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Depression alters the body clock 14 May 2013 | 06:47 pm
One of the first questions doctors ask patients that they suspect are depressed is: ‘How’s your sleep?’ That’s because insomnia and/or excessive slumber are tell tale signs of major depressive disorde...
Seniors spend more time volunteering 10 May 2013 | 09:56 pm
Encouraging news. The spirit of giving is growing among older folks. Senior volunteering hit a ten-year , increasing from 25.1 percent of all seniors in 2002, to 31.2 percent in 2011, according to a s...
Misery has more company than you think 1 May 2013 | 02:01 am
Let’s say you’re having a rough day. You walk through the park, the mall, or etc and see happy couples, happy families, and carefree singles enjoying themselves. You might think, “why is everyone happ...
The Book of Times…has arrived in stores! 9 Apr 2013 | 01:37 am
The Book of Times was released on February 5 and has been excerpted, reviewed or noted in Vanity Fair, Real Simple, Parade, People, Forbes.com, The New York Post, Time.com, MentalFloss, The Iron Mount...
The Book of Times, a breezy read…. 29 Mar 2013 | 05:47 pm
…according to Aaron Perlut at Forbes.com: “Alderman’s greatest achievement is the continual delivery of quirky knowledge that our collective curiosities crave.” Buy your copy at Amazon. The post The ...
The Next Big Thing: Blog Tour 5 Mar 2013 | 08:46 pm
“The Next Big Thing: Blog Tour” has landed here. Thank you Lela Nargi for tagging me. Here are my answers to the NBT’s 10 Questions: 1. What is the title of your book? The Book of Times: From Seconds ...
The Book of Times is almost here! 24 Jan 2013 | 07:54 pm
The Book of Times will be on bookshelves February 4, 2013. But you can pre-order your copy now! Come to the launch party on February 11, 2013 at BookCourt in Cobble Hill. 7pm to 8pm. 163 Court Street,...
Too busy to volunteer? 4 Oct 2012 | 01:47 am
Who isn’t, BUT giving time might make you feel as though you have more time. A new study found that those who spend time on others feel more flush with time than those who hoard all their hours for th...
How many hours do you spend sitting? 12 Jul 2012 | 11:53 pm
The average American spends about 8 hours sitting: working, reading, typing, computing, driving and etc. That’s a lot of time spent on the derriere and it’s not healthy. Even if you exercise everyday,...
Hate Meetings? 11 Feb 2012 | 06:06 am
I do. (Unless they are promised to be no more than 30 minutes, or delicious snacks will be served.) So does Dave Barry who wrote, “If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race h...
