When most east coasters think of Los Angeles, they think of the beach and Hollywood. Its glamorous and hot. Its beautiful people in bikinis playing volleyball. It’s a sidewalk with the name of stars. Yes, Los Angeles is that and much more. There is a seedier, underside […]
“I see a ship in the harbor I can and shall obey But if it wasn’t for your misfortunes I’d be a heavenly person today” It could be another Manic Monday, but it need not be. Wednesdays tend to be bluer and more depressing as […]
A few years ago a work colleague advised me to just start talking to myself while on the train. See, no matter, I am always the person that other people chose to sit next to on a semi-crowded train. Without fail. It could be that I am […]
Where we love is home – home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. First off, I need to vent that I do not have a dog. Thus, Toto, in this piece, is completely metaphorical. Lack of dog aside, I’m feeling […]
Seeking freedom Circle upon circle there’s no exit Running through the hoops No way to bend the mind The circles strangle For they are perfectly round Round and round With no way out The road ends at the beginning Concentric circles sound so pretty Prettyily we talk Mightily […]
Don’t stop believing Do you know the Journey song “Don’t stop believing“? It starts with a great keyboard riff and the lyrics of “Just a small town girl Livin’ in a lonely world She took the midnight train” It also is in our recent public consciousness as it […]
It’s been six months Six months ago exactly I left my beloved New York for the west coast. I set off on my third try at living in California. Does the old adage of third time is a charm hold for this adventure? Considering that I gave up […]
Years after college I would go out clubbing, often at places that played ’80s music. It was fun, silly and high-spirited namely because the songs were just for dancing (mostly badly) with no real no societal insight. Although I readily danced to it, I must admit I hated […]
Despite it’s extremely “pop” nature, I liked Malcom Gladwell’s The Tipping Point. He is a fellow social psychologist. Yah! I have seen academic psychologists sneer at his type of writing but we all know that it is just deep-seated jealousy. For my dissertation, my co-chair is a pretty […]
Roger that: I’m five by five It is the beginning of the week, we are squarely in summer time and I am feeling good. There are 171 days remaining until the end of the year but there is much more to accomplish in this calendar year. Nearly 40 […]
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