. The
cordless was clean when I began and about three fourths full when I finished,
more than that with batches of cat hair. I thought about calling Carol up from
the basement but decided she was better off enjoying her own cleaning. Machinery
of all kinds is interesting.
The article from EurekAlert is supposed to
show how you feel about reality. You think of most all the sciences and
mathematics are like astrology. Observations work but not for the reasons
suspected. That is, you think there are underlying causes and aspects of human
reality that your species doesn’t have anymore than a clue about. And, what
comes to your mind from this? A line from Hamlet:
1543
hours. Claudius says to Polonius: “Madness in great ones must not unwatch’d go,”
in Act III. I think this because when people hear or read that reality is not
what they think, then the tendency is to assume the person is crazy, and I see
a sense of this rolling through my thoughts. There is a time this would have
bothered me but in context this is what I ‘feel’ – there is more to reality
than we have discovered. We have a tendency to observe with semi-closed eyes.
It is better if we have an objective but we are not solely objective so why should
reality be? As long as Homo sapiens are around it isn’t solely objective.
Post. - Amorella
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