1.29.25 | The Lost Art Of Eye Contact

And 7 really bizarre tourist attractions

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It Really Is Quittin’ Time

Today I’ll get the chance to meet my college roommate who I’ve not seen in 32 years.  Talk about some potential great conversations. What questions should I ask?  Based on today’s curated articles, I better be ready to make some good eye contact.

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TODAY’S PICKS

The Lost Art Of Eye Contact

Speaking of eye contact, it’s a lost skill.  And with the endless beeps, notifications and screen time it’s getting worse. Here’s why you need to put your phones away and improve on this lost art if you want meaningful connections.

John Steinbeck’s Dog Ate This Manuscript

You know John Steinbeck? Won a Pulitzer and Nobel Peace Prize. Author of Grapes of Wrath. When he first started writing Of Mice and Men it was tentatively titled Something That Happened and something sure did.  His dog ate the manuscript.  Here’s how it all turned out.

7 Of America’s Most Bizarre Tourist Attractions

We love to travel and see tourist attractions along the way. Think Times Square in NYC or the Rocky Statue here in Philly. Well, there are some really bizarre ones.  Seven of them in fact including the Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada, featuring over 2,000 clowns. Here are a few others.

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