SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER
Here at 51.5 degrees north latitude, on this day of the year, the sun rises at 8:06 am and sets at 4:00 pm. By 2:30 in the afternoon, you can already sense the sun beginning its low-angle wane into the golden hour. I read that the short days of winter can reduce levels of melatonin […]
Number 9
We are in London, thanks to an invitation by one of the granddaughters to be here for her high school band performance in the New Year’s Day parade. I was reminded of the “Number 9” song from the Beatles White Album when we were told to take the Number 9 to get to Harrod’s Department […]
