Friday, April 4, 2008

Woohoo It's Friday

Wow! What a beautiful day!
I have already laid out in the sun and read part of a book called Change Your Brain Change Your Life. It's really good. I suggest you get one of your own. The first few chapters are an overview and some history, then by chapter three, he gets in to the guts of the brain and stuff.
It's for one of my classes; although not a requirement, but as most of you know, I will read it if it is suggested that I read it.

If you watch PBS, like some of us do... on April 29th, PBS had a special with the author of this book, Daniel Amen. He is incredable. They have a package deal of CDs and DVDs and books and stuff if you decide to become a donor of PBS ... um, I'll pass. I don't need anymore junk mail.

He is funny and down to earth for a doctor/researcher/psychiatrist.
One story he told was of a male client who was having issues with his wife. She was a crab. A real horses patoody. So, after his evaluation of them, Dr. Amen suggested that he should tell her what he was going to do and then say, "You probably don't want to join me." To which, the crab would say, "What do you mean I don't want to join you. Don't tell me what I want. Of course I want to join you." And then of course, join him.

The guy tried it for a couple of weeks and it actually improved his relationship with his spouse. However, he called Dr. Amen and told him he was concerned about his sex life; since it had been a while. He told Dr. Amen that he didn't think it would sound good if he said to his wife, "I think I am going to go have sex now. You probably don't want to join me."

I know. Lame doctor joke.
I laughed.
And so did many in the PBS audience ... unless it was the stage hand pressing an "applause" button. hmmm.

Anyway, I plan on reading the rest of it this weekend since it is going to be luxurious outside.
I'll probably get more than half way through with it by the end of today. Yeah!

Then I have to at some point watch Ya Ya sister hood something or other for the same class, Human Develpment. Bummer, I know. I get to read good books and watch good movies.
Maybe you should think about joining PBA for your Masters.
But then again, there's a lot of papers, too.

Oh, well. Enjoy the remains of the day!
Hope you get a chance to soak up the sun... maybe even go to the beach.

BTW, be in prayer for a friend of mine whose wife is expected to have her baby anytime now.
It's going to be a boy! Due date April 24th, but she thinks he wants to get out sooner than that.

Take it easy.
Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'll admit it... I laughed at the joke! I missed a lot of great Jessy blogs while I was gone... left a few comments!

Jessy said...

Hey you're back! I missed you!