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Bringing the World to Me
Next week, we’re having dinner with an organic farmer from Australia. Last week, a nurse from the Philippines shared the antics of that country’s infamous ruling family Marcos. Last month, a Russian geology student, nearing the end of the H-1 … Continue reading
Beautiful
“What I really remember…was the man telling my mother and me that it was difficult for his wife to live in Norman, because in Norman, no one tells you that you’re beautiful. ‘Not at the grocery store. Not at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, cancel culture, compliments, Norman OK, Rivka Galchen
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The Planet Fitness Conundrum
Planet Fitness has built a nationwide network of fitness centers based on simple economics: $10 per month. For the well healed, a Black Card membership at $23.99 entitles you to use any Planet Fitness location, have unlimited guests, and use … Continue reading
PERFECTION
I associate the pandemic years with heightened awareness and training about how racism infiltrates, and often defines, our culture; the underbelly of white supremacy and capitalism. After George Floyd’s death, I spent many an evening in Zoom workshops and trainings, … Continue reading
MFA Boston Draws a Clear Line Between Fine Art and Community
It was the staples, that got to me. Stickpins too. My friend Jackie emailed, in total excitement. A drawing she had made of her grandson, William, had been selected for an MFA Boston exhibit, “Portraits of Leadership.” “I’m not really … Continue reading
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Tagged community art, MFA Boston, Museum of Fine Art, Obama Portraits
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Insatiable Want
“Why is a man who is winning as much as Sam Alito is so furious?” That line—deep into Margaret Talbot’s profile of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, in the September 5, 2022 edition of The New Yorker—jumped out at me. … Continue reading
Posted in United States
Tagged Dobbs vs Jackson, Hunger for power, Justice Alito, Supreme Court, The New Yorker
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AIM!
In case you are wondering what the opportunity cost of our consumer culture is, I suggest it is 234%: the net difference between a tube of Crest or Colgate toothpaste and their lowly competitor: AIM. There are over 330 million … Continue reading
Tyranny in Fact and Fiction
My summer reading developed a prescient theme: tyranny. Every day, we hear terms like fascist, oligarch, autocrat, even democracy, tossed around the media with little or no consensus meaning. I developed a thirst to better understand what tyranny really is, … Continue reading
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Tagged Every Man Dies Alone, Hans Fallada, Little Man What Now, Nora Krug, On Tyranny, Timothy Snyder, Tyranny
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Mental Health V: Peace of Mind
The last in a series of five essays about Mental Health to celebrate the dog days of August. Mental Health I: Why Do I Write? Mental Health II: Suicide is Painless Mental Health III: You Were Never Sick; Get Yourself … Continue reading
Posted in Gay, Personal
Tagged CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, homosexuality, mental health, psychotherapy
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Mental Health IV: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
The fourth in a series of five essays about Mental Health to celebrate the dog days of August. Mental Health I: Why Do I Write? Mental Health II: Suicide is Painless Mental Health III: You Were Never Sick; Get Yourself … Continue reading
Posted in Gay, Personal
Tagged CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, homosexuality, mental health, psychotherapy
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