{"id":1248,"date":"2008-10-22T12:47:30","date_gmt":"2008-10-22T19:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eaf.net\/mvp\/?p=1248"},"modified":"2008-10-22T12:47:30","modified_gmt":"2008-10-22T19:47:30","slug":"while-i-waited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2008\/while-i-waited\/","title":{"rendered":"While I Waited"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here I sit, waiting for my slow (31.2 KB) dial-up connection to muddle its way through Amazon&#8217;s Pro Seller (or whatever it&#8217;s called by now) site.<\/p>\n<p>So I looked at headlines at Drudge and Newsmax.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/life_and_style\/health\/mental_health\/article4988978.ece\">Do five simple things a day to stay sane, say scientists<\/a><\/p>\n<table width=75% align=center bgcolor=pink border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5>\n<tr>\n<td>Simple activities such as gardening or mending a bicycle can protect mental health and help people to lead more fulfilled and productive lives, a panel of scientists has found.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA big question in mental wellbeing is what individuals can do,\u201d Felicia Huppert, Professor of Psychology at the University of Cambridge, who led part of the project, said. \u201cWe found there are five categories of things that can make a profound difference to people\u2019s wellbeing. Each has evidence behind it.\u201d These actions are so simple that everyone should aim to do them daily, she said, just as they are encouraged to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Five steps to sanity. That shouldn&#8217;t be too hard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/insidecover\/rel_palin_dobson\/2008\/10\/22\/143008.html\">Palin: Election Result Rests &#8216;In God&#8217;s Hands&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<table width=75% align=center bgcolor=pink border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5>\n<tr>\n<td>Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin describes herself as a &#8220;hard-core pro-lifer&#8221; and expresses confidence that in spite of disheartening polls, &#8220;putting this in God&#8217;s hands, that the right thing for America will be done at the end of the day on Nov. 4.&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>She is right.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here I sit, waiting for my slow (31.2 KB) dial-up connection to muddle its way through Amazon&#8217;s Pro Seller (or whatever it&#8217;s called by now) site. 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