Month: January 2011

It has come to my attention, over the course of several years as a matter of fact, that children no longer play. Apparently, I’m not the only one thinking this since there was a New York Times article on the very subject. According to a Kaiser Family Foundation report, children spend on average seven (7)…

“The figurehead of a hero to mask deep-seated inadequacies.” The figurehead in question is Julian Assange. I feel a bit weary about writing on this particular man because I am one (of a small minority) member of the he’s-not-so-revolutionary-and-should-keep-his-trap-shut camp. Reading articles that hail him as a hero makes me roll my eyes; hearing that Time Magazine…

And I here I thought I was being all unconventional! Last year I celebrated the entrance of the foreboding 2010 by attending a meditation and reflection session at Insight Meditation Center. It was the most enthralling and calming and frustrating experience I’ve had in quite some time; and I learned loads, to boot! It seems,…