Category: Arts Entertainments

Some of my favorite people these days are teenagers. I’m not an expert on teens or family interactions, but I do know that kids need rules. I wrote these ten for one of those fabulous teenagers who inhabit my world. They are not meant to be all-inclusive, but rather highlight the highlights of life right […]

Summer is just around the corner and you may already be planning your vacation. If you’re like most pet owners, it’s probably hard to imagine going on vacation without your pet. So don’t even entertain that thought for a moment. With so many pet-friendly accommodations, it’s easy to plan a trip that includes your pet. […]

You may think that it is impossible to get your ex back if you have found someone else. It is almost certain that she has the feeling of hopelessness and utter despondency. The pain of a broken relationship is hard to bear, especially if there is another girl on the scene. Unfortunately I have experienced […]

One of the biggest issues we see in divorce situations is who gets the house. In most cases, when the wife has primary physical custody of the young children, she wants to stay at home. This is understandable as she may want the children to continue in the same school or she simply wants to […]

Irish music often uses exaggeration for comic effect, but nowhere is it done on such a grand scale as in the song The Irish Rover. The lyrics date from the early 19th century and tell the story of an incredibly large sailing ship and its even more unlikely freighter. In fact, the only thing that […]

The details of an incubus/succubus’s attacks range from mild to hideous. Victims usually claim to feel the presence of some entity above them, making it difficult for them to breathe. In extreme cases, the individual may feel as if he is suffocated… even strangled. Others claim to have seen horrifying images, including black shapes, snakes, […]

The following article discusses “require” and “prefer.” Understanding the difference between these irrational and rational types of thinking is key to mental toughness. Demands are rigid thought patterns and rules, where we insist that others, the world, and ourselves must be a certain way in order for us to be happy. Albert Ellis, a pioneer […]

I guess you could call me all thumbs as in “Tom Thumb.” In fact, my name is actually Tom, and like most Americans, I used to wake up every morning to that awful sound of an alarm clock, go to my dead end WORK (Just Over Broke or Jail Operating as a Business) , and […]

I recently heard from a wife who was quite devastated by the horrible surprise she had been given and landed in her lap. Her last child had recently left home to go to college. Soon after, her husband sat her down and told her that he was considering leaving her marriage. The wife was stunned. […]

Any such list has to be personal, so what I offer is a list of songs, some of which you can easily remember, some of which may be on the edge of your memory… but songs that have a lyrical that will promote reflection and possibly inspire action. Of course, it would be easy to […]