Tag Archives: psychology

Who’s Privileged? Not Me…

Posted on October 12, 2019 by cdsmiller17

I’m Poor White Trash I was challenged in our Faith & Science group yesterday, when I said I wasn’t “privileged”. A chorus of “Yes, you are!” arose from the women in the group. Ahh, now that made things clearer! From … Continue reading →

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Confiding in a Stranger

Posted on September 15, 2019 by cdsmiller17

It happens like this… You’re standing in a queue and the person standing in front of you, suddenly turns around and says something/anything to you. You start a conversation with them, and before you know it, you’re telling them your … Continue reading →

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Win the Battle, Lose the War

Posted on September 14, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Pyrrhic Victory The Battle of Asculum [5] took place in 279 BC between the Roman Republic under the command of the consuls Publius Decius Mus and Publius Sulpicius Saverrio and the forces of king Pyrrhus of Epirus. (Wikipedia) It is … Continue reading →

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Yesterday’s Solar Eclipse

Posted on July 3, 2019 by cdsmiller17

This was the view from my back yard at the precise moment of the total solar eclipse when it was crossing South America. Not very spectacular, eh? But I have a great excuse: the path of totality was mostly over … Continue reading →

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Your Mind’s Circular Thinking

Posted on March 18, 2019 by cdsmiller17

The Windmills of Your Mind When Michel Legrand composed this song in the 60’s, we all thought, “How clever!” Now, it is beginning to look like he was spiritually in touch with why we have such a hard time thinking … Continue reading →

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Thinning a Bit on Top?

Posted on March 13, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Hair Club can help… It’s not nice to mock the afflicted, so my focus will be on the company offering ‘hope’ to those who are losing their hair. Their ads appear every week night on Fox 29 Buffalo, sometime between … Continue reading →

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Say Hello, Wave Goodbye

Posted on February 10, 2019 by cdsmiller17

The Holographic Universe I’m reading David Icke’s latest book, “Everything You Need To Know But Have Never Been Told”. On page 33, he repeats a story that he’s written about before. “I have told the story in other books which … Continue reading →

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Advertising Tricks: How Much? Too Much

Posted on February 10, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Let’s face it, the world can be a confusing place just as it is. Now put yourself in a young person’s place who is just starting to live in their own home. No problem? We’ll see… A classical look from … Continue reading →

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Memory: Interrupted/Erased

Posted on November 16, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Girl, Interrupted/Boy Erased No, I’m not going to write about these two films. They are here to reference the title of today’s post. In fact, I have not seen either of them. This post is about memory and how it … Continue reading →

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Writing as Semi-Autobiography

Posted on November 12, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Lucy Maud Montgomery L.M. Montgomery (Lucy Maud Montgomery) was born in Clifton (now New London), Prince Edward Island, on November 30, 1874, to Hugh John Montgomery and Clara Woolner Macneill. When Montgomery was 21 months old, her mother died of … Continue reading →

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