How many times have you tried to convince someone to do something for which they express disinterest? It’s for their own good, it’s something they need, there are negative economic consequences if they don’t to it! In situations like this you employ persuasion. And...

I’ve probably blogged about this before, and I’ll doubtless blog about it again: reading! It’s one of the biggest benefits of being a writer. Heck, it’s one of the biggest benefits of being a human.   At last, something we agree on!   Ditto!   It’s...

Just when you’re slogging through too many weekly errands, just when you think it’s so gray and cold outdoors you can’t stand it another minute, just when you think there’s no magic left in the world, there, in the produce section of the health food store you see her:...

Wow, check out the calendar- -January 2023 is nearly over! It’s the time of year when many shout “Out with the old, in with the new!!” I am one of these types. The “old” that gets outed every January is alcohol- -don’t panic, wine-drinking friends and family, it’s...

Everyone needs a hobby, right? That thing you spend time and money on simply because it intrigues you, simply because you like it. But when does a hobby become an obsession? I’ve lately wondered this about my growing commitment to physical fitness.   That makes...

The Arts. Performing, visual and literary. I love them all as both creator and consumer, as author and reader, as actor and audience, as inept sketcher and gallery visitor.   In the few days of 2023 so far, I’ve rehearsed and performed six days straight and...