THE BENSEL CROSS    
 By Irene Baron August 2021

Mitch Bensel, made a wooden cross for me from driftwood washed upon the banks of the Ohio River below the Ohio falls. His crosses are like no others, not only because of the unique exterior, but also for what they contain inside. 

My cross is twelve inches high. Some buyers order much larger ones. The wonder of all the Bensel Crosses is that many prayers are said over each cross as they are being constructed.

Prayers and blessings in the cross are for healing…

HOW THE BRAIN CONTROLS   
COFFEE PREPARATION
By IRENE BARON  7 MARCH 2021
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Yum! Time for my first cup of coffee today. 

To make a cup of coffee requires mental calculations using both sides of my brain. Some people don't believe this to be true. According to resources, the two different hemispheres of the brain are "in charge of" different types of specialties. Let's analyze those specialties. Assume I make coffee every morning and have full capacity of both hemispheres of my brain. 

What…

HOME CARE for COVID-19
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compiled by irenebaron.com January 2021 

When you have a mild case of this corona virus, you will want to take good care of your self as you isolate within your home. Wash hands with soap and water often for at least 20-seconds. The soap and water knocks the protrusions off the virus and makes it harmless. Once they are harmless, you need to rinse them off your hands.

The hospital teams love you but don't want to see you with COVID-19. They hope you follow all…

VETERAN SUICIDES RELATED TO  
SINGLE- HEMISPHERIC SLEEP 

www.Irene Baron.com   https://irenebaron.com/irene-baron-blog 

Try to get rid of single-hemispheric sleep and sleep deprivation with all its side effects.
Be ready to sleep and to this YouTube presentation.
It is narrated by Mitch Bensel.

Scientific American MIND  magazine published proof that brains experience single-hemispheric sleep during stress situations.  What is more stressful than combat situations?

Stress situations are encountered by persons…

THE MYANMAR/BURMA INCIDENT          
by Irene Baron        www.irenebaron.com  
Updated January 2020

What happens when individuals in another country want to secretly contact the President of the United States? 

Such international intrigue happened to me in Southeast Asia in 1969. It was a secret affair which remained so until I was ensconced safely back in the United States. 

As a resident of Bangkok, Thailand, I worked for Battelle Memorial Institute and was assigned to the Office of the Secretary of…

VETERAN SUICIDES RELATED TO  SINGLE- HEMISPHERIC SLEEP

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Scientific American MIND  magazine published proof that brains experience single-hemispheric sleep during stress situations.

Stress situations are encountered by persons living in dangerous occupations such as the armed forces, law enforcement, and fire-fighting. Persons in the private sector may also have highly stressful jobs. One of the biggest impacts of single-hemispheric sleep is sleep…