I wake up each morning determined that nothing will bother me today. I go into the shower where I feel safe – I breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that there is nothing I can do wrong there, that I can’t break some sort of rule, or get annoyed by a seemingly inane proceedure that everyone else finds [...]

There is an important NLP premise I hold dear: the meaning of the communication is the response it elicits, separate from my intent.
I believe the truth in this dictum completely, down through my bones. That belief, however is rather poignant, given my communications problems: as an Asperger’s sufferer I sometimes unwittingly communicate in ways that harm, confuse, or annoy. [...]

I recently got a call from my VISA vendor, telling me they wanted to check on some charges. Seems someone stole, and used, my credit card number: Chase got curious when I apparently was getting my nails done in Austin at the same time I was on a spending spree in Richardson, Texas, a place I”ve never been [...]

This is the week we are all remembering our national pain, the outrage we all experienced when we lost our innocence ten years ago.
The horror of 9/11 was obviously an unspeakable trajedy. I’d like to use the memory and sadness we all share to add another dimension to this discussion, and possibly – with the brilliance of hindsight – [...]

I was thinking today about the good news/bad news of not understanding ‘rules.’ …

My friend Steve Gershik, ready to print an interview of me, wrote me this email:
I can add in a line that indicates you’ve Wittenberg a number of books and point back to your web site.
I was curious and excited! I’ve ‘Wittenberg a number of books’! What did that mean? I looked up Wittenberg on the web. 1. [...]