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Art Kramer on Why We Need Walking Book Clubs
Neuroscientist Art Kramer would like everyone to combine both physical and mental stimulation along with social interactions, suggesting, "Why not take a good walk with friends to discuss a book?” He also previews highly thought-provoking research on the mind and mental stimulation at, http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/06/25/art-kramer-on-why-we-need-walking-book-clubs/.
It’s all in the words
Our friends at DailyCandy did it again. And we aren’t surprised. The DailyCandy Lexicon: Words That Don't Exist But Should (Virgin) by Editors of DailyCandy is ready to be digested by its readers.
In this new DailyCandy installment we are treated to words created by the bright and talented folks at Daily Candy. Some examples of these words include: guyatus (a hiatus from guys) to dressed to spill (cleavage alert) and haitress (angry waitress).
To find out more about DailyCandy, or see the new words they invent before volume two is released, check out, http://www.dailycandy.com/?choose=1. Once at the site, feel free to sign up for the latest and hottest news in your town so be sure to sign up for a newsletter, they have the pulse of what we want to know.
Speaking of words, Merriam-Webster Welcomes New Words, with its annual posting of "new" words”. A word usually has to ripen on the public vine for a few decades before it drops neatly syllabicated into the thin pages of a dictionary.
"Subprime," "Texas Hold Em" and "webinar"? "Edamame" (young soy beans), "prosecco" (a variety of white grape), and "soju" (a rice beverage from Korea)? Even to a devout "pescetarian" (semi-vegetarian) all sound so last year. But, the real delight for this edition is:MONDERGREEN Coined in 1954 by the writer Sylvia Wright and later made popular by San Francisco Chronicle columnist Jon Carroll, a "mondegreen" is a word or phrase that results from mishearing or misinterpreting a song lyric (or any other text, for that matter). A mondegreen is a rare example ( malapropism is another) of unintentional word play.
Rush University Medical Center gives reading a big thumbs up
Reading going to plays and playing games help keep our brains keen, and in shape and ward off disease. But nothing beats reading books, newspaper, magazines several times a week to keep our brains in tip top shape. So be sure to visit 24/8 Book Club often as we are good for your health.
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