It must be the 40th anniversary of the Lehman Hall Fire. I don't remember the exact date, only that it was the Friday before midterms, Fall Semester, 1978. I
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Lehman Hall burns: 40th anniversary.
Created: Oct 16, 2018
It must be the 40th anniversary of the Lehman Hall Fire. I don't remember the exact date, only that it was the Friday before midterms, Fall Semester, 1978. I
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Follow the fellow who follows the dream
Created: Oct 16, 2018
The title of this post probably accurately diagnosis my problem: I'm alone in this world. I have never married. Never successfully maintained a relationship with a romantic partner. I meet Read more -
How to kill a child psych program in ten easy steps.
Created: Oct 14, 2018
1. Starve the beast financially. Place them in an abandoned, windowless factory building hiding a notorious Mafia body dumping ground. Don't bother to keep the building clean or decorate it Read more -
Simchat Torah for Who? And I mean that for both the English and Hebrew meaning of the word
Created: Oct 05, 2018
Well, I was invited to several Simchat Torah celebrations last night. I work on Monday nights to after 10PM. Add travel time and I won't be anywhere until 10:30 or
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Doubt
Created: Sep 28, 2018
At the end of the movie, "DOUBT", Meryl Streep wails, "I have doubt." It is an anguished cry of the Mother Superior who has protected an abusive priest, sure that
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Not all hallucinations are psychotic
Created: Sep 28, 2018
Recently I wrote on how mental health professionals jump to psychosis when a patient claims to have experienced auditory, visual, gustatory, olfactory, or tactile hallucinations. Since "everyone" knows these
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Beautiful day for a profound statement
Created: Sep 28, 2018
I am an adjunct professor at a CUNY college and I love being part-time. I don't have to get swept up in the politics. All I do is come in, Read more -
Wombs are good
Created: Sep 21, 2018
Well, recently I posted that my mother has downsized from a room to a womb. I regret that statement. A womb is a place for potential to develop. An embryo
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Atonement?????
Created: Sep 16, 2018
This is the time of year when Jews reach out to their friends, associates, and family, asking that they be forgiven for any wrongdoing which they did, intentionally or unintentionally Read more -
Freak shows for lack of insurance
Created: Sep 10, 2018
There are no longer any sideshows at the circus or at Coney Island. We are too refined, too evolved for such. But we watch freak shows nightly. They are inescapable. Read more -
Sam Surprises (in photo above, my father is in the middle)
Created: Sep 02, 2018
As I mentioned in a previous post, my father was non-verbal, relying more on facial tics and glowering expressions to communicate. Frequently, when frustrated, he strode out of the house.
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Shrinks unhinged
Created: Aug 30, 2018
Earlier in this blog section I mentioned that ever since my first therapy encounter (usually with psychologists, but two with social workers), I would at some point be called, "arrogant Read more -
More things never to discuss with your therapist
Created: Aug 20, 2018
Last January, my dead father visited me on his yahrzeit. It was about 6:AM and I awokened suddenly to the sound of hissing. At first, I thought perhaps I had Read more -
Hurray for our neck of the woods
Created: Aug 17, 2018
This city has a heck of a time selling itself, when it has so many splendid additions occurring daily. I was treated to a ride on the new NYC ferry service, Read more -
On reading "Crime and Punishment" for the third time
Created: Aug 15, 2018
Every decade (or so) I find myself re-reading "Crime & Punishment." The first time, I was 19. I was an English major and it was required reading. I was reading Read more -
Loss, unambiguous
Created: Aug 15, 2018
My mother and father married and moved into a one-bedroom in Flatbush. Eight years, two children, and a job in NJ later, they moved into a four-bedroom quarter acre split Read more
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