Table of Contents

Chapters

1: Turning Clouds into Sunshine
Accentuate the positive … eliminate the negative.
“Don’t sweat the small stuff.”
Looking for something good in something bad that has happened.
2: Relationships
I’m not getting any respect!
I know when you lie!
Woody Allen’s, Bob Dylan’s and Darwin’s theories of close relationships.
Selecting a mate: Is it all about beauty and handsomeness?
3. Thinking straight
Never say …
They did it. They said it. It happened to them. Or not …
The facts about George Washington.
I am certain that something or other is true or is going to happen.
How common is common sense?
Too much of a good thing is a bad thing.
Seeing yourself in other people, creatures, and objects.
If it isn’t one thing it’s another.
Time: The fading past, the pressing present and the anticipated future.
4. Ointments for Irritants
Ah, politics … how we love to hate it.
Filibuster: How to get nothing done.
Avoid political extremes.
Doggone media!
Computers made less frustrating.
5. In good conscience
Guilt is good.
Support our troops.
Are humans doomed to be first and foremost self-interested?
6. Managing money
What did Jesus do about money lending?
When it’s time to invest in the market, it’s time to get rational.
Negotiate the price of pricy items.
7. Human foibles
Slips of the tongue and other non-conscious blunders.
I knew it all along!
Understanding anger and aggression.
Bystander apathy.
Whether to obey or to defy … which and why?
Why not curse?
8. Get wiser as you grow older
Growing older.
Remembering and forgetting.
Multitasking.
Leaving a legacy.
Making decisions.
9. Making the future bright for the children in you life
What’s smart and how can you help your children be smart?
In the future most children must graduate from high school and earn post-secondary degrees.
10. Saving your own life
Drive safely? Of course I do.
Medicine’s magic numbers, advice based on logic but no evidence, and searching for life-saving information while avoiding dogmatism.
Exercise and health.
Developing a long-term exercise program.