Funny thing is, now that I recognize and stop avoiding dealing with the truth my anxiety has already substantially diminished

Funny thing is, now that I recognize and stop avoiding dealing with the truth my anxiety has already substantially diminished I have read many of the postings here regarding the recognized characteristics of a "sociopath" (a.k.a. "antisocial personality"). I googled the term "sociopath" because I was in search of the definition of a sociopath, and whether I might be one. Several postings go on about the individuals in their life that they have determined to be sociopaths, as a consequence of some failure or setback in the development or success of their relationships with the individuals that are the targets of the appellation; still others self-portray themselves as "sociopaths" simply because some other the criteria embedded in the "accepted" diagnosis models fit what they perceive to be an integral part of they personal make-up. I think by and large that the latter individuals are a product of their own making; and the former individuals may or may not be in the...
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BOOKS: The Language of Food by Dan Jurafsky

BOOKS: The Language of Food by Dan Jurafsky Dan Jurafsky is a professor of linguistics at Stanford University whose speciality is the application of heavyweight computing power to vast bodies of writing such as restaurant menus or online reviews. In The Language of Food (Norton, 2014, Amazon UK | Amazon US) he explores the etymology of food-related words - ketchup, Turkey, ceviche - and, in so doing, the shared origins of apparently divergent foodstuffs. Ketchup, for example, he traces back to dirt ditches full of fermenting fish in South East Asia, making it a cousin of Chinese soy sauce and Indonesian arrak, which itself begat rum. [The] Hebrew word sheker had a continued life as the meaning ‘fortified beer' generalized to refer to any kind of strong drink. (más…)...
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