Today is something of a loss for us all, humans and cats. — By Jeff Cann Saturday afternoon, three o’clock. We still sit, all of us, in our family room, poking at our devices. We’ve done this for hours. All except Eli, he worked this morning. He came home at noon and went straight to bed. Everyone’s a little hungover. Last night was…

This video is intended for all levels of meditators from beginner’s to expert. — By Tom Matlack This video is intended for all levels of meditators from beginner’s to expert. In it I introduce myself (zero to 2:45), we ground ourselves and I give some instruction (2:45 to 8:00), I say a prayer to set up the meditation (8–11 min mark), we meditate (11–19…

Treat fathers like idiots, get idiot fathers. — By Shannon Carpenter “Shannon, how do I…,” or “My husband won’t…” These are how the questions start, and I get them a lot. They come for moms that want their husbands to be more involved in the day-to-day parenting duties. The diaper changes, feeding schedules, and bath times. It’s from…

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Do what makes you and others happy. If there were suddenly no rules and no laws, that would suffice to allow us to get along with each other. — By Lion goodman Looking out over an ocean of colorful faces and blue uniforms, I see a room-full of prisoners inside San Quentin Prison. All shades of flesh color the room, from dark blue-black to the brightest lily white, and every shade of brown, beige and tan. Their ages range…

It takes two to make a marriage work but only one to end it. — By Lesli Doares You know things haven’t been firing on all cylinders. You know you should give it some attention but it’s working well enough. Yes, you’ve started thinking about getting a new one but this one keeps limping along and it would be a hassle to start over with…

There is the occasional insane pain of an event that seems to have occurred only to mock you, that is proof of the existence of absurd, whimsical, malevolent gods who have targeted you as the object of their fun. — By Eric Maisel Paul Madonna, the well-known San Francisco artist who beautifully illustrated my book A Writer’s San Francisco, was recently seriously injured in a car accident. I am wishing him a very speedy recovery and wanted to share with you a few pieces from that book that he enriched…

Recognize the signs of a toxic relationship. — By Harris O’Malley Dear Dr. NerdLove: I’m the nice guy, and I managed to score an amazing girlfriend. Just a few quick notes about me: I don’t watch porn, I don’t enjoy it. I’m about as monogamous as you can get, and when I’m in a relationship, that’s who I…

Exxon’s internal report is the clearest example we have of a major oil producer knowingly putting profits above all consideration of global welfare. — By Michael Sutherland On June 6, 1978 — more than 44 years ago — an internal report entitled “The Greenhouse Effect” was delivered to the vice president the Exxon Research and Engineering Company. The report itself was the written version of the presentation by the author, J.F. Black, to the…

You’ve defined yourself as “someone who women don’t like”, much the way I used to refer to myself as “The One Who’s Not Good With Girls”. — By Harris O’Malley Dear Dr. NerdLove, I’m hoping you can help me out. I’m 38, a self-professed geek, and sadly, very single. I seem to be having a problem involving meeting women, that I can’t seem to overcome. …