Several weeks ago, as I crossed Main Street, a stranger was crossing in the opposite direction. When we neared each other, I said hello, and he returned the greeting, which wasn’t unusual.

What was unusual, however, was that he called m

When I was six, my mother decided I had to learn how to swim. She didn’t do it hoping I’d win an Olympic gold medal or star in Tarzan movies — she was much more practical than that. She did it so I wouldn’t drown.

And what better

A few years ago, I made a prediction in my column. Unlike predictions made by psychics and other flim-flammers, I didn’t state it in vagaries like, “A serious problem of a painful nature will beset some area residents.”

Nor did I

The great Amerindian civilizations — the Maya, Aztec and Inca — built huge cities, magnificent buildings and fine road systems…but they never had the wheel.

And lucky them, since they never had to deal with wheeled-vehicle hassles. Recen

Almost all amateur psychologists will tell you that as a coping mechanism, denial is both counter productive and self destructive.

Wanting an expert opinion on the subject, I consulted my pal the psychotherapist, Dr. Russ Shefrin. » Full Story