Our hearts break whenever we see or read about young people killing each other and/or themselves. We inherently want life to run its full course. We drop our heads in despair when it is cut unnaturally short, as it was recently in Santa Barbara, California. Armchair psychology, like armchair quarterbacking, has its limits, especially when … More What Not To Give Your Children
When you start out in life, you have (or should have) a purpose, a goal, a dream that you aspire to achieve, a position you wish to attain, a person you wish to become. Without some vision of your future, your fate is cast to the wind and becomes to the product of chance and … More The Impact of Unplanned Pregnancy
The One Percent have taken a beating lately in the media, much of it well-deserved. This might come as a shocking statement from someone who wrote a book extolling the virtues of Old Money, but history and economics are on my side. There will always be a difference in the financial circumstances of various groups … More Old Money and Income Inequality
One of the small pleasures I have enjoyed over the years is turning to the obituary page of the New York Times and reading about the life of some accomplished individual. There are always the film stars and politicians of note, but often the person in question is unknown to most of us, but not … More The Doing of Life