One of my readers, noting that I am both a psychologist and a football fan, asked me what I thought of Bill Belichick. This is really more the turf of my PR daughter Karen, and I’ll see if she has more thoughts to add. I am neither a social nor clinical Read more…
The long-awaited start to the college football season is underway. Roger and I traveled south to the Los Angeles Coliseum to watch the USC Trojans open against Idaho. Not too surprisingly, the Trojans won 38-10, but the score was a lot closer than the game. USC went up 21-0 in Read more…
One reads an awful lot about obesity in the news, and grim statistics are trotted out saying that dieting is ineffective because 90% plus of dieters gain the weight back. Well, we’ve all been that route, but most people who try to quit smoking don’t succeed on the first try Read more…
As we eagerly await the new class of freshmen entering this fall, it’s time for a reality check for those of us who are a bit older than 18. We need to update our tried and true examples–some of you, like myself, used to use news of JFK’s assassination as an example Read more…
My husband is used to my fascination with football and basketball, but he seemed nonplussed today when I suggested we walk the mile or so from our home to one of the points on the Amgen Tour of California route. He not only walked with me, but he also took Read more…