December 28, 2012 I was rather hoping that something stellar would occur when the 8 planets lined up in a straight line with the sun – so-much-so that I asked Friend Sylvia to call me at 2:45am on 12/21 as the planetary line-up was supposed to occur at 11:00am Greenwich time – which is 3:00am […]
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December 21, 2012 When I heard the first reports regarding the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School – I picked up on-a-couple-of-triggers that immediately resonated with this family therapist; they were: There had been a divorce in the family; and, the father of the shooter remarried in 2009. I immediately deduced some-of-the-reason why this sick,
How Much Bigger Can the Elephant Get? Read More »
December 4, 2012 It just dawned on me that I might someday have grandchildren (though the prospect does not excite me), and, I probably shouldn’t be as vulgar and coarse as I sometimes am in forthcoming OP-EDs; for fear of compromising a potentially great Grand Pappy relationship (unless we get to a place where we
On Saving Marriage Read More »
November 26, 2012 At-the-end-of-my-last-essay I suggested that this attempt would be about oxytocin – and while I know that I have to write about this soon, (as oxytocin could save the entire institution of marriage), something more personal and profound occurred the other day that I wanted to explore with You (my regular readers). One
November 16, 2012 I was thinking that I should write some more about where US is headed – but the possibilities seemed sufficiently grim for me to exercise avoidance: for-the-time-being. Then I thought I might delve into the monogamy-maintaining exercise of eating pussy; but thought I’d hold off on that for-a-bit as well. My college
The Darkling Plain Read More »
November 8, 2012 I wanted to get another piece in before the election and actually “do” this piece before the election – but my college students are keeping me pretty busy – and I don’t seem to have that same get-up-and-go as I had before I became semi-retired…in other words: if I feel a nap
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October 27, 2012 I’m hoping to get this OP-ED out before tomorrow’s L.A. Time sports page; where each contributing sports pundit will put in his/her five cents about the Trojans 39-36 loss today to the lowly Arizona Wildcats. The Trojans should be 8-0; and that’s why, the Kiffins gotta go! I can’t think of any
The Kiffins Gotta Go! Read More »
October 19, 2012 Something’s got to give under this pressure The cracks are already beginning to show (Fish from early MARILLION) The California Lottery began on November 6, 1984 (wasn’t this year prophetic?) with the passage of Proposition 37. I was all for it! As a high school teacher I believed (like most everyone else)
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October 7, 2012 As people like Bill Maher and Michael Hiltzik continue to impress-the-Hell-out-of-me and say all-of-the-things that I am saying (or wish to say) much better than I can – I have become less bold in writing about public matters, and, seem to be emphasizing private matters: like dealing with my own angst (or
Is Obama Out of Gas? Read More »
September 23, 2012 I haven’t had any wind in my sails as-of-late, and, it took ol’ Buddy Dale’s observation that when I invoked Gary Newman (actually Numan) in an article past (See ‘On Being the Tallest’), I actually meant Randy Newman. And since I hate making errors in observation – I had enough motivation to
