A JAMA study has found that the price of insulin has tripled over the last decade, from $4.34 per milliliter in 2002 to $12.92 in 2013, pushing yearly total costs to $736.09 per person. I can’t help but continue to… Continue Reading
So there we were, driving down Highway 101 a few weekends ago, when my husband suddenly exclaimed, “WHAT IN THE…..Did you guys see that?! Tell me you saw that!!!!!” Sophia and I immediately brought our noses up out of our… Continue Reading
The conundrum facing the political outsider is that in order to effect political change, you have to become a political insider. Jerome Venus, as outside a Shasta County supervisor candidate as you’re likely to ever come across, sums it up… Continue Reading
“I’ve been a miner for a heart of gold.” -Neil Young As a psychologist for the last 35 years, it has been my honor to sit with my fellow humans as they struggle to make sense of the puzzles that… Continue Reading
A few months ago I wrote about getting ready to take the “practical” driving test for my British driver’s license, and I’m happy to say that I passed! Despite the assurances of various friends (who apparently believe they have powers… Continue Reading
About 20 years ago, on a road trip through the Smoky Mountains, my mother asked if we could listen to one of her “talking books” as she was too tired for conversation. I not only listened to an Agatha Christie… Continue Reading
Last week the Department of Labor introduced its final version of what is commonly called the “fiduciary rule”. This is another well-intentioned action. It sounds good on the surface to hold advisors to the highest standards when working with their… Continue Reading
I’ve been consumed by desire lately… rather, I’ve been consumed by the notion of desire and how frequently it doesn’t really mean anything. I’ve finally begun to grasp how desire is more often synonymous with objectification than with making even… Continue Reading
I was crushed when I got the news Thursday that Prince had passed away. Not the Prince of Wales. Our Prince. That sexy, songwriting powerhouse, the musical glue of my generation. He wrote and recorded songs that everyone….cowboys, jocks, punks,… Continue Reading
My approach to this ‘system’ or mindset or lifestyle comes from quite a few more years and quite a few more trials and errors (emphasis on the errors part) than Doni has had the pleasure of experiencing. So it can be said that I followed her journey with a jaundiced eye and a great deal of skepticism. Continue Reading
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