It’s only in the last few years that I‘ve tried my hand at acting and learned it’s not easy to memorize lines. Even when actors are not in a current production, they need to memorize monologues that can be performed in auditions. Typically an actor has memorized...
In January I always think about calendars. (?? How’s your “BRAIN Calendar” going that I blogged about last week? No pressure. Just a reminder.) Anyway, here’s a fun card game you can play alone. Your kids can play too. Great math...
Music stimulates brain development (whether you are 2 or 102) and it improves mental functions such as memory and language skills, mental flexibility, spatial thinking AND helps our emotional well-being. The four activities below add another level of brain exercise...
Many studies have shown that keeping a journal or log is an excellent motivator for maintaining a consistent plan. So here’s my idea. Use a 2011 calendar to keep a log all year of what you’ve done for your brain health. (You can use any calendar with spaces to...
Last night I was part of the entertainment at a wonderful holiday party put on by the Las Vegas Writers’ Group. The food, drink and merriment flowed — which probably helped the good reception to the poem I read. (It was my winning entry in the 2007...
I’m really proud of my 3+ minute black-and-white film noir which I wrote, directed, edited, and mostly filmed with my tripod while acting all the parts. My film won first place in the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s 2010 Online Film Festival. The film can be...
Let’s not rot our brains as Weird Al Yankovic warns in his song “Couch Potato” (“… I love shows with or without a plot; I’ll stare ’til my legs are numb, my eyes bloodshot; Because I only have got; One brain to rot; I’m gonna spend my life...
[Ages 5 to 105] Here’s a game that improv comedy troupes use as a warm-up to keep their brains agile. You and your family can flex your brains playing this fun game. 1. The first player starts by saying a word. 2. Another player says a word which comes next in a...
(Materials [makes 6 stamps]: 3 potatoes, tempera paint, paper) IMPORTANT: Adults, not children, carve the potatoes. 1. Clean and cut each potato in half. 2. Carve out a different design in each, about 1/4 inch deep, in the flesh of the potatoes. The design should be...
In my acting classes the teachers talk about the memory muscle and the need to “work it”. They suggest we memorize a different poem, song, a couple of sentences from the newspaper, and so on, and promise if we did that every day, then memorizing would get easier. ...
