i recently started reading william zinsser’s on writing well, and the last chapter i read was on unity. normally, when i write, i have a tendency to mix “i,” “you,” and “we” liberally. a point that zinsser’s was making that i thought made a lot of sense if that using so many forms can confuse the readers.
with that in mind, i incorporated a lot of those ideas in my latest psychology today piece, “combating the stigma of depression”. ( Read more )
Archive for April, 2010
Apr
30
the impudence of “you”
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Apr
23
alfalfa sprouts
al-fal-fa sprouts?? yes, alfalfa sprouts. at our company meeting today, we had food and i picked up one of the sandwiches, which was overloaded with [coleslaw? salad? i'm not sure]. i had some alfalfa sprouts in the fridge, so i garnished my food with it.
i’ve always had good feelings about alfalfa sprouts – not because they’re, well, sprouts, but because… ( Read more )
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Apr
22
when was the last time…
you saw a black person dress up in a white person costume to commit a crime?
i’m not talking dead presidents white. i’m talking, “hey, i’m a white guy and i’m robbing you” white.
can you recall it? i’d think not.
but a white person dressing up as a black person to commit a crime? not as uncommon as you might think. ( Read more )
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Apr
08
“why ‘fat is beautiful’ isn’t the answer” or busting out a piece at lunch
i have a new piece on huffington post: “it’s not the weight: why ‘fat is beautiful’ isn’t the answer” (thanks go to my friend janice for the title). this post isn’t really about the piece. rather, it’s about the process of busting it out. ( Read more )
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Apr
05
exponential hate (pt. 2)
so, i’ve thought about my last post, “exponential hate”, and i realized that there was a lot of anger emanating from that piece, much more than i’d like. i can’t say that i particularly mind being angry, but i’m not thrilled with the amount i was expressing, nor with the fact that a lot of my anger seemed to be my reaction to others’ vitriol, hate and anger. ( Read more )
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Apr
03
exponential hate
has it seemed that the level of hatred in the u.s. has significantly expounded? i’ve been pondering that. i’ve been vacillating between whether i’m feeling increasingly paranoid or whether these feelings and instincts are justified. for instance, there have been reports that there is 244% increase in militia groups in this country. that is insane. i get it – some white people are freaking out about having a black president. their idea about what “their america” is feels threatened (gotta love when immigrants have the nerve to be indignant about “their country” changing. fear leads to stupidity. i understand that. still… ( Read more )
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Apr
02
sad & glad about depression
so here’s my latest psychology today piece: “the sad & the glad about depression and suicide“. it’s the first of a 3-part piece. the overall theme will be working to break the stigma associated with depression and suicide. ( Read more )
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