by Bary Fleet | Jan 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Yes, you read that correctly: REAL MEN DON’T HELP WITH HOUSEHOLD CHORES! I was born with skin color and genitalia that gave me privilege in life. I’m a white guy! I was born into a culture that values men over women. In 2019, the pay...
by Bary Fleet | Jan 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Less than half an hour into my day long Writer’s Retreat, I realized that the sole of my left shoe had detached itself from the toe almost to the heel. I couldn’t walk without lifting my foot as if I was trudging through deep mud. With some embarrassment, I took it...
by Bary Fleet | Oct 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
T Teaching “Health Psychology,” made me a little more sensitive to related news stories. I saw an ad for “Grub Hub,” and realized that this is part of a new trend of similar offerings...
by Bary Fleet | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Earlier this morning as I was scrolling through Facebook, I came across a post that said something to the effect that the problem with “Everything happens for a reason,” is waiting for the reason! I guess there is some comfort in thinking that...
by Bary Fleet | Sep 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
In 2004, Forbes Magazine added J.K. Rowling to the list of billionaires in the world, due to the royalties of her Harry Potter books and subsequent movies. In 2012, the same magazine reported that she had dropped off the list of billionaires due to two factors: ...
by Bary Fleet | Aug 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Admittedly, I’m not a fan of modern art, but I recently toured the Hirschhorn Museum in Washington, DC, I was struck by one of the sculptures outside. It is a 1992 Chrysler Spirit that has been crushed by a nine-ton volcanic bolder, and the bolder has eyes and a...
by Bary Fleet | Aug 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s hard for me to believe that it has been over fifty years since Brian Wilson wrote – and the Beach Boys recorded – the classic “Good Vibrations.” He grew up with his mother teaching him about the vibrations that are given off by living things. For example, she...
by Bary Fleet | Jul 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’m not a hoarder … but I sure do keep a lot of “stuff!” We live in a relatively small house and it is full … of stuff. My wife started out with a nice, neat “Barbie Doll” house, and then “Ken” moved in and brought a lot of his stuff. Not long...
by Bary Fleet | Jul 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
The All-Seeing Eye Many cultures, including our own, have used the symbol of an “all-seeing eye.” We see it every time we look at our own currency, the one-dollar bill. Unfortunately, the conspiracy theorists have hijacked the symbol and turned it into something...
by Bary Fleet | Jul 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Who You Were I recently attended an event at Bryant University and was having lunch with an assortment of people. What we all had in common was a relationship with Bryant. As the conversation progressed two of them realized that they were both Bryant Alumnae from...
