This page and my webpage Stocks and market indexes go up and they go down. The classic mountain peak is the classic shape of both individual stock prices and stock market indexes when graphed over time. If prices rise much more rapidly than previous time spans, buyers should be wary. Sellers need to act fast. …
Category Archives: Opinion
Muscle Types
This page and my webpage The human body consists of cells. One major type of cell is the muscle cell. It is common to hear of fast and slow twitch muscle cells. What does that mean? It refers to muscles primary function being short term action or long term endurance acting. I have never considered …
Time Scale
This page and my webpage Another way to deeper understanding is to consider the time scale. The duration of a value or condition could be short lived and instant. Or it could be durable and a long lasting condition. So the time scale of an event can amplify or maybe dampen the thing we are …
Step Back
This page and my webpage Any value, measurement or quantity can be compared to another. And we humans like round numbers. We have an affinity for some numbers, indifference to others and even hatred for others. Some numbers will seem to have a magical place in our minds. More is better. Larger is better. Too …
Short Circuit
This page and my webpage In an electronic device voltage and current are contained and carried along wires and pathways called circuits. When a pathways is broken it’s called a open circuit and current cannot pass. If a pathway is connected where is should not, current may flow along an unintended pathway and is called …
Building Blocks
This page and my webpage To fuel a car or electronic device you refill the gas tank or battery. And you go on your way. The human body is constantly shedding dead skin cells. Hair and fingernails never stop growing. Your skin wraps into every orifice and lines your nasal passages, throat, lungs, stomach and …
Run Down
This page and my webpage If you don’t recharge your electronic device it will eventually run out of power and stop functioning. As the battery ages it capacity may decrease. It’s performance may decrease compared to when it was brand new. The human body is not an electronic device. There are many more variables that …
Battery Life
This page and my webpage Electronic devices have a run time limit. If they have rechargeable batteries, it is called battery life. Human bodies are not batteries. But there are fundamental differences and similarities. The similarity is that our bodies have a run time and need recharging or recovery. This comes in the form of …
First Minutes
This page and my webpage Before each workout of a marathon training session, especially the hard ones, there is an internal debate. I consider skipping it and doing something else. Most of the time I say to heck with skipping and just go out anyway. Usually it’s hard, usually there is struggle. And usually there …
Full Circle
This page and my webpage It is ironic that bacteria and even smaller viruses can appear, invade, replicate and spread. Not only spread in a body, but spread from one body to another. Spread from one location to another. Be carried from building to building. Town to town. Country to country. Become a global pandemic. …