My first Gutsy interview For the past week, I've been preparing for my first TV interview on the "Write Now" show. It's not for ABC, NBC, CBS, or CNN; it's for local Public Access channels in seven cities. I was asked to talk about blogging and my book, which I always seem to enjoy promoting without having a copy to show, give away, or sell to Continue Reading
Archives for April 2011
Dying is not scary. Don’t postpone your life
Photo Link Ric Elias almost died. He was sitting in row 1D when he heard an explosion. The plane filled with smoke and after two minutes, three things happened: The pilot lined the plane with the Hudson river. The pilot turned off the engines, and everything turned eerily quiet. The pilot uttered three words: "Brace for impact." This Continue Reading
Has entitlement gone too far?
Map Link When your child goes to school, does he ask his maid to flush the toilet for him? Does your child even have a maid? Not in America, or at least not in my circle of friends, but that doesn't seem to be the case in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. For a family like mine, who left the U.S., in order to instill a new set of values upon our Continue Reading
The Satisfaction of Enough
[Photo credits: guitars: fotobicchio and shoes: Orin Zebest] “That’s so cool. That’s awesome!” an irritating squeaky voice kept repeating. She looked no more than six, her cell phone glued to her ear. I stood behind her, waiting my turn in the “15 items or less” check-out line, still on a high from all the choices of breads, cereals and Continue Reading
Are kids copying their parents when they lie?
Photo from NY magazine article 98% of kids think that lying is morally wrong, yet 98% of kids lie. Why? It starts very young as a way to avoid punishment. Some kids have mastered lying as young as two or three, and this can be linked to a sign of intelligence, according to Dr. Victoria Talwar, a leading expert on children's lying behavior. Continue Reading
