I read once that women who aren’t in a relationship are constantly scoping out men—and those who are in a relationship are constantly scoping out women (aka, the competition). I had read this curious factoid while in a relationship with someone who was about, I can say in hindsight, 99% […]
Month: September 2011
a decade after 9/11…..viewing evil as outlier
I sometimes ponder the sociological concept of “Mean World Syndrome” –particularly around the anniversary of 9/11 each year. I remember that, as a child, I watched lots of news programs and acquired a very definite “Mean World” perspective. One segment of the news, I recall, would reenact murders, supposedly to […]