The New York City primary election is over, although we still have no definitive winner. Everyone knows Deblasio has this, but Thompson is being a stick in the mud. That’s ok, for this is democracy in action. I will tell you what, though. We miss Weiner and his […]
I want to run up the stairs with grand determination Just like rocky balboa did before losing a good fight I want to pump my hands up in the air and cry a good fit I sigh, for at the end of it all I just want to […]
When you walk the streets of New York you should avoid eye contact with all people. Avoid eye contact with the crazies, the self-talkers, and even the handsome model types for those will turn on you faster than women can line up for a Prada sample sale or […]
We pay a lot of lip service to respect. At an early age, we start talking to children about showing respect to parents, family members, teachers and adults in general. There if even the thought that when a child respects a parent then they will obey out of […]
“I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person.” ― Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself” Empathy. Do you have it? Do you live it? Do you experience it? Does it guide you? Many may reflexively say “yes, of course”. But […]
One of my favorite movies is The Shining. This may result from an inordinate amount of time spent in creepy hotels while traveling for business, often overcome by the urge to scream “Redrum!” as I wait for the elevator in a hotel hall that is a close approximation […]