Somewhere Between East and West

by | Apr 3, 2020 | Uncategorized

I was recently teaching a course on professional ethics in the counseling field.  As we become an increasingly diverse nation, one of the chapters is devoted to the importance of appreciating and understanding the values of different cultures. Years ago, when my son...

Walking Through the Valley

by | Mar 13, 2020 | Uncategorized

Evidently, we have become a people who are having the s#*t scared out of us! I went to our local BJ’s today, because we needed coffee and I was also going to get some frozen vegetables.  I was shocked as I walked into the store, and realized that there were no...

Perspective, Please

by | Mar 6, 2020 | Health

Within the past two days, I received word that both universities where I teach are implementing contingency plans to completely shut down to stop the Coronavirus from spreading.  It seemed a bit extreme to me and, but I have been known to be somewhat of a cynic. No...

For Men and the Women We Live With

by | Jan 26, 2020 | Uncategorized

  I’ve been party to two conversations lately in which men were doing their best to step up to the plate and take ownership of household chores – things like doing the laundry and folding the clothes, like washing the dishes and loading the dishwasher, or making...