Fact of the Week: Brain Dominance

Written by Richard Anderson | 18 January 2010

Have you ever taken one of those tests supposedly designed to tell you which side of your brain is more dominant?

What you may not realise is that each side of your brain is stronger than the other at different times of the day. It cycles from the left side to the right side every 90 minutes or so.

Ever notice that when you inhale through your nose that one side of your nose seems to take in more air than the otherside? You might also noticed that the side of your nose taking in more air changes through the day. See a pattern emerging here? This can also effect which side of the brain is more dominant. While breathing in through your right nostril it is said to improve your logical thinking in the left side of your brain, and awhile breathing through your left nostril it is said to improve your creative thinking in the right side of your brain. This is called the Nasal Cycle.

MUPPETS WOOT

Written by Richard Anderson | 15 December 2009

To Err Is Human

Written by Richard Anderson | 12 July 2009

At this time I'm reminded of the old adage. Old wounds die hard. You never really know just how hard though. The thing about old wounds, is that the leave a scar. Those scars trigger memories and thoughts that we had otherwise pushed to the back of our heads. This is what we as human beings must do to move on. We never really forget, we just choose to ignore, because, as with most things in life, if we carry on thinking about these things they slowly eat away at us, turning into a mere fraction of the person we once were.

Sometimes in our lifes a mirror is cast upon us. A light is turned on and we see ourselves for how everyone else see's us. I had one such moment almost 7 months ago. Those who were around and were effected know the details, so I won't detail them here but suffice to say I hurt someone i cared about. I really hurt them and in doing so I hurt myself. It wasn't intentional but it happened. A few weeks later I was given another opportunity to make it right after weeks of me begging. I basically threw that opportunity back at him because I thought I liked someone else. I tried fooling myself for a long time but I was wrong. I can say that now. We tried to be friends but I felt like everytime he said he had forgiven me for my past mistakes, he found a way to make sure I never forgot by either attacking me publically or bringing up the past again so we can argue about it one more time. I don't know how to be his friend anymore because he won't let me... let us move on.

I don't pretend to be perfect and if there's one thing I have realised it is that I am an asshole. People can sit there and tell me I'm not over and over again, but none of those people have been hurt by my actions. I've been hurt by my actions and so has he.

I wish he knew that I still care about him, and that I think about him all the time. I don't think he cares anymore though.

I don't hate him and I don't blame him. I just wish that if he hates me, that he'd tell me.

Proud To Be... English?

Written by Richard Anderson | 02 March 2009

It's a little early in the year for me to be talking about English pride. Historically I'm known for my rant's as I approach St. Georges Day on how English pride is personal, and how we, as a nation, are typically very proud to be English, we just keep it to ourselves.

Today I want to talk about how exactly English pride shows itself. When is it that Englishmen decide to show their pride? Unlike the Americans who choose to wear their pride on their sleeve, and their hat, and car, and window, and form their children into some form of morphed walking talking flag covered patriot, the English show their pride only when it is required. Sporting events is an excellent example of this. Sporting events provide a channel for Englishmen to channel their pride through. Cheering for and supporting your countries sporting abilities and physical prowess goes right back to one of our own most basic laws of nature, survival of the fittest.