Podcast: Play in new window | Download Since I’m a Texas boy, I know you folks have been waiting for me to say something about the Texas state Board of Education voting on controversial new changes to school textbooks. If you don’t know, the state school board has added language to history books saying that […]
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download I’ve been riding the bus a lot lately, ever since my Toyota Plug-In Hybrid Prius suddenly accelerated towards the edge of a cliff while I was parking. As you know, my Prius is something that is sacred to me, so this was an event that profoundly affected me at […]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Folks, because of the recent sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic church, the Pope has been in the news a lot lately. Many have asked questions like: “Does the Pope hold responsibility for the actions of these priests? Is the sin of omission tantamount to a sin of […]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download It’s been a little while since I’ve jotted down my thoughts to you folks. I spent a number of days at the International Psychology Conference, where I gave a lecture entitled, “Regaining Things In Your Life That You Stupidly Lost.” You see, when we’re young and we haven’t […]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Well, Vancouver (and other parts of the world not so gorgeous, save Texas), the Olympics are over. I was pretty busy during these Olympics, volunteering as the Official Uncertified Psychologist of the games. And now, of course, there’s additional work for me, because there’s a significant wave of […]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download I’ve been working on this book about relationships lately that I know you’re all eagerly anticipating. As they say, you can’t rush genius so you’ll have to go on waiting for a bit. I was originally going to call it, “Just Stop Having Stupid Relationships.” But now I […]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download A week ago, I read an article that put me in a foul mood. It was about a bill that Ugandans were considering that would execute homosexuals. Yes, you heard that right. People were going to kill other people for liking their best friends a little too much. What […]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Recently, I was at a small gathering at a friend’s house, and I was talking to a nice young lady for a while. The conversation was going quite well, and I felt like I was making a new friend. But then, folks, she said something that totally turned […]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Originally Posted: December 11, 2007 Folks, you might think that I’m a big fan of Christmas, seeing as how all kinds of people are always wanting to give me gifts, especially this time of year. Well, true, the gifts do come my way, and I appreciate the love […]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download This month, I had another session with my client Dean, someone who I’ve mentioned a couple times before. Dean was doing pretty well. He seemed to have taken my advice, which was to recognize the potential that he carried with him at all times. In fact, he’d gained […]