“One can be conscious of the limits of everything except one’s own consciousness.” Steven Hayes It’s a toss-up which I love more – therapy or teaching – but what I love the most about each of them are the people… Continue Reading
Wednesday, May 13 Maxwell’s Eatery in Redding has an open mic starting at 7 p.m. Hosted by Mark McAbee. All ages. (530) 247-7200. In Paradise, the “Open Mikefull” group hosts an open mic at the Paradise Grange. Signups at 6:45 p.m. All ages. Admission $2. 5704 Chapel Drive in… Continue Reading
When I was about to move to Scotland someone asked innocently, “Are you going to have to learn to speak Scottish?” I blinked a bit at that, and the next question was, “Did I just say something really dumb?” We… Continue Reading
One of the best things about my work is that I get to meet really interesting people and I occasionally get to have some fun. Early in my career, I was trying all kinds of ways to meet people to… Continue Reading
I know where I was. Just like the day JFK was shot, and just like 9/11, we’re all going to remember exactly where we were and what we were doing last Wednesday. That was the day we all thought a… Continue Reading
The death knell has sounded for the downtown Redding Business Improvement District, following a 4-1 vote by the Redding City Council on Tuesday to disband it. Members of the soon-to-be-idle Downtown Redding Business Association—the merchants who have been administering the… Continue Reading
An article in the December issue of the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine discusses headache treatment. It states that “in the absence of red flag warning signals central nervous system imaging is unwarranted and can be harmful”. It goes further… Continue Reading
From January to April of this year, I taught a nine-week class at First United Methodist Church based on The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris. As I previously explained, Harris helps us understand how our efforts to “get happy” are… Continue Reading
I am frequently irritated at other humans for their inability to empathize with people who are different. In the process, I completely miss the fact that I’m also failing at empathy. A couple years ago, I came to an appointment… Continue Reading
In my last design column, I wrote about clever DIY uses for old windows. In my own home, and in a number of design jobs, I’m fairly pleased with my projects of using old windows as giant frames for enlarged… Continue Reading
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