Tag: behavior

The Lindsay Clancy Case: Thoughts

The Lindsay Clancy case wasn't on my radar, much less my mind - until - my first-read WordPress blogger friend posted about it. And then ... I just had to check it out because it seemed to fall right in my wheelhouse. In fact, mental health is my passion, and has been since My Fall. … Continue reading The Lindsay Clancy Case: Thoughts →

Consciousness As Side Effect

Consciousness as side effect is an idea that's been bouncing around my brain for quite a spell. Specifically, since 1970 and an Anthropology course I took, "Beginnings of Mankind". I recall having wrote in my notebook: "Mankind is a self-conscious animal, therefore - kind of like a kind man." Something like that. Can we talk … Continue reading Consciousness As Side Effect →

SIDE EFFECTS: Mental health care breaks bad

Side Effects (2013) is a film, a psychological thriller [my favorite genre] written by Scott Z. Burns and directed by Steven Soderbergh. It stars Jude Law, Rooney Mara, and Catherine Zeta-Jones; with a heavy dose of cultural and social commentary. Wherein mental health care breaks bad. Let's talk about it. The Plot and Theme. The Plot … Continue reading SIDE EFFECTS: Mental health care breaks bad →

COVID-19 UPDATE

With the Anthony Fauci hearing before congress, wherein he pleaded the 5th 111 times - I thought I'd go on the record with this COVID-19 update. Which requires a look back to when it first landed. Then, I wasn't nearly so angry as I am now. Fauci should be in prison. What a sick, miserable little man … Continue reading COVID-19 UPDATE →

Have We Made this Mess? The Vortex

Here I am again, now, looking back. This book, The Vortex, * was published in 2009; and I was really struck by it. So much so that I made this video. Subsequently, I've written two books that use its premise as foundational. However, I forgot. Because I'm old? Or just don't want to believe that it … Continue reading Have We Made this Mess? The Vortex →

Scenes From A Marriage

Scenes From A Marriage is a 2021, HBO, adaptation of a 1973 book and series by Ingmar Bergman. The modern version is depressing, moving, thought provoking; and might be true. I've not yet watched the final episode; but felt compelled to say something because it coincides with my reading Occult Feminism: The Secret History of … Continue reading Scenes From A Marriage →

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? →

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 →