Most Recent

No. I was at a dinner party last month. Someone said I had written a self-help book. The host of the dinner, a psychiatrist, asked, “Oh? Are you a psychologist?” I said, “No.” He immediately disliked me. I felt it. Whatever. I didn’t care. But I don’t write self-help books. Most of my books are […]

Ugh, I’m so embarrassed it’s disgusting. I’m an awful human being. I moved out of an apartment and I asked for my security deposit back. I had hired someone to clean the apartment and leave it spotless. But after I asked for my deposit back the landlord’s agent sent me some photos of the way […]

When you called Steve G. and said, “Do you think I’m so ugly that no girl will ever like me?” and he said, “Maybe in college or later someone will like you”, remember to not listen to him. In fact, probably better not to ask that question but I know that is a big ask. […]

I’m usually accused of being too much of an optimist. When someone tells me “global warming” I immediately think, “Good thing people are working on alt-energy solutions.” When someone tells me “automation will crush jobs” I think, “Well, look at what happened when ATMs supposedly were going to replace bank tellers. Nothing. The cost savings […]

I almost ruined my career right at the beginning. In 1992, HBO offered me a job. I wish I had taken it. They wanted me to work on this new field, “virtual reality”. I never responded to them. I felt inadequate. How come? I didn’t want to take a job in the “real world” until […]

I wanted to make my brain better so I took drugs. I took Klonopin, Amatryptiline, Adderal, Percocet. Alcohol. Often at the same time I took Adderall to be smarter. The Klonopin to handle the anxiety that comes with Adderall. The Amatryptiline to sleep because I can’t sleep on Adderall. The Percocet to feel happy when […]

1. DIGNITY > RESPECT When I was in my 20s often people didn’t respect me or give a shit about anything I said or did. And now that I’m 50, often people treat me with even less respect if I say something that doesn’t fit their world view. But it doesn’t matter whether someone hates […]