flum·mox /fləməks/ verb, informal To perplex (someone) greatly; bewilder. Do you remember the photograph of that baby trying to swipe pages of Time magazine like it was an iPad. I ask yo...Read More
Do you ever get messages from the universe? I do. This one came by email with the subject heading: Change the world through writing. Count me in! I meant to reply right away then got distracted by a m...Read More
Normally, I really like my neighbor. Like many of my neighbors, I only bump into him on the odd occasion, but in a binge-like fashion. I won’t see a neighbor for months and then I’ll see that neig...Read More
Sarah had my number right from the beginning. Rather, she had my letters: ENFJ. She said so within an hour of meeting me. I disagreed. Once I had a little more information, I said I was probably ENTJ....Read More
Pretty much when the fall begins each year, I dig way back into the depths of my closet and drag out the Day Light ClassicTM: Natural and Effective Bright Light Therapy. Do I have seasonal affective d...Read More
This is not my first time at the brick wall. If I’m honest with myself, I’ve been throwing myself at a brick wall for at least a decade. This is, however, the first time that I am backing away fro...Read More
So, there I was, on my magic carpet ride, minding my own business, when that sucker shook me off. I landed with a thud. Ka-thunk. I left a job that should have been amazing but it wasn’t. It was the...Read More
I confess that in the last year I have read not one, but two self-help books! I never read self-help books. Clearly, this year has made a liar out of me. I loved Katie’s comment on last week’s Res...Read More
Bad habits got you down? Is there something about yourself that you wish would just disappear? Like smoking or sugar or caffeine? It’s time to show them who’s the boss!! I quit smoking a long, lon...Read More
The thing I love about New Yorkers is that we are extreme optimists. Optimists beyond reason. Pretty much nothing gets us down. Last Sunday, I took part in a long-standing summer ritual. I got up at 6...Read More