What do you do when you’re scared? Do you freeze? Do you act tough, so no one will know you’re afraid? Or do you arch your back and fluff up your tail so it looks like you’re twice as big as you are? And then hiss? If you picked the last choice,...
Have you ever wanted something that seemed out of reach? What did you do about it? Did you: A) Shrivel into a ball of doubt and fear, telling yourself you didn’t want it anyway? B) Make a few half-hearted attempts to achieve your goal, followed by a collapse...
Don’t do drugs. Everyone knows that, right? But it’s easier said than done. Ask my cat Lucy. Lucy is a good cat. Oh sure, she has a slight tendency to bite things – people, paper, wooden railings. You should have seen it before I re-painted it. Lucy’s oral fixation...
What do vacations and to-do lists have in common? Nothing. They have nothing in common. So why was my recent vacation dominated by one? Let me tell you. First of all, I’m not a fan of lists. I think they’re fascist. Actually, it’s not the lists themselves that are...