Civility May Never Come Back to Our Neighborhoods

But can you at least MYOB? Having written about this in various places multiple times since 2015, it’s really getting old. People seem to think this is a nice community and in many neighborhoods, it probably is. But around here, people are far too busy poking their noses into everyone … Read more…

Why Can’t People See What’s Happening in Our Neighborhood?

Any first year Psychology student could quickly figure out what’s going on with parts of our neighborhood. People are so full of anger and frustration right now. They’re angry about Covid-19, punitive and illogical lockdowns, Assembly Bill 5, loss of the family business, loss of freelancer work, loss of income, … Read more…

We Train Other People How to Treat Us Badly

It took me a long time to grasp the fact that for years on end I’d been teaching other people exactly how to treat me. Their rotten and abusive treatment literally continued for decades because I’d taught them that I wouldn’t fight back! So they kept right on kicking dirt … Read more…