Claudia’s Chronic Pain
Written while Claudia was still alive: dozens of doctors, treatments that made her worse, and the chiropractor who found the answer.
Tag: Personal Growth (Page 6)
Personal GrowthWho Else Wants to Know the Mystery Behind Luna?
A first digital photograph of the moon, taken from Hollywood in 2005, and a childhood decision that the full moon means luck.
Personal GrowthRichard G Lowe Jr: Science Fiction Books
It started with an Astounding Science Fiction anthology borrowed from the family shelf at eight and read until memorized.
HealingA Quiet Day of Reflection
A day at the Los Angeles Arboretum among peacocks and 215 acres of green, marveling at how unrecognizable life became.
Personal GrowthFive Pillars of My Philosophy for a Life Well Lived
The five-pillar philosophy that carried me through hard years.
ChildhoodBullies
Bullied every day from kindergarten through high school, by students and teachers alike, and what surviving it taught.
AdaptationIs the Remake Ever Any Good?
A movie buff with 1,500 discs asks whether remakes and reboots ever beat the originals, or whether memory flatters the past.
Personal GrowthLeave Me Alone!
Written after the ten-hours-walking video: on street harassment, abuse, and the difference between a greeting and a threat.
Online Harassment & TrollsDon’t Feed the Trolls
Trolls sow discord for the reaction, and the reaction is the reward. Starving them works; arguing never does.
ComedyPerfect Storm
Three pirates, a Fresno renaissance faire, a four-hour drive, no GPS, and everything going wrong at once.
Critical ThinkingInsidious Advertising
Advertising's real problem is not bad products. It is emotional buttons pressed unconsciously until buying becomes irresistible.
HabitsVices? Who Needs Vices?
Never tasted alcohol, never smoked, no vices at all, and happier for it, even after managing a liquor store at eighteen.