I didn’t grow up with a swear jar in the house. But I knew better than to curse at home. I didn’t really curse at school either. I was a nerdy nerd. I was as happy go lucky as possible in the context of poverty, crime and despair. […]
All those moments will be lost in time…like tears in rain…time to die.–dying replicant Roy Batty It’s been raining non-stop in Los Angeles and the sky surely seems like it is crying and the inhabitants have no idea what to do. I took a walk in the rain […]
To say that there’s a bit of strife in the United States these days would probably be an understatement. The country has held. The news media alerts us to this division every second. So much so that they appear to relish it. Anything for ratings, I suppose. At […]
I am going to share a little secret about myself with you today. As if I haven’t already shared thousands. But that’s OK. Let’s pretend this is a major secret. Its a deeply held desire. Yes. Yes. Yes. I love bread pudding. I just can’t resist it. I […]
What do you see? Better yet what does it mean? As a manager I find I’m actually quite good at reading the intentions of others. Occasionally, I have a misfire but for the most part I am pretty spot on. I suppose it helps that I am a psychologist. I’ve […]
I am going to just state it straight up. I am a dog person. I am a huge dog person. In general, I believe that there are no bad dogs, just bad owners. I see a dog walking down the street, my eyes light up. I see […]
Ok. Let me get one point straight right off the bat. I am not the biggest risk-taker or daredevil there is out there. I don’t particularly care to jump out of a plane or to go zip lining. But I do try to engage in new experiences […]
I got to travel far and wide in 2016. Having explored South Africa and visited Chicago, DC, and San Francisco for the 100th time each (or don’t seemed). I moved to a new city as well in 2016. Yet, I somehow felt suffocated. Felt a lack of movement. […]
Los Angeles is an interesting place to be and it is not necessarily because of the at-large images of glamour and wealth stereotypes that exist of Los Angeles. It is interesting in that it is actually quite unglamorous. You have the Hollywood Hills and the mansions in Brentwood. […]
These days, our eyes hurt continously. Our arms ache and our fingers throb. Our minds race even as we desperately try to fall asleep. We fidget. We pace. We move. We are connected, never disconnected. Instead of leaving a tooth for the tooth fairy, we sleep with electronics […]