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Monthly Archives: May 2017
The Campus Mob Came for Me—and You, Professor, Could Be Next
I recall, now with an odd sense of both nostalgia and déjà vu, the radicals of the 1960’s and how they would do sit-ins and worse, burn down whole buildings. Largely because of the Vietnam War, where young men … Continue reading
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Oh, How I long for Johnny Carson
We wondered to what depths the left would stoop. And now we know. This then is the state of the stoop. If you or I were to do such a thing, we would have had the Secret Service on our … Continue reading
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Kim Jong Un Must Be Wondering: “What if I Win?”
If I learned anything at Microsoft, and I learned a lot, it was this: For every good policy argument, there was typically a counter-argument that was at least worth acknowledging. In other words, for every great idea someone puts forth, … Continue reading
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Birth Order: the Classic View
In an earlier post I wrote about the middle child in a family and their tendencies in life. Today I will speak quickly about the “classic” view of birth order as seen by Dr. Alfred Adler. Before we proceed, some … Continue reading
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Look Out Oz! Amazon is Coming!
When Cindy and I lived in Australia, among the many things we missed about living in the USA was the ubiquity of Amazon and its books. Want a book tomorrow? Easy peasy. Just order it from Amazon and tomorrow morning … Continue reading
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Alcohol Does Not Alter Personality
Turns out, there is no such thing a ‘happy drunk.’ Scientists in a recent study published at Clinical Psychological Science, have concluded that alcohol does not radically change personality. Although many people blame drinking for alterations in their usual behavior, … Continue reading
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Middle children are more successful: It is true for you?
For decades, conventional wisdom has held that middle children — those born in between older and younger siblings — tend to have a hard time growing up. Within their families, they are said to be neglected, underestimated and misunderstood. Their … Continue reading
Posted in Counseling Concepts, General Musings
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