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Thursday, March 22, 2007
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
In Defense of Peaceful Sleep and a Free Economy
By Gerry Mandel
A concerto for cello composed in 1970 has brought the plight of our nation’s pharmaceutical companies to my attention. The situation demands bold and immediate action lest we as a populace be deprived of our meds. Recently I attended a performance by our city’s esteemed symphony. The centerpiece of the evening was “Tout un monde lointain” by Henri Dutilleux, a Frenchman who is obviously out to get us. The title translates as “A Whole Distant World,” and that’s what it was. The piece consisted of movements with names more appropriate to stores in a mall: “Enigma,” “Take Notice,” “Surges,” “Mirrors,” and “Hymn.” That should have alerted me to the difficulties that lay ahead.
As the cellist lurched his way from “Enigma” to “Take Notice,” I could no longer take notice and found my eyes sliding shut while visions of distant worlds clouded my mind.
Sleeping at a symphony can indicate bad breeding or advanced age, both of which I vehemently deny. So I began to flip through my program. Almost immediately I came upon a full-page ad that showed a woman asleep. Peacefully. She had a sleeping mask over her eyes. The headline read, “Ambien CR has 2 layers to help you fall asleep and stay asleep.” The last two words were in bright yellow.
To read the rest of this article in Hot Psychology Magazine, click here.
For more from this talented writer, click here.
A concerto for cello composed in 1970 has brought the plight of our nation’s pharmaceutical companies to my attention. The situation demands bold and immediate action lest we as a populace be deprived of our meds. Recently I attended a performance by our city’s esteemed symphony. The centerpiece of the evening was “Tout un monde lointain” by Henri Dutilleux, a Frenchman who is obviously out to get us. The title translates as “A Whole Distant World,” and that’s what it was. The piece consisted of movements with names more appropriate to stores in a mall: “Enigma,” “Take Notice,” “Surges,” “Mirrors,” and “Hymn.” That should have alerted me to the difficulties that lay ahead.
As the cellist lurched his way from “Enigma” to “Take Notice,” I could no longer take notice and found my eyes sliding shut while visions of distant worlds clouded my mind.
Sleeping at a symphony can indicate bad breeding or advanced age, both of which I vehemently deny. So I began to flip through my program. Almost immediately I came upon a full-page ad that showed a woman asleep. Peacefully. She had a sleeping mask over her eyes. The headline read, “Ambien CR has 2 layers to help you fall asleep and stay asleep.” The last two words were in bright yellow.
To read the rest of this article in Hot Psychology Magazine, click here.
For more from this talented writer, click here.
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