by Pearl Klein | May 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
I have arrived: Somebody copied copy I was paid to write and pasted them into their own website. So, hooray, I’m stealable! It’s interesting to think about the value this guy placed on my words. They’re good enough to use to communicate ideas and...
by Pearl Klein | May 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
The only one I know by name is Peter Klein (though he may have had a different first name). The first and only story about Peter ends, “Hitler got him.” Peter was one of several brothers who came from Hungary to the U.S. in the early 20th century, many of...
by Pearl Klein | May 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
The term “self-improvement” implies a need to correct and perfect oneself. That is also the job of most magazines. I had to stop reading The Atlantic Monthly because I became persuaded that if I bought the wrong kind of hazelnuts or olive oil or cassis I...
by Pearl Klein | May 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
To some, lack of inhibition means lack of control. To others, inhibitions create structures for social order. My hunch, the hunch I’m working on and living with, is that my inhibitions hold me back from something I want. I want to make contact with people I...
by Pearl Klein | May 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Usually, I just let cultural phenomena pass me by, avoiding popular culture by default rather than act of will. It takes an act of will to get me into a movie theater for a first-run movie. Often my lacking will is enhanced by the will of another (family member) or by...
by Pearl Klein | May 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
In a blog post dated May 20, 2015, Seth Godin asks: Is it meeting your needs… Or merely creating new wants? Is it honoring your time or squandering your time? Is it connecting you with those you care about, or separating you from them? Is it exposing you or giving you...
