Palmistry and Hand Analysis

How Long Can the Construction Noise Continue?

2008-07-21T13:56:00.000-07:00

The best laid plans of mice and men... After the scaffolding came down, I thought for sure the construction noise would quiet down for awhile. No such luck. They're still at it with concrete saws, sledgehammers, and other heavy machinery. Until the noise level gets down to a reasonable volume, there will still be delays on correspondence and website updates.

Back to Work II

2008-07-10T15:12:00.000-07:00

So it's taking longer to catch up on correspondence and website work than originally thought. For the last 4 days we've had heavy machinery right outside our door. 4 days of backhoes and bulldozers, and at least 1 more day to go. Too loud to hear myself think...

Back to Work

2008-07-02T09:21:00.000-07:00

OK, so it's back to work for me now. Taking most of June off was one of my best decisions ever. Feeling far less burned out, and ready to get back into some research projects. The construction/restoration work is still going on, so there's still not too much quiet time to think clearly here, but at least the scaffolding has finally been taken down so now some sunlight gets in. Email

On Vacation Until July

2008-05-30T16:05:00.000-07:00

Well, the construction/restoration work here is getting closer to completion but is still ongoing, which means still very little quiet time for work, emails and website maintenance. Rather than getting completely burned out trying unsuccessfully to keep up, I'll be taking time off until July. I'm even going on an actual vacation with a trip to Tofino. (My first travel holiday in over a decade.

Extra Horizontal Lines on Fingers

2008-03-31T10:32:00.000-07:00

I've been getting a lot of questions lately about the meaning of extra horizontal lines on the fingers, especially on the baby finger. The easiest way to understand these lines is to think of each horizontal line as a 'challenge' or 'block' to be overcome, and each vertical line as a 'breakthrough' or 'advancement'. The baby finger represents all forms of communication with others, so the extra

Months More of Work Delays Ahead

2008-01-21T06:37:00.000-08:00

The ongoing construction/restoration work here has become far too disruptive to continue attempting to keep up with writing and blog posts. Monday through Friday is pretty constant noise and dust now, which makes it impossible to think clearly for long or get any regular work done. I've already had to stop teaching private students here because of all the construction work, and will not be

Acrylic Fingernails and Hairdressers - A Bad Combination

2007-12-21T07:01:00.000-08:00

I've never been a big fan of artificial fingernails. Acrylic nails (in my opinion) cause too much damage to the real fingernail to be worth any visual improvement they might provide. For some people the damage caused by acrylic nails can be more severe than for others. A good example is hairdressers, who can have nearly constant problems caused by the use of false nails. As part of their job,

Broken Fingernails and Bleeding Cuticles

2007-12-17T09:31:00.000-08:00

I've been more than a tad reclusive again lately, having very little contact with anyone except family, clients and students. Lots happening, but mostly just keeping to myself and not writing much at all. I seem to do this from time to time when something big is coming up that will require a lot of my energy, effort, and clear thinking. (That plus getting worn down by all the construction/

Suggested Christmas Gifts Based on the Hands

2007-11-28T10:32:00.000-08:00

I've been asked to do a few reporter and radio interviews lately on the topic of looking at someone's hands to suggest the best Christmas gifts for them - A fun little subject. The basic technique that anyone can do is to view the hand size (small or large) and firmness (hard or soft hands). Large hard hands are quite competitive, driven, and detail-oriented, so they enjoy receiving new

Slow Replies to Email Questions

2007-11-21T10:29:00.000-08:00

It has been an extremely busy few weeks (or months?) and despite extra effort, my email correspondence has quickly fallen way behind. After responding to many more today, I now have a backlog of 'only' 391 messages and questions left to answer.