Kismet

Kindness

When did kindness come to be considered as the overarching value for society to achieve? We see it everywhere now, on bumper stickers and t-shirts, billboards, inspirational plaques and posters. Has anyone considered what elevating this value, taken to its logical extreme, would look like? I am not advocating any value replace it because IContinue reading “Kindness”

Community and Grace

I love this resource as well as Attorney Rebecca Zung’s YouTube videos on the same subject. Here Renee talks about a narcissist’s constant state of unhappiness and the victim’s attempts to arrange their life to please him or her. I myself agreed to sell my dream house and move to another state where I couldContinue reading “Community and Grace”

End of an Era

My former spouse gave me this Thomas Kincade when we got engaged. I was living in my little dorm at law school and it showed up. It is called Hyde Park and depicts a historic San Francisco, including Alcatraz in the background. We had visited San Francisco together on a big impromptu road trip shortlyContinue reading “End of an Era”

The Problem With Democracy

I have been thinking a lot lately about the inefficiencies that can result from change of administration when we elect a new president in the U.S. Let me say that I love our form of government and think the Founding Fathers were the smartest guys around. The genius of what they created in our foundingContinue reading “The Problem With Democracy”

Public Service Announcement: Did You Know You Cannot Sue Amazon?

In January I burned my hands severely (second and third degree) using oven mitts manufactured in China and distributed by Amazon. They failed catastrophically in normal use. As a result I learned how impossible it is to sue the Chinese manufactures who send so many cheaply made (and hardly ever quality checked) products to theContinue reading “Public Service Announcement: Did You Know You Cannot Sue Amazon?”

Grace

I am telling you this because I once wondered if I really was, because I lived with someone who made me feel I was, and told me I was. My friends and a professional all confirmed I was not but instead was suffering the effects of living with a person who was acting, if notContinue reading “Grace”

Thought and Comment on Afghanistan

This is not about whether or not America should have had troops in Afghanistan now if ever. It is not about whether it is right for the US to consistently include democracy building in its engagement goals. The fact is if your “friend” did to you what Biden has done to our allies you wouldContinue reading “Thought and Comment on Afghanistan”

Random Thoughts

Why I am buying real books again. No, it is not so my one year old puppy can nibble on them, though that may have happened! My friend & I visited Costco the other night (yes, it was a big Friday night!) and I purchased 3 classic books in hardcover. I had orders two more.Continue reading “Random Thoughts”

On the Narcissist

When you are dealing with a narcissist co-parent people who have never experienced one will say things like: it will all turn out, the kids will be fine, just be nice and he’ll come around, and… just sit down and talk to him about it. These reasonable advice givers do not understand that the moreContinue reading “On the Narcissist”

The Narcissist

If you thought the narcissist was bad while you were together (looking back since you did not see it then), calling you crazy, “forgetting” he or she said things, accusing you of an affair in front of your children after you go out fir drinks with colleagues (never mind his weekend “team building” over theContinue reading “The Narcissist”