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An Enlightened Mom Teaches The Internet A Valuable Lesson On The Upcoming School Year
I visited the internet today with the intention of watching movie trailers from my youth and instead I was enlightened and called to action. To that mom out there, thank you. I didn’t see it coming. To say that the internet and social media has become divisive, explosive, and judgmental is an understatement. Nowhere is…
Read MoreThe Purposeful Anhedonia of 90’s Nostalgia
Only now do I realize the year 2000 wasn’t the actual end of the second millennium or even the possible end of the world, it was the end of the 90’s and that seems much more tragic. In retrospect, only the 1990’s could have ended in such a blustery, cataclysmic, and disruptive way. I will…
Read MoreMarriage Baseball
When it comes to relationships, batter up because home plate is love. Here comes the pitch – it’s a fastball – out of the strike zone. Swing. Contact. Start running. The conflict has started and it’s an ascending rocket to centerfield. First base is believing the best about the other person. Second base is resisting…
Read MoreUnbelievable – Netflix, 2019 – The Most Important Show on Television
Illustration Credit – Jennifer Heuer Remember when the most difficult decision a couple could make was where to go for dinner? In 2019 the cultural consciousness has replaced that old timey dilemma with “what are we going to watch while eating dinner?” Full disclosure – I just finished watching Unbelievable, the 8 episode Netflix miniseries and…
Read MoreRemembering 9/11 – Among the Unaware
It is 9/11/2019 and I am in my psychotherapy office listening to Debussy, “Suite Bergamasque, L.75: III. Clair De Lune” performed by François-Joël Thiollier. It’s a somber piece. A favorite of mine. It’s 8:40 am. 3 minutes ago on 9/11/2001, Boston’s air traffic control center alerts the Air Force’s Northeast Air Defense Sector of Mohamed…
Read MoreMy Top 20 Favorite Films:
My Top 20 Favorite Films: In Order. Interstellar – 2014 Good Will Hunting – 1997 Lone Wolf McQuade – 1983 Star Wars – 1977 Drive – 2011 The Life Aquatic – 2004 The Departed – 2006 No Country for Old Men – 2007 To Live and Die in L.A. – 1985 Fletch – 1985 My…
Read MoreSocial Media: A Theatrical Production
Prime Discovery I was looking around Facebook this morning and was astounded by the words of people. This is not new of course, but I feel a sort of terminal velocity occurring in my consciousness. I’m wearing thin. No thread is safe from unhinged speech. Could these really be functioning adults? Too many of my…
Read MoreThe 90’s Called
The 90’s called and it has some observations to share. Some insights to make today a little bit better. “I knew all the rules, but the rules did not know me.” – Eddie Vedder Please indulge me here, this is not about nostalgia. It’s about pragmatism. I was thinking earlier today about what’s missing, in…
Read MoreWrite Your Spouse or Partner a Love Letter…Today
Write Your Spouse or Partner a Love Letter…Today. What would it take for you to write your spouse or partner a love letter today? Ask yourself that question and see what answer you get. What would be the reason not to? It would literally change the course of your day. Are things going so well…
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