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.
I can be quite a contrarian at times. I readily admit it. I like to play devil’s advocate and turn arguments on their head. I do it, just to do it. I am not too sure how I became that way. I am a New Yorker. […]
My mother and I were always odd ducks in the South Bronx. My mom loved Country Western music. Her dream had been to someday live in Texas. Sadly, it never happened. Although, I did manage to disperse some of her ashes down in Austin. But back to the […]
It is a sad fact of my life that often when I travel some tragedy occurs. Actually, it is not a sad part of my life. Its a sad part of the collective pain we all experience. With social media and 24 hour news cycles we are […]
At 5:45am, although I was still in mid-dream, my son bursted into the room giddy and jumping ten feet into the air. Well, maybe not ten feet. But surely quite high. He was super excited and that jubilant 9-year old excitement could not be contained. Late in the […]
Many a moon ago, on this day, Walt Disney World opened up in Orlando. The land of make believe and magic. It must have all seemed like part of a fanciful dream. Nowadays, I don’t imagine being excited about the opening of a magical land. I’m […]
He sighed while he stirred his sweetened black coffee. Sweat dripped into his cup. He had toiled for over 30 years in this room. Now it was just a shell. Just like him. Just like him. Or at least, how he used to be. He picked up some […]
I am going to be honest with you. I actually don’t remember what this post is supposed to be about. Four days ago I wrote down these three words: lackluster, lukewarm, and late. I write notes to myself all the time. I have a chapter ideas. I have […]
I have only had my dog for about one week. But I love him already. I loved him the second I held him. How can you not love a beautiful, gentle creature without a home? He is just so precious to me. And he is totally different from […]
I am not too sure why we have to, as a society, remind people that everyone is layered. We are not just one thing or the other. In my past life as a facilitator (trainer), I would often ask the session participants to think of five […]
I have an absolutely fabulous memory. I can remember exactly what someone told me ten years ago in a conversation. I can certainly remember quite well what I was told last week. Well, unless I chose to forget it. I kid. I will admit I don’t remember […]
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