Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by impairment of automated social skills. Narcissism is a personality disorder characterized by socially inappropriate behavior. Because both seem to involve a focus on the self and a deficit in the ability to perspective … Continue reading
How We Judge Metrical Poetry: Inverted-A Horn Submissions Guidelines The Inverted-A Horn Masthead How can you tell if something is good? In the case of poetry, aren’t all standards of evaluation strictly subjective? Don’t we all tend to think that … Continue reading
“At Vanguard, you’re more than just an investor. You’re an owner.” This is the credo of one of the biggest investment companies in the world. While many people find the slogan reassuring, it is actually quite alarming to anyone who … Continue reading
Many people are not good at writing in cursive, but they have no trouble reading it when it is shown to them. Others cannot even make out anything written in cursive. This can be a practical problem, whether it is … Continue reading
For Christmas this year I painted a portrait of my daughter and her boyfriend. Though the portrait was in color in acrylics, I started with the black lines only. The black line version looks considerably different from the finished painting, … Continue reading
Back in my early years, I had a plan to unite all the fandoms I was a part of, including the Trekkies and the Republicans, the libertarians and the filkers, and even the B7 fans, so we could all save … Continue reading
In the United States the public school system is geared to help students of average intelligence, but above average hand eye coordination. In Israel, at the time when I was in kindergarten, the system was geared toward students with above … Continue reading
I have a pair of cardinals in my front yard who like to raid the chicken coop yard, where I leave lots of goodies for my chickens and ducks. Not too long ago, the female went into the yard under … Continue reading
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Because I inherited the correspondence that belonged to my grandmother Klara Goldstoff Katz at the time of her death, the five generations will be counting from her mother, Mirla Goldstoff all the way to my daughter Sword Katz. I also … Continue reading
I have tried to draw or paint T’Pring on several occasions during my life. Below is a comparison of the very earliest painting and the latest. Many people when they look at my paintings of T’Pring ask whether she … Continue reading
