It's officially summer, as of last Sunday, so I thought this short video apropos. Have summer nights changed? All things considered. I made it back in the summer of 2009. Which, I can make the case for as the best of my life. (That might be worthy of blog--tier ranking summers.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2LZtXZNDGw Then and Now … Continue reading Summer Nights
Category: Psychology
The Truth About Lying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hg8LMMkEY0 In this video (2008) I read from Attachment: A Novel of War and Peace, which I published in 2006. I preface the reading with a review from a reader. The reading is from "Trust", the second chapter. It is, I think, the truth about lying. The protagonist, Joe Burns, is in his first session … Continue reading The Truth About Lying
Frowning Mountain
"Do you have a theory as to why he's frowning?" I asked her. She said, "He looks like he's more pondering than frowning." [What do you see?] Somewhere in Roosevelt National Forest, July 1, 2006, there was this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF19l8BWLFI So that was twenty years ago this July. Through the years, going back over fifty, I've … Continue reading Frowning Mountain
Closer to Madness
"I know it's a pain," she wrote. "But every minute you spend on it, you're getting closer." Closer to what? I thought. Closer to Madness is an instrumental musical composition by Canadian guitarist Jesse Cook. He is an amazing musician whom I discovered when selling CD's out of my bookstore, twenty-five years ago. Or, did she … Continue reading Closer to Madness
Is Football Doomed?
Is football doomed? Is the question posed by Chuck Klosterman in his new book Football (2025). His answer is yes, it is. By mid-century, despite it being the most popular pastime in America today. In fact, he says "Football is the clearest projection of how people in the United States think and of what those people value." … Continue reading Is Football Doomed?
Before You Die
"You're getting old, you know. And you should have one more adventure before you die," she said. "And find a woman and fall in love." Before I die, I thought. I'm not even close. I think I'm in love with you, rattled around in my addled brain. That was back in the summer of 2009, seventeen … Continue reading Before You Die
TALK: A Book Not For Everyone
TALK, is a book not for everyone. My take on Alison Brook Woods' book Talk: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves (2025) is that it's an amazing book! The book is essentially equivalent to several years of therapy and psychoanalysis. Trust me on this. Because I've been talking with Psych-girl for … Continue reading TALK: A Book Not For Everyone
My hierarchy of needs
The Infinite Jest: Now More Than Ever
Back in 2013, I think it was, I joined an online reading group to read Infinite Jest. David Foster Wallace's 1996 novel that blew the minds of readers and critics alike. It's still doing that! The Infinite Jest is now more than ever. Because I've been seeing YouTube videos from many BookTubers claiming the novel is … Continue reading The Infinite Jest: Now More Than Ever
PsychoBabble May Be Hazardous To Your Health
PsychoBabble may be hazardous to your health is the case Joe Nucci makes in his book PsychoBabble: Viral Mental Health Myths & the Truths to Set You Free. (2025) He's not wrong. I know this because my Psych-girl has hanging in her office this sign: Social Media may be hazardous to your health. Let's talk about that. … Continue reading PsychoBabble May Be Hazardous To Your Health