Trending Today on Twitter – 2/14/20 1. Valentine’s Day 2. Hopper 3. #FridayVibes 4. #FridayFeeling 5. #ValentinesWithNobody 6. #powertrip 7. #StrangerThings4 8. Tink 9. Happy VD 10. Happy Love Source: Twitter Trending Today on Google – 2/14/20 1. Valentine’s Day 2. Fantasy Island 3. Valentine’s Day memes 4. South Park 5. Iowa basketball 6. Happy…
Happy Valentine’s Day. Four years ago, as I was eating my breakfast in a hotel lobby, I was reminded that it was the weekend we celebrate love and fill the pockets of the folks at Hallmark. A fifty-something husband enthusiastically called his wife away from the cereal bins and back to the table where he…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on MedicalNewsToday. Researchers already know that physical activity can help lower the risk of depression in adults. A new study suggests that active young adolescents are less likely to experience symptoms of depression by age 18, compared with their sedentary peers. “Our findings show that young…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on HealthDay. Smartphones, and being on Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok and the like may be taking a big toll on teens’ mental health, a new survey of collected data on the subject shows. Canadian researchers pored over dozens of studies and said the negative effects of social…
When both of my sons began to receive diagnosis after diagnosis, I continually asked God, “Why?” “Why my child? Why both of my children? Why me? Why don’t you heal them? Why is this special needs parenting thing so hard? Why do you feel so far away?” After months and months of pleading these questions…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on HealthDay. It’s supposed to be the best time in your life, but a new study finds that U.S. high school students have mostly negative feelings throughout their school day. Surveying nearly 22,000 students nationwide, researchers found about 75% expressed boredom, anger, sadness, fear or…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on ScienceDaily. Research conducted at Swansea University and the University of Milan has shown that students who use digital technology excessively are less motivated to engage with their studies, and are more anxious about tests. This effect was made worse by the increased feelings of loneliness…
Splinks for the week of February 9-15, 2020 Garbage In… Garbage Out Invite the kids to make dinner with you. Instead of going to the pantry or refrigerator, ask one of them to grab the trashcan and start looking through it to find some food for dinner. When they seemed confused or grossed out, keep…
By Walt Mueller Last night I finished reading Rachael Denhollander’s sobering book, What Is A Girl Worth?, which tells the story of her courageous leadership in exposing the systemic sexual abuse of young female athletes by Dr. Larry Nassar. I can’t recommend this book enough. For those of us who might be ignorant of the breadth, depth, and…
Trending Today on Twitter – 2/7/20 1. #FridayThoughts 2. #FridayFeeling 3. #YikesOutNow 4. #GoRedForWomen 5. #FallonAsksBTS 6. Brent 7. James Woods 8. Quavo 9. Mr. Woods 10. Bayonne Source: Twitter Trending Today on Google – 2/7/20 1. Knicks 2. Spurs vs Trail Blazers 3. Andrew Wiggins 4. Real Madrid 5. School closings 6. Tornado warning…