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Category Archives: Join me on the couch, or How did that make you feel?
Marking the Land
Back in the seventies, several people close to me went through a new kind of group experience known as est. It was the brainchild of one Werner Erhard, and est stood for Erhard Seminars Training. The purpose of the training … Continue reading
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Tagged education, est, Landmark, unmessable
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Repressionable
I am taking a graduate English course at the moment called Literature & Psychoanalysis. You’re no doubt already aware that there are elements of the author’s psyche present in all works of literature. Like everyone else, writers have pasts and memories … Continue reading
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Tagged Catcher in the Rye, moonbrains, psychoanalysis, Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
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It’s the Little Things
I’m beginning to think that the woman who writes the horoscopes for our daily paper has a Taurus vendetta. More and more often I notice all the other zodiac signs getting a word of encouragement, warning, or praise, while Taurus … Continue reading
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Tagged Helicopter Moms, horoscopes, overheardinnewyork, Taurus, Tiger Mothers
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The Purse Muse
I once got lost in a Grand Union supermarket when I was about four. Separated from my mother, I wandered around below the giant women on line at the checkout looking for the blonde in soft, brown suede. Finally I … Continue reading
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Tagged blogger, New York Cares, purse, writing
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Thinking in Pictures
My last entry on Temple Grandin, the renowned Doctor of Animal Science who also happens to be autistic, got me to thinking about the different ways we all process information. For instance, Husband loves audio books and listens to them regularly … Continue reading
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Tagged American Sign Language, process information, Temple Grandin, visual learner, what's on your mind?
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Don’t make me laugh
One of the classes I’m taking when the new semester begins is an advanced study called Comedy: Theory and Practice. I got the reading list in advance and picked up one of the required books over the weekend at Barnes … Continue reading
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Tagged Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious, Mel Brooks, old jokes, Sigmund Freud, Young Frankenstein
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Jerry’s Kid
I told you in Family Déjà Vu about going to see In The Heights, Broadway’s groundbreaking musical hit, for Daughter’s birthday. Unfortunately, Husband took ill just before the show and we brought in a ringer to fill his seat, so that left just … Continue reading
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Perchance to Dream
My husband is a social worker and whenever I describe a particularly vivid dream to him and ask what he thinks it means, he reminds me that we are all the authors, directors and stars of our own dreams. I … Continue reading
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Tagged diaries, journals, personal expression, recurring dream, what do dreams mean
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