Author Archives: quagmire

We are governed by form. Call it regulation, decorum, habit, familiarity. By any name, life is made easier when we are guided by what we already know and do. Certainty displaces anxiety. This simple psychological principle determines the direction of … Continue reading →

The Catch 22 of Age When we are young, we fervently desire to know everything, know little, and imitate to gain a sense of power and identity. Over decades we learn more, classify our knowledge as wisdom, and reach a … Continue reading →

What a title. It sounds like wallowing in self pity. But you have to assume that there are different kinds of loneliness, just as there are different kinds of love. Love of mother, love of ideas, love of country, or … Continue reading →

Backgrounds My father had three loves in his life, aside from my mother and myself — baseball, horse racing, and music. He loved the feeling of the bat when it came into contact with a baseball. He enjoyed playing the … Continue reading →

We live in a world of dichotomies. Rich, poor. Successful, defeated. Logical, confused. Hard working, playful. Of course, in the public mind, it makes sense to be rich, successful, logical, and to work hard. There is little place in the … Continue reading →