Tag: Eyed

What Did the First Blue-Eyed Person Look Like?

Ifyou have blue eyes, chances are you’re related to everyone else who has blue eyes. Blue eyes are now the second most prevalent eye color after brown, accounting for 8–10% of humans. But unlike brown eyes, we can trace the origin of blue eyes to a single common ancestor. Scientist...

My Life-Long Dance With Alcohol Began as an Innocent, Wide-Eyed Child

My sister Michele, our friend Debbie and I were playing hide and seek with the neighborhood boys. We were around 11 to 13. The three of us girls were hiding in the bushes in Debbie's front yard. It was a warm New Jersey summer evening with dusk beginning to descend. Out of nowhere, we hear...