Author Archives: captaincliff

      The Balinese people are a sweet, kind, artistically inclined populace. They paint, sculpt, carve wood, dance, and mass produce thousands of colorfully decorated penises for the tourist trade. Yes I said penises. I cant say I know … Continue reading →

  Out of the ashes I rise. I am preparing for a two week trip to Bali on Saturday to meet a pen pal from Melbourne.  Son #2 (Eli) has taken electric sheep shears (rented from the Tool Shed at … Continue reading →

When I think about being REALLY honest (truthful) with myself and with others I think of the Yiddish word Emess. Two sources for the word emess come to mind: 1) my mother who would always say “It’s the Emess”, when … Continue reading →

Hurt by Johnny Cash:    https://youtu.be/vt1Pwfnh5pc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhOKhJaM1QE&w=560&h=315 “Just Dropped In” by Kenny Rogers: (push link now):  Just Dropped In  by Cliff Mazer, Ph.D. aka CaptCliff   . ONCE upon a time I fell in love with my dream girl …or so … Continue reading →

.  I think most people would agree the world is pretty crazy right now.  . Fasten your seatbelt. This is going to be a very long rant about the crazy times we live in. I’m not talking about rampant mental illness. … Continue reading →

How to Make America Great Again: Nuke North Korea Now! by Cliff Mazer, Ph.D., aka CaptCliff Disclaimer: I happen to be a Clinical Psychologist in Atlanta Georgia. That means it’s my job to understand people. I’m also a light in … Continue reading →

  As a Pirate crazy Clinical Psychologist with ADHD, it was fairly obvious to anybody who knew me that things were not going to go exactly as planned when I decided to completely renovate my 70’s era split-level home in Atlanta. … Continue reading →

One of the downsides of being a semi-retired psychologist and part-time Pirate is that you can become lazy and/or complacent about “venturing forth” to try out new places to eat. Let’s just say the A (Adventure) in an aging suburban pirate’s … Continue reading →

While Democrats and others of their ilk are doubling up on their Lexapro prescriptions and checking out Priceline for one way flights to Puerta Vallarta, I still want to understand how Trump people think. In other words I’m interested in … Continue reading →

Ever hear of the psychological Dark Triad? I’m not talking about a place where people, airplanes, or sailing ships disappear. I’m referring to a certain deceptively deadly and highly seductive type of human being. Unlike certain terrifying apex predators in … Continue reading →