Where is your novel? Where is it hiding? — 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…

I can avoid the top five regrets of the dying by adopting the five suggestions for living fully. — By Men Living and Shaun Emerson My good friend, Tommy Skelly, will often proclaim that some thing or event is in his “Top 5.” For example, Top 5 Root Beer Floats, Top 5 Golf Courses, Top 5 Bus Rides, or Top 5 Showers (for pressure). So when I see a…

If your ex decided she was ready to get back on that particular horse, then she’s going to have an easier time finding guys who’re ready to put on the saddle. — By Harris O’Malley Dear Dr. NerdLove: I saw you were asking for January break-up letters. I’ve never asked for advice before and I don’t know if this is your lane or not but maybe you can help me. None of my friends have, anyway. I (M/34) had been dating “Sarah”…

Oh, you’ve got stomach problems my child? Here, let me turn that into a full-blown bed ridden week. See how dad does it? — By Shannon Carpenter I’ve got hide because it’s coming. I know it. I can see it behind every cough and call for dad. The stomach bug that is running through my kids is coming and it’s ultimate goal is to get to me. To infect dad and weaken him. To…

The report contains side-by-side comparisons between internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), and battery electric vehicles (BEVs). — By Michael Sutherland There are dozens, if not hundreds, of Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) for electric vehicles (EVs — let’s hear it for acronyms!), and to be honest, I can’t claim to be any kind of expert in them, or in the relative merits of the many different ones available…

Healing is most effective when there is a three-part relationship between two human beings and the infinite healing power of the universe. — By Jed Diamond Ph.D I’ve been a psychotherapist specializing in men’s mental, emotional, and relational health for more than fifty years. Until November 13, 2022 I had never heard of Dr. Phil Stutz. That was the day I received an email from my colleague, Brian Johnson, creator of Optimize and…

Do we love the idea of the equality it alludes to more than what it will take to manifest and maintain that equality? — By John Pavlovitz Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial is one of the most well-known and celebrated monologues of all time, and for good reason. …

But the women who told me about this couldn’t care less! — By Steve Garrett The first thing I did to kick off the New Year was register with a dating site, hoping to meet someone to share my life — or at least some interesting times. It’s been a mixed experience so far. The worst that’s happened has been spending time…

Every great invention was once an impossible dream. — By Lion goodman The Red Queen proclaimed that she sometimes believed six impossible things before breakfast. In Tim Burton’s fantastic film, Alice in Wonderland, Alice is portrayed as an ingénue who is caught between two worlds: the staid expectations and beliefs of her Victorian era social structure (as lived and…