Monthly Archives: January 2011
If I Can Change, So Can You!
Almost a dozen years ago, I appeared in Richard Linklater’s movie Waking Life as a nihilistic character known as Self-Destructive Man. Imagine my surprise when 60 Minutes did a story in mid-January about Jared Loughner, the Tucson shooter, and mentioned … Continue reading
Filed under Books & Film, Random Thoughts, Uncategorized
Battle vs. War
A friend of mine, we’ll call her Mary, is a single parent, a business owner, and the mother of an angry teenage daughter. Naturally, she needs a place to vent, so we talk a lot about her situation. Lately the … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Parenting, Teen Angst
Inspiration
Ancient writers believed that INSPIRATION was a state of being filled by Spirit so that one’s thoughts and actions were divinely guided. While our modern definitions tend to be more down to earth, inspiration is still a lofty concept. The … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Parenting, Uncategorized
