I Solemnly Swear to First Do No Harm!, but just in case I need you to sign this arbitration agreement so I can treat you.
image credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasmic/1278105147/ During a recent visit to my doctors office I was asked to update my info and among the papers there was an arbitration agreement. I updated my info and sent the papers back to the receptionist with that one document unsigned. My doctors (Pit Bull) came into the room and said More...
Mothers and Allies Challenge Wine Industrialist
Half a dozen mothers from small town and rural Sebastopol in Northern California quickly rallied hundreds of people to their side to challenge Sonoma County’s Paul Hobbs Winery. He wants to convert a 40-acre More...
A Fantastic Voyage Into An Aspergian Brain
I may not be your typical person with Asperger’s, but what is a typical person with Asperger’s anyway? I doubt that there is such a thing, but there are traits that make me different than a person who is neurotypical. More...
This Just In…Andrew J. Nemr to Perform at The Cutting Room
Andrew J. Nemr, protégé of Gregory Hines, and a leader in the tap dance world brings his one-man show, “Andrew J. Nemr and Friends” to New York City’s The Cutting Room, Thursday, April 18, 2013. Dubbed as More...
An Academic Quadrangle, Preachers Dressed as Teachers, and Other Adventures in Corporatized Education
An Academic Quadrangle, Preachers Dressed as Teachers, and Other Adventures in Corporatized Education When I began teaching first year sociology students “Introduction to Sociology” in my first year More...
What’s in a Name?, You might be surprised!
I am a survivor of emotional and psychological abuse. I made a decision long ago, almost inadvertently, that would become paramount in putting myself on the path to healing. When we have broken records that replay More...
Ali Ingle
Ali Ingle is a 23 yr old singer/songwriter from Liverpool, England. His debut EP “The Man and the Monster” was released in April 2012 and was an instant hit with fans and critics alike. His lyrics are More...
Plays on Assumptions: Garry Crystal’s “And When The Arguing’s Over”
Those of you who have been following my blog for some time now know I don’t keep secret my high admiration of Garry Crystal as a writer. Having published two previous short story collections, “The Last Busker More...









