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Dan Connors
Nov 6, 20206 min read
Blue Mind- how just being near water heals you
Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected,...
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Dan Connors
Oct 27, 20204 min read
Mental health through your nose and skin
While writing my one and only novel so far, I dove into the world of aromatherapy. It became an important part of my plot, and I learned...
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Dan Connors
Sep 1, 20205 min read
Goals, goal setting, and still enjoying the now.
So today is the last day of my original weight loss challenge. I lost nearly 5% of my body weight in 30 days, which is a pretty good...
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Dan Connors
Jul 30, 20207 min read
Moving the goalposts- how to survive the loud, confusing, ever-changing world of political babble.
The lines have been drawn, and both sides now squares off in a political fight to the death. Ideas, ideologies, and belief systems are...
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Dan Connors
Jul 19, 20203 min read
What comes next after expanding Medicaid? How do we make the system even better?
On August 4th Missouri votes on whether to be the 38th state to expand Medicaid. By all accounts, this should be a no-brainer. Hundreds...
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Dan Connors
Jun 29, 20205 min read
The Flo Awards- why commercials work.
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them ...
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Dan Connors
Jun 19, 20206 min read
Boobs- America's weirdest obsession
What's the deal with America's obsession with boobs? Why have mammary glands become such an important part of fashion, culture,...
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Dan Connors
Jun 5, 20204 min read
Saving the most starfish. Confessions of a United Way volunteer
"One day, an old man was walking along a beach that was littered with thousands of starfish that had been washed ashore by the high...
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Dan Connors
May 20, 20206 min read
Is our attention span getting shorter or ..... what was I just saying?
In the Pixar movie, Finding Nemo, Ellen Degeneres plays a forgetful fish named Dory, who lives life completely in the now. She forgets...
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Dan Connors
May 12, 20206 min read
Why are we so gullible when it comes to conspiracy theories?
Science has been under attack for centuries, mainly when its ideas and theories conflict with what people want to believe. Is the world...
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Dan Connors
May 6, 20205 min read
What can we say to the class of 2020?
Photo credit Mountain View Studio What inspiration can we give to the graduating class of 2020? They've been given a raw deal, losing...
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Dan Connors
Apr 26, 20204 min read
What's the value of a life in the age of Corona?
"We care about life only when we realize its value" Jean-Jaques Rousseau What 's the current price tag on a human life? Sure, you might...
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Dan Connors
Apr 1, 20203 min read
Losing friends, healthcare, income and identity- what can we do about unemployment?
You know that feeling most of us have these days of fear, uncertainty, and worry? For many of us that feeling will eventually end, thank...
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Dan Connors
Mar 11, 20206 min read
Confessions of a tax guy- why tax season gives me faith in humanity.
I sort of stumbled into the tax profession courtesy of my father-in-law, who combined his love of people with math ability for a pretty...
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Dan Connors
Jan 19, 20204 min read
Cheaters often prosper but what can we do about it?
I know that some people lie, cheat and steal, but I've always believed in the slogan that winners never cheat and cheaters never win. ...
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Dan Connors
Jan 7, 20205 min read
Are you the brands you wear?
I've never been a particularly brand-conscious consumer of clothing. If it fits and looks okay, that's good enough for me. A recent...
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Dan Connors
Dec 30, 20191 min read
St. Louis Post Dispatch 12 of 13
I've published several articles in our local newspaper. This was published in July of 2019.
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Dan Connors
Dec 24, 20195 min read
Christmas blasphemy- in search of the holiday spirit
What is the spirit of Christmas? What is the spirit that inspires so many celebrations, songs, decorations and festivities? More than...
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Dan Connors
Dec 11, 20194 min read
March Through the Arch 2020
"It is right that this monument is a majestic, towering arch ... and open, beckoning marker that implies not arrival but continuing...
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Dan Connors
Dec 2, 20191 min read
Writeapalooza ends
All good things must come to an end. My goal for November 2019 was to write 30 essays in 30 days. I ended up with 24 essays in 32 days....
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