Don't tell me you're bored....

I learned as a kid never to tell my mother that I was bored. Inevitably she would "find something for me to do" and would remind me that only a lack of imagination caused boredom.

I get emails from people who are recuperating from injuries, convalescing and sometimes have limited physical energy who tell me they're bored. No, I don't lecture them, but I do want to make a suggestion!

Learn Out Loud offers links to podcasts (free) from major universities and other sources. If you click above, you'll be able to pick from lectures offered at UCLA, for example, including genetics, oceanography, archaeology, psychology and politics (among other subjects). Think of how you can dazzle your family and friends with witty conversation when they show up expecting you to look...bored!

And once you're over there, look around. You'll find books read aloud and all kinds of other interesting things. Come back and leave a comment if you find something you enjoy.

Now I don't want to hear that you're bored....