Author Archives: captaincliff

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 →

With Apologies to Humpty Dumpty: The Myth of Fixing People   It takes an extra long time for a psychologist/social worker/psychotherapist or “savior”  type person (code for codependent) to realize that you can’t really “fix” anybody. You can help them and you … Continue reading →

With apologies to Game of Thrones addicts (I personally don’t over-imbibe), success in politics has historically relied upon barbarian despotic leader dark triad like attributes such as bribery, intimidation, assassination, corruption, and big time power-wielding often reflected in ones ability to use special access, back room … Continue reading →

Notwithstanding my love of the run on sentence, My Facebook friend Wendy has challenged me to write a 300 word max essay utilizing the following words she randomly pulled out of her ass: distended, lugubrious, flaccid, notwithstanding. The Dump I wade into … Continue reading →