by snowmantherapy | Mar 26, 2021 | Behaviors
People who view their world at 50 the same as they did at 20, have wasted 30 years of their lives. Muhammed Ali Two Lives?In 1986, the movie The Natural was made, based upon a novel written by Bernard Malamud in 1952. The film was highly successful, based upon its...
by snowmantherapy | Feb 16, 2021 | Behaviors
What’s a Yugo? My readers, ages 50 and below, are probably asking that question. The Yugo was an imported vehicle from eastern Europe, becoming very popular initially, based upon its low selling price and the promise of good MPG. I say “initially” because the little...
by snowmantherapy | Feb 2, 2021 | Behaviors
Many years ago, a very good friend and mentor of mine passed away unexpectedly. His name was Glen, and he was a football coach. Many of us have an unfair tendency to see those of such occupations as intellectual lightweights, but Glen was an exception to that...
by snowmantherapy | Jan 5, 2021 | Behaviors
In my non-literary expert opinion, one of the finest American authors of the 20th century was Pat Conroy. He balanced skillful storytelling with vivid and thoughtful prose. And his subject matter, based heavily upon his own dysfunctional family origins, generally...
by snowmantherapy | Nov 17, 2020 | Behaviors
I recently bumped into an old acquaintance. Let’s call him Matt. Matt is a skilled electrician who had much to do with the building of our home, many years ago. Since the project took over a year, I had many opportunities to chat with him about matters outside the...
by snowmantherapy | Nov 6, 2020 | Behaviors
A core ritual of Alcoholics Anonymous is the reading of the “Serenity Prayer.” If some of my readers are cringing about an addiction lecture, STOP! Alcohol is not the topic of this missive, but the wisdom of the prayer is. Essentially, the Serenity Prayer asks us to...
