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.
In grand anticipation following the boozy Golden Globes award ceremony, the films American Hustle and Gravity led the academy award nominations. There were a total of nine movies from 2013 nominated for Best Picture that included “12 Years a Slave”; “Captain Phillips“; “Dallas Buyers Club“; “Her“; “Nebraska“; “Philomena” […]
You have probably heard of fat Tuesday. There is a restaurant with said name. Fat Tuesday is also the day you get to eat tons of fatty foods and engage in a bit of gluttony before the commencement of the lent period where you give something up. However, […]
The world spins While many rest indoors And you wrestle outside with your demons and sores Longing for sleep To breathe in the deep seated cool air Holding up your being with a flicker of the fingers Startled by the thought of loss You need a deep […]
The Golden Globes is the ultimate good-time awards show. It’s funny, irreverent, full of drunkards, curmudgeons and egotists, as well as serving as a grand networking opportunity. And while it is a bit of a circus, with teleprompters not working, it is actually an important first step in […]
Forget that 35.7% of Americans are considered obese and if you add those that are considered overweight the percentage rises to 69.2%. This isn’t about that. Hell, I’m completely within the lower end of my acceptable BMI range and a California female doctor told me I was fat […]
We are now 11 days into the New Year. Can I sheepishly ask, how many New Years resolutions have you already cast aside? I made none. So, I am batting 100% in terms of resolutions kept. The Golden Globes are being broadcast tomorrow night and I am extremely […]
In my field of work, where we talk about cultural competency ad nauseam you would be amazed at the stereotypes that arise. I recall observing a training whereby the trainers noted that if you wanted to reach Hispanic women/ Latinas you should do the meetings in the kitchen […]
When I first met Milo, he was this scruffy pekinese from the streets. Or so we thought. We adopted him from a local ASPCA after numerous trips looking for our perfect dog. And boy was he perfect. He had an attitude, he had charisma, he had a unique […]
I love life with all of my being The years have been a complex hard-fought journey Yet my calcified bones have found a zest for living But you make me want to die In that moment of fierce hatred I feel wounded, empty, and alone like a punctured […]
Today has been declared, by the media, academics and general punditry, to be the saddest day of the year. The fact that I smell a bit like a wet dog on the crowded commuter rail on my first day back to work from what was a very productive […]
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