App Alert: Oink

If you like discovering new things (or knowing about really good things), check out this new app – Oink. I think it’s kinda like Foursquare and Yelp (with a little Twitter) rolled into one clever interface. Plus, it displays pictures beautifully, much like...

Hunting Squirrels

Chalk it up to ADD or a bad habit of multitasking, but my brain often resembles a hound on a walk through the park. Squirrel! Another one – over there! Look! To get back on track, I must eliminate those squirrels. Mentally, I’ll tell myself that it’s...

Are You Faking It?

I came across this article called Faked Fitness, and its list of ways we “fake it” hit closer to home than I expected. Evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller, PhD says many of us use these products to fake fitness: Figure-flattering clothes, plastic...