FIRST LET’S BE CLEAR. I LOVE MY MOTHER. I would challenge you to prove that you love your mother more than I love mine. You can’t do it. And by the way, just because you post on Facebook that your mother is the best in the world doesn’t mean she is. OK. She’s the best […]
Think, Dream, Play: Multi-taskers beware!
IF NOTHING ELSE, THE RAIN MAN COULD FOCUS. Turns out, multi-tasking is a bust anyway. Research now shows that multi-taskers get less done, are crabbier and frequently irritate those around them. That was me back in the days of my employment. Or as we say in English, “That was I.” Now, in my leisure, I’m […]
Think, Dream, Play: Botox, pantyhose and the Fountain of Youth
I’M NOT SAYING I WANT TO BE IRRADIATED, but I’m just thinking. Maybe it’s not such a bad thing. At the very least, I foresee a call for human volunteers in the near future. See, the journal Oecologia is reporting that the forests around Chernobyl remain heavily contaminated with radiation from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear […]
Send Me Your Dreams: On the wagon
RECOVERING ALCOHOLICS AND ADDICTS go through phases in their newfound sobriety. The state of sobriety comes over time as a process rather than a single act. It requires renewed commitment every day — sometimes every hour! It is expected that those going through this process will dream of their old circumstances in conflict with their […]
Think, Dream, Play: A black Lab’s golden years
WHEN I’M 91 I’LL PROBABLY LIE ON MY SIDE AND BARK AT THE SKY. Or the human equivalent of that — I’ll sit on the porch and sing, “We’re off to see the Wizard!” Our dog Beauregard is 91. He looks it. He has lumps and bumps where he should be smooth. He’s grizzled — […]
Jerome Page: The perils of reality denied
FIRST, A (PARTIAL!) PAUSE FROM THE UNENDING AND UNENVIABLE TASK of responding to those folks who feel that denying reality (climate change) often enough and cleverly or vehemently enough will release us all from the heavy burdens of that future reality. I want to acknowledge a debt (of reader pleasure) to two outstanding columnists, Carolyn […]
Think, Dream, Play: Turnabout’s fair play
I HAD AN INKLING. That tiny voice in my head said something like, “This guy is a ringer! Watch your step! Look out! Steer clear!” But I reined myself in — the guy looked like a Boy Scout! A 30-year-old Boy Scout. Really. He wore a khaki uniform. Khaki shirt and khaki pants. Creased. A […]
Send Me Your Dreams: Listen to the voice in your dream
IT’S COMMON FOR “SOMEONE” TO SPEAK TO YOU IN YOUR DREAMS. Let’s call that someone your Dreaming Self — that part of you that sees things from a wider perspective. That voice is frequently the one calling on you to trust yourself. Today’s dream offers a perfect example.
Send Me Your Dreams: You’re not the crazy one
MANY TIMES DREAMERS HAVE IDEAS about the context and meaning of their dreams. Today’s dreamer has a good handle on what her recurring dream says to her in her moments of weakness. Dear SMYD, I think I need a straightjacket! I keep having these dreams that I can only remember snippets of, but they are […]
Think, Dream, Play: Oddball goes mainstream?
OK. I’M AN ANOMALY. It probably goes back to seventh grade. I was the only girl in my gym class with a green romper. Oh yes, I’m in the romper set. Back in the Pleistocene Era, junior high school was comprised of seventh, eighth and ninth grades. And seventh grade constituted a giant step out […]