"The Female Brain" movie

I am a fan of the book by Dr. Louann Brizendine MD called "The Female Brain".  It was the first of her three books I read.  Her others are "The Male Brain" and "The Upgrade".  I am fascinated by the human division into male and female and the fact that we all came out of a female body.  The female brain book discusses the development of a fertile female human and the steady recurring chance to have a baby.  I was surprised to find that a movie had been made based on the book.

We watched the movie on Amazon Prime streaming last night.  It is a fiction story of a researcher finding female traits and the effects they have on all of us.

Freedom to choose

I remember when a counselor was working with me and other sophomores on our plans for the junior and senior years of teachers college.  I had been planning to get certified as a junior high teacher but when I looked at the sheet, I said I had been hoping for a few more open choices instead of all prescribed courses.  The counselor said if I aimed for elementary certification, I would have more chances to select a course of my choosing.  I did and I enjoyed selecting a few courses.  I am confident that having a little freedom to choose made me feel good but now 67 years later, I don't know what I chose.

That other group, that other tribe

Strangers!  Foreigners!  They are different!  Might be dangerous!  Be on guard.  Be cautious. But don't let your caution show.  Smile in every direction.  Be smiley.  Not too smiley.  You don't want deep friendships.  Maybe later.  When you know they are ok.

Computer when possible

In my opinion, Google Docs, Sheets and Slides make a nice package for computing and communication.  When I was in graduate school in the late 1960's, we had computer assignments using the computer language Fortran.  It was clear that we didn't have any easy, fast way of getting what we wanted done.  Later, when "personal computers" became available at prices we could reach, I did not want to go through anything like the trouble we had in graduate school.  When I learned about the software package called "Appleworks" with a word processor (for writing), a spreadsheet (for arithmetic) and a simple database for records, I wanted a copy of that package for myself. An ad I saw convinced me to get an Apple IIe computer.  We have had access to our own computer since then.  

Today, I looked up how many people use only a smartphone to work on the internet.  I read 60 to 70 % of users use only a phone.  I use the word "interface" to mean what a user sees on a given web page or computer package.  The interface is carefully designed and tested but the physical size of the device limits what can be made available.  I recommend you compare what is available to use on a computer with what is available on a phone.  The difference may surprise you.