I love to travel, try new foods, ingest caffeine, and watch political news coverage. A psychologist by training trying to bring a little common sense to it all.
Let me just state outright, I am a bug, mosquito, insect magnet. I like to joke that it is my very sweet blood that attracts them. I do believe that to be true, in part. The last few weeks in NYC I was hiving everyday from one thing […]
Every country has a different set of norms around tipping. And, they keep evolving. Even within country, tipping differs by region and service. Some people tip 15%; I usually do minimum 20%. Some people just tip on the pre-tax anount; other’s tip on the whole check anount. Some […]
There is this new phenomenon now. Just like we had the resignation economy and even the laying flat economy, we now have the quiet quitting economy. Truthfully, I don’t like that phrase of “quiet quitting”. To me, as a psychologist, it seems to hit on two things: satisficing […]
I finally did it. I went on vacation. The fact that I have kept myself off of wi-fi, social media amd the like has been freeing and phenomenal. One day I called American Airlines and said let’s use my ticket credits to go away – anywhere. I had […]
Have you noticed lately that when a fire alarm sounds, people don’t readily rush out? At least, I have. People look around to determine how other people are reacting. And, if people in some position of authority or access to knowledge, keep going about their business, everyone stays […]
I can be just your type You can just let go And listen up You can respect me You can not gaslight the skies till they’re bright blue You can realize your tainted lens You can warm up that frozen tongue Don’t be a sheep I can be […]
While on vacation I will enjoy the local cuisine, learn the city streets and go on a few adventures. Even so, New York City is never far from my heart. Because it is not just one thing.
I am going to start off with an admission. I don’t play poker with any frequency. It’s more like a leap year event. I do poker slot machines and once on over $700 on a few quarters. That sure felt good. But I’m not here to write about […]
I feel like I may have said this before. I feel like I have written a 1,001 variations on this theme. I feel like I should really adhere to this sound advice. Look, try the best that you can to surround yourself with people who push you to […]
As I start to pack for my upcoming trip, I have been reminded of how often I pick the wrong line. For instance, I have TSA precheck, but even then I get on the wrong side when the line splits. A few weeks ago everything was zipping right […]
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