He was the co-founder and editor of Rolling Stone Magazine and ruled over the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for years. Rock & Roll royalty for sure. But in a blunder of unconscionable arrogance and mindless stupidity, he now has dropped a grenade into his own life.  For him, it is a terrible development, that he can only blame on the person who stares back at him in the mirror. For us, it is a gross example of the "Law of Cause & Effect" in action.…

Who would have suspected that for years the highly revered Wells Fargo, was actually systematically & egregiously screwing its clients, in particular its eldest clients! Unbelievable! Couldn't be! But alas...yes, true! What's more at the center of it, was management including long-time employee Carrie L. Tolstedt.  Now after $billions in fines for Wells Fargo, $millions for Carrie & numerous terminated CEO's, plus intense continued scrutiny by…

When I saw the Barbie film it was the week after seeing Oppenheimer in the same theatre.  It was one of those multi-theater complexes showing many films at the same time. We had been struck repeatedly by how sparse the audiences had been, along with barely any waiting time to get one's requisite popcorn and drink. But walking in to see Oppenheim was a revelation, with the large lobby full of movie-goers and long lines for those refreshments.…

As the President of the powerful National Association of Realtors, Kenny Parcell had the power to either be helpful and nuturing to the people he worked with and supervised...or not. He chose "not" and has now been ousted as President, with his reputation in tatters! He thought his position was so powerful that he was safe to indulge his lower-self whims. Oops!!! Not!  Can't do that stuff Kenny. How many times in your life have you said the…

In the past when stories like this have come up, I have noted what a wonder it is to me, how an entity that provides comfort to so many people around the world, could on the other hand be the most successful and longest standing criminal organization the world has ever seen! As the King said to Anna in The King & I, "It is a puzzlement!"  Consider that as a Cardinal, this sick individual was one of the most prominent clerics in the U.S. Catholic…

It remains to be seen how this ends up playing out. However, Luis Rubiales the President of the Spanish Soccer Federation, has by virtue of the kiss he planted on the lips of spanish soccer star Jennifer Hermoso, following the spanish teams World Cup victory, set in motion an #MeToo reckoning in Spain and beyond.  We'll see where it goes, but as support for Mr. Rubiales evaporates, we are reminded what the Buddha taught us, ie: that while a…

One of the things that I find a combination of fascinating and scary as hell, is the role that having "compatriots in evil actions," plays in cases like this. Did they feel safe in their duplicity, because there was a gang of them? Or was it a belief that as long as they were on the inside, so to speak, that they'd be able to deflect detection indefinitely? All that's clear is that the choices they made will now have many people saying the…

Oh no! Not another one! It boggles the mind that after all that work, all that education, all the support received from family and loved ones over the many years it took to qualify for the caregiver role he worked so hard to achieve, that this fool chose to use his intellect & powers to rape and sexually abuse patients and dates, plus to record these events so he could revisit them again & again!    We’ve now witnessed enough of these…

Seeing this article leaves me wondering what went through the minds of Staley and Black when confronted with the temptation of having sex with an underage girl, which they absolutely knew was not only a crime, but a rotten thing to do to that child? Even more, what made them think they'd be safe in doing so? That it would never come back to bite them? Bad decision right? And doesn't it always come down to exactly just that! The decision we make…