Previously I posted about the self-congratulatory beast known as “Celebrity Charity’ism.” I and others have come to the natural conclusion that more than dealing in self-less altruism, increasingly these so-called celebrities are engaging in acts of charity for the sole purpose of boosting their public image, and let’s face it, their already inflated egos. And yes, for each celebrity who is able to lead with her heart and not by the ego which is in/securely attached to her public self-worth, increasingly there are more who do it for audience recognition and because they’ve learned that it’s perceived as the right…. [ Read More ]

As evidenced in my [many] un/sent letters to Oprah, President Obama, the makers of Lays Potato Chips, both print and online newspapers, in addition to the comment section of the various blogs I fancy, let’s just say for argument’s sake, that I am prone to rather large pronouncements. If I “love” you, I love you with my whole heart, if I simply “like” you, I like the best about you, and if through my extra-sensory scorpion receptors, I “sense” that you don’t “like” me [we Scorps are extra-feely, extra passion-y types], well then, I feel no ways about reciprocating that…. [ Read More ]

ithinkyoushould. Learn to Grieve Appropriately. Some of us have had the experience of loss and despair where many have not. Some of us have been thrust into situations involving extreme crises and violence, where others have not. And some of us have had to confront daily hardship and heartache, where others have not. The point it not to compare stressful situations, but to figure out how best to cope. When Haiti was struck with a devastating earthquake that registered 7 on the Richter Scale, it was the blast that was heard around the world. A day or two after it…. [ Read More ]