“Maid” in the United States

First things first, some needed definitions: The Diseases of Despair are three classes of behavior-related medical conditions that increase in groups of Continue reading →

Wildlife and what rages beneath the surface

Life get combustible when family secrets and character defects drive the interpersonal interactions of the people in the family system. Continue reading →

A National Treasure in Name Only

National Treasure is a four-part 2016 British television drama written by Jack Thorne. It stars Robbie Coltrane as Paul Finchley, a once successful comedian of the Continue reading →

May “Mom” be of blessed memory

I have a high bar for what tv sitcoms shows I will watch. Even some critically acclaimed ones just do Continue reading →

More like a TED Talk

This was our 88th Movie Night. We first started in October 2002 and we have five per year. This was Continue reading →

The Sound of Metal

Sound of Metal is a 2019 American drama film directed and co-written by Darius Marder starring Riz Ahmed as a  heavy metal drummer who loses Continue reading →

More than just a children’s book

The Little Prince (French]: Le Petit Prince is a novella by French aristocrat, writer, and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in English Continue reading →

Don’t tell me it’s not a fatal illness! – Part 2

March 20th 2021: 3:45am. Can’t shut this tragedy off, can’t sleep or shut off this ruminating brain. Time to write. Continue reading →