Monthly Archives: August 2000

When my wife Robbie was in NYC for my son’s back surgery last week, she visited Rhode Island Hospital that’s big on fractionated gamma knife radiation surgery. The head neurosurgeon told her that no way was her acoustic neuroma tumor … Continue reading →

I haven’t seen anything in the news about people praying for relief from the fires and drought this summer. No self-styled rainmakers cruising about. News headline: Wild with fires, Montana seeks federal disaster aid News headline: Texas fears return of … Continue reading →

Another article about prayer and healing, citing studies that show people do better even if they don’t know they’re being prayed for. Article title: Healing Is Believing: Conventional medicine discovers the power of prayer Said one researcher, “It was intercessory … Continue reading →

Essay: The Girl in the Checkout Lane Way back in 1992, I stumbled across a book called Coming to Life in a freebie bin at the company where I was working.. These words caught my eye, and I was shocked. … Continue reading →

My abs evidently need work, according to the cultural standards of the day. Here’s an article commenting on the trend: News headline: It’s survival of the buffest for guys today Earlier this year, while working on the Real Joe business … Continue reading →

My first career was family therapy, primarily working with behavior problem kids and their families. It’s been 15+ years since I’ve practiced. So this article, like many of the many books published in recent years on psychology and spirituality, intrigues … Continue reading →

There are a slew of news stories these days about high school football and prayer. The Supreme Court’s ruling earlier this summer set the stage for an interesting fall football season in public schools. I like the Moment of Silence … Continue reading →

I read John Gray’s book Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus when it first came out. But I used it in a way that just pissed off Robbie: “Here Honey, see what he says? This is what I’ve … Continue reading →

It’s been about a month now since my wife Robbie was diagnosed with a brain tumor. (See the Friday, July 28 paragraph at the bottom of the I pray. But not like that. article and the Aug 13 weblog entry.) … Continue reading →

My trusty Palm Pilot Professional (built by US Robotics before they sold the company to 3Com) died a couple weeks ago and I picked up a refurbished Palm Vx from the nearby Franklin Covey store. I installed all the various … Continue reading →

Essay: Why Women Don’t Want Sex with Us The cover of the July/August issue of ‘O’ has this teaser: “Why 24 million women don’t want sex.” (That’s ‘O’ as in ‘Oprah,’ not what you were thinking. It’s the talk-show diva’s … Continue reading →

I’ve got an idea for a wireless app. I’ve written it up, registered a couple domain names, and showed it to a few knowledgeable folks over the past couple months. I’ve gotten some encouraging reactions. Yesterday, I sent it to … Continue reading →

How do we know this is bad luck? News headline: British lottery win brings bad luck This well-known story illustrates my point. I wonder if I can apply it to my family’s medical ‘events’ this summer? Long ago, there was … Continue reading →

Today I created an Affirmation Bullshit Generator for Sensitive New Age Guys. I got permission from dack to use the code that he uses for his Web Economy Bullshit Generator that I discovered yesterday. I also found the lyrics and … Continue reading →

Here’s a glimpse at my Executive Summary for Real Joe, Inc… from the section that describes the company’s strategy. Real Joe will: deploy leading-edge paradigms innovate interactive channels maximize cross-platform mindshare repurpose intuitive paradigms revolutionize real-time functionalities transition value-added markets … Continue reading →

Prayers are in the news today: McCain’s skin cancer returns Kursk (Russian Sub) prayer page on net I find myself wondering about the differences in the two situations: I can see how McCain could benefit from people keeping him in … Continue reading →

Some people have asked for a medical update on my son and daughter so here you go: Gilly (the one on the top in this picture) is doing really well recovering from her Scoliosis surgery. Walking over 2 miles a … Continue reading →

A Boston Globe book review, titled Reflecting on human spirit amid life’ losses What attracted me to this was this paragraph by the reviewer: What makes these essays so powerful is that Lynch is unafraid to admit to his own … Continue reading →

Essay: I pray. But not like that. Two of my kids had back surgery this summer. Some people respond to this news with “God never gives you more than you can handle,” and “Whatever happens was meant to be.” Thanks … Continue reading →

[Written on Aug 11] My wife Robbie and I met with a neurosurgeon in Mpls yesterday and head for the Mayo Clinic today, getting 2nd and 3rd opinions on her acoustic neuroma brain tumor (benign). It’s looking like the best … Continue reading →

[Written on Aug 8] When I talked with one of my editors last week, we discussed how one core aspect of Real Joe is about reflection. I used the word ‘introspection’ as an alternate but he preferred ‘reflection’ because reflection … Continue reading →

Real Joe is based on the belief that too often the gut issues in life are treated with a touchy-feely/new-agey language and tone. “Expand your light, find your center” creates a gag reflex for most of us guys. I aim … Continue reading →