The Richwood Report

Welcome to the Twenty-first Century. More of us are making a living spending hours a day seated before a computer and there are some health issues related to that kind of activity. Most of us have heard about carpal tunnel syndrome and the pain in the wrists and hands that can occur when we don't rest in our typing and support our hands. There are other kinds of computer-related ailments here. A good policy is to take breaks in the day, stand up, walk around and take an opportunity to stretch and relax. The article also recommends yoga and other more formal stretching exercises. Think about it. You will get more done in the long run.

American Rhetoric is a site devoted to American speeches. Public speaking is unique in its capacity to move and inspire people in ways different from written literature. The site is searchable and has representative speeches from many traditions and perspectives. Some are available in streaming audio and video as well as text. Here is an example appropriate for today, sixty-two years after the Invasion of Normandy. You can download it as an MP3 or video file. Another shorter example but no less forceful is here. We might use these words to remember what has changed and what has stayed the same in sixty-two years.