PT and Me - Gardening ergonomics  Tips on ergonomics and some stretches. Green Thumbs and Healthy Ergonomics - Accessible Ergonomics  ..read more

This past spring and summer, I took photographs of wildlife at Silverwood Park and Long Lake Regional Park north of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Other locations were outside the Bell Museum of Natural History, near my residence and at a woods north of the Twin Cities metro area.  Spending time in nature during weekday mornings and on weekends made the spring, summer, and fall a wonderful experience. In the book you will meet Scruffy and Blue two Great Blue Herons who glided from one fishing spot to another stopping long enough for me to watch them groom themselves and patiently ..read more

From the BBC News IDEAS Studio: Author Gabor Mate suggests that dealing with trauma is the key to dealing with addiction.  Do not ask what is wrong with you. Ask what happened to you? If we can address the underlying trauma we can get at the reason for the addiction. Dealing with trauma is addressed by Dr. James Gordon in his book The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma. Healing after trauma with Dr. James Gordon - 25 minutes ..read more

Long pipettes cause wrist poor wrist posture - N. CarlsonMike May interviewed Sivonne Suraj and me for an article on laboratory Ergonomic Experiences that appeared in Labcompare.com on June 3, 2019. I appreciated the opportunity to work with Mr. May and I picked up some useful ideas from Seuraji.  As noted in Mr. May's article, some relatively straightforward changes can reduce the potential for injury laboratory personnel.  Please view some additional tips from the Mayo Clinic below.  Lab Ergonomic tip #1 from the Mayo clinic - 2 min.  Lab Ergonomic tip #2 from the Mayo clinic - 2 min. L ..read more