David A. Reinstein, LCSW
Living in Fairfax, CA
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Published Content: 637
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On AC since: 05.14.07
Bio:
Clinical Social Worker, psychotherapist, former Bostonian and relatively unscathed survivor of the 60s. Fan of many things including technology, guitars, creating music, my family and my work. Custom wedding officiant. GOOGLE: David Reinstein, LCSW.
Clinical Social Worker, psychotherapist, former Bostonian and relatively unscathed survivor of the 60s. Fan of many things including technology, guitars, creating music, my family and my work. Custom wedding officiant. GOOGLE: David Reinstein, LCSW.
Education/Experience:
BA: U. of Wisconsin 1968, MSW: U.C.Berkeley 1974: Exister and Observer
BA: U. of Wisconsin 1968, MSW: U.C.Berkeley 1974: Exister and Observer
Interests:
Literature, music, psychology , parenting, guitars, popular culture, history, photography, electronics, creative and song writing, consumer issues, children, politics and poetry.
Literature, music, psychology , parenting, guitars, popular culture, history, photography, electronics, creative and song writing, consumer issues, children, politics and poetry.
Motto:
If you (or I) want something to be different - You (or I) need to do something differently.
If you (or I) want something to be different - You (or I) need to do something differently.
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A summary of one of the most critical issues in raising the kind of children you really want to have.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/30/2009 | Read more »
Effective parenting is a lot easier said than done and knowing when you need help is not a sign of weakness, but a requisite of learning what you need to know to achieve your goals.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/28/2009 | Read more »
If it is out of control and running your life, it is an addiction. This is true whether you are a person or a culture.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/26/2009 | Read more »
iPhones and other cellular devices have altered the way conversations happen. Are they still the same?
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/26/2009 | Read more »
Watch closely. This trick has confounded people for many thousands of years. When you think you have it figured out - Give it a try!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/22/2009 | Watch here »
We think we have changed since childhood - until we sit around a table with those who knew us and were part of our lives then.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/18/2009 | Read more »
This article looks at the situation of single dads and offers some helpful suggestions. Not much attention is paid in the press or professional literature to the situation and needs of the single male parent.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/18/2009 | Read more »
This article looks at the ubiquitous proclivity of parents to overestimate the capacities of their children. This turns out to NOT be to the child's advantage.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/15/2009 | Read more »
More money, perhaps a nicer chair and increased responsibility with not much real increase in authority. Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/9/2009 | Read more »
Everyone had a dad - Some were good and some were bad.
A black hole or a glowing star,
He'll always be a part of who we are.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/8/2009 | Listen here »
No one knows us quite as well as the friends we first made in childhood who we have sustained a relationship with. They become a part of who we are.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/4/2009 | Read more »
Thought to be diametric opposites, they sometimes have a lot in common and commonly are intermixed.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/2/2009 | Read more »
Whether what is needed is a regular maintenance service or an annual cleanup, in most communities there are many choices. Choosing well will determine your degree of satisfaction with the job that is done.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/2/2009 | Read more »
I'm a kid, yea, yea! I'm a kid.
I'm a kid, yea, yea! and that's what I like to be.
Being a kid is more and better than waiting to grow up.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/22/2009 | Listen here »
A puppy lives next door to us - His name is Mr. Green. He lives in his garage and he is not very clean.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/21/2009 | Listen here »
Written job references are often required as part of a formal job application. They can be either very helpful OR profoundly self-sabotaging. Choose wisely.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/15/2009 | Read more »
If it is full here - It is invisible somewhere else. The world shares it.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/12/2009 | Read more »
The computer mouse has grown through many technological advances since its patenting by Doug Engelbart in 1970. The VX Nano Laser Mouse is the latest incarnation and is impressively accurate, unobtrusive and highly responsive.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/7/2009 | Read more »
Is eating crow really the most powerful metaphor we could come up with to acknowledge that we have been wrong?
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/5/2009 | Read more »
Gillette's newest incarnation of a shaving razor is an unnecessary and expensive technological waste.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/30/2009 | Read more »
Netbooks are a beautiful, welcome and realistic compromise between a full-size laptop and a phone with a tiny keyboard, screen and internet access.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/27/2009 | Read more »
Dolly Parton is a one person phenomenon. A simple haiku of seventeen syllables explains the core of what is amazing about her.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/20/2009 | Read more »
Tempting though new cars are to many of us, in these uncertain economic times, a smarter and more economical move might be to fix your existing car up.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/20/2009 | Read more »
Eminem's 'songs' melt into the brains of listeners - The hands stay clean - but the insides?
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/20/2009 | Read more »
In economically troubled times, many people who thought they had secure jobs find themselves out of work. Careers can be planned and pursued that offer a greater chance of security - even in really tough times.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/17/2009 | Read more »
As he was - as we were - though he denied it, he spoke for so many. The past is in the past.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/9/2009 | Read more »
Believed by some to be important symbolic 'clues' into our own minds, the cause, function and meaning of dreams has never been firmly established.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/8/2009 | Read more »
A boon to guitarists who don't like the idea of drilling a hole into their instrument's neck to attach one end of the strap to.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/8/2009 | Read more »
One blade of grass on barren land,
One sardine in a private can,
All alone - All alone again.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/6/2009 | Listen here »
Many people, particularly men, suffer from childhood, with a seemingly uncontrollable reflexive syndrome that causes their leg(s) to bounce up and down rapidly when they are seated.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/1/2009 | Read more »
1080p HDTVs provide the best pictures in sizes larger than 48inches or so. At 32", there is not perceptible difference - except in price!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/31/2009 | Read more »
California law restricts the use of the term "psychotherapist" to four specific disciplines and licenses. The specifics vary from State to State.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/31/2009 | Read more »
A seemingly ever-popular doll that defies all human realities and fosters unattainable (and unhealthy)ideals for our daughters.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/27/2009 | Read more »
A song about effort, fate and life... and barrels.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/20/2009 | Listen here »
A sampling overview of 15 important world events that our history books seem to have gotten wrong!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/17/2009 | Read more »
The VHS format is becoming obsolete. The time to convert your favorites to DVD is now, easy and inexpensive.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/13/2009 | Read more »
What's suggested in the root of words in the Romance languages...like Dom? A poem.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/13/2009 | Read more »
Each color has it's own special properties. Blue flies.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/11/2009 | Listen here »
Once thought to be a psychological condition caused by "Refrigerator Mothers," Autism is now regarded as a developmental issue caused by a variable in the natural evolution of the human brain.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/4/2009 | Read more »
Rebirth comes from within. Easter reminds us that we all have the power, if we have the will, to change.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/1/2009 | Read more »
Our national economy can be diagnosed much as an individual. Is it Depression or something else?
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/25/2009 | Read more »
Conventional wisdom says that aging, though difficult, is preferable to the alternative. To live long enough and well enough to know this might be life's goal.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/23/2009 | Read more »
With residential property values not much more than half of what they were two years ago, the time to buy is right now.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/19/2009 | Read more »
An un-tuned or inaccurately tuned guitar will be a disappointment to player and listener alike.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/16/2009 | Read more »
Conventional (women's) wisdom says that men never really grow up. Often, this is true! We are never the adult part of a perfect symbiosis.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/12/2009 | Read more »
With apologies to "The Lovin' Spoonful," "It's not always easy and it's not often kind..." but you can make a lot of money leaving respect for others behind.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/9/2009 | Read more »
We each seek balance and wholeness. In you, I have found mine.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/1/2009 | Read more »
Therapists are fallible humans. If you have one who seems to be doing one of the following things, try talking with him/her about it. Failing satisfaction, a different therapist may be in order.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 1/29/2009 | Read more »
Acoustic guitars have acquired a certain mystique and, along with it, a plethora of false beliefs.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 1/28/2009 | Read more »
We are often running - either away or toward. Sometimes what we run from is vague. Sometimes, it is ourselves.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 1/26/2009 | Listen here »
The Canon ZR930 is an inexpensive and full featured Camcorder using the MiniDV format. Easy to handle, user friendly and a lot of camera for the money.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 1/22/2009 | Read more »
Valentine's Day is a ritual that is often confusing to children and not clearly understood by the teachers would be best eliminated.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 1/15/2009 | Read more »
The evil that was done cannot be undone. The responsibility of being honestly and openly accepting of individual differences rests on each of us TODAY.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 1/13/2009 | Read more »
Read this helpful article about the need to consider our own parenting style and behaviors in light of the way were parented ourselves.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 1/12/2009 | Read more »
Read this informative article about "Regifting," the practice of giving a present you have received but do not want to someone else as a gift has become increasingly "PC" in recent years - within certain parameters.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 1/5/2009 | Read more »
Read this informative article about a grandparent's role in the disciplining of their grandchild(ren.)
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 12/31/2008 | Read more »
Aging may bring some perspective, along with some love, some pain and even a tad of wisdom.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 12/30/2008 | Listen here »
That which is transient is not (necessarily or even likely) transcendent
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 12/29/2008 | Read more »
For old times sake, let's hope that tomorrow will bring brighter days.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 12/23/2008 | Read more »
Most puppies are very cute, but finding the right one for you, your home and family involves many considerations.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 12/15/2008 | Read more »
In programs offering both there may be an unfortunate and ultimately destructive tension or competition between these two activities. The real power is in the collaboration of therapy and education.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 12/15/2008 | Read more »
An original song by David Reinstein. People need help with lots of things - often, even dying.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 12/10/2008 | Listen here »
Once he gobbled, then we gobbled. Once he was stuffed - Now it is us!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 12/5/2008 | Read more »
One person's celebration is cause for another"s mourning.... even on Christmas.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 12/4/2008 | Read more »
The newest version of a familiar software program is not necessarily better for any one user. The changes must be looked at along with your own needs, capacities and preferences.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 12/2/2008 | Read more »
You can understand people who are born with cerebral palsy, you just have to work a little harder.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 11/21/2008 | Read more »
Hanukkah is not the Jewish version of Christmas. It is a commemoration of an important military victory.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 11/20/2008 | Read more »
Moments of genuine transcendence come to many of us.... To recall and utilize the changes they can bring is the challenge.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 11/20/2008 | Read more »
Privacy demands the increasing use of a home shredder. Taking care of one will keep it (and you) happy for a long time!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 11/13/2008 | Read more »
A review of the basic types of available cell phone head sets with pros and cons of each.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 11/13/2008 | Read more »
A last effort is not always in time.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 11/7/2008 | Listen here »
A poem sketching images and quick cognitive episodes about the need for rebirth.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 11/7/2008 | Read more »
We have all become accustomed to either calling a plumber or "Rooter" service or pouring caustic/toxic chemicals down our drains to clear them. This is often not necessary.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 11/5/2008 | Read more »
Without Winter, there could be no Spring. Get warm and enjoy it.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 10/29/2008 | Listen here »
Each child is unique - and parenting that works for one will net, necessarily, do the job for another. The is especially true if one or another of your children have identified special needs.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 10/24/2008 | Read more »
An early morning start seems like a good idea, until the early evening arrives and we find that our waking energy has been exhausted.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 10/24/2008 | Read more »
Our system has run amok for so long and has been so driven by unbridled greed, that short term appreciable change will be unlikely for whoever is elected our next President. The real hope for change is in personal responsibility.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 10/22/2008 | Read more »
We are a tad brainwashed into believing that to be 'good' something has to have a cost associated with it, that's not true.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 10/21/2008 | Read more »
The things that children imagine are as real to them and as important as the things we adults can experience or explain.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 10/16/2008 | Listen here »
I'm sure this makes some sense to someone - I just don't think it is me. Somehow Mission Impossible and Star Trek seem newly relevant.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 10/14/2008 | Read more »
Americans are drawn to big and bigger, but when it comes to acoustic guitars, biggest is not always best or most appropriate. The Larrivée OM 03R is a perfect example.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 10/10/2008 | Read more »
My first attempt at a song in Spanish. For any errors I have made, lo siento!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 10/9/2008 | Listen here »
The ancient debate over Nature "VS" Nurture is a bogus one. We are forever and universally, both. Hardware and software.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 10/7/2008 | Read more »
A particularly valuable and useful tip which will have people thinking that you know more than you really do! Speaking less is the key to sounding smarter.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 10/1/2008 | Read more »
Music has powers to entertain, cheer and heal - for young and old alike.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 9/30/2008 | Listen here »
Modern entertainers, born of cartoons and TV are not necessarily talentless media space fillers.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 9/25/2008 | Read more »
Through a pond full of red herrings, we must strive to see the actual difference between these two American political monoliths.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 9/23/2008 | Read more »
The perfect candidate is like the perfect person - there isn't one! But, vote we must!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 9/23/2008 | Listen here »
17 syllables on the constancy of nature, the oft ill-conceived actions of humankind notwithstanding.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 9/22/2008 | Read more »
This time it is not the lessor of the evils - it is the right (which seems to be on the left) vs. the wrong (which sits on the right.)
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 9/17/2008 | Read more »
Gin fizzes and Sally Maes don't mix very well .... after the pitcher is empty.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 9/12/2008 | Listen here »
A device of language to deliberately distort and mislead in the guise of being 'polite' or 'sensitive' or 'understated.'
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 9/9/2008 | Read more »
Few things feel as good to a guitar playing parent or grandparent than having a child/grandchild express interest in learning how to play one. Two issues emerge immediately.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 9/9/2008 | Read more »
A morning musical meditation on the hope in each new day.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 9/2/2008 | Listen here »
We experience each place differently. Often what feels like permanent change, reverts when we return to our familiar environs.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 8/28/2008 | Read more »
I'll be away without a computer for a couple of weeks. I'll be back - rested and feeling good! See you soon.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 8/18/2008 | Read more »
A song for children about a few things they are sometimes afraid of.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 8/13/2008 | Listen here »
Premium frozen desserts can be easily made (and customized) at home with common ingredients and this user friendly and reasonably priced Cuisinart CIM-60PC.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 8/13/2008 | Read more »
One of the trickier tasks involved in changing the strings on a guitar is removing the bridge pins that secure each one without damaging them. This tool renders that task no longer risky!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 8/11/2008 | Read more »
The blues aren't always sad. There are bluesy good things, too!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 8/11/2008 | Listen here »
Life is both light and dark, both Yin and Yang. Where we focus our consciousness makes a huge difference.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 8/6/2008 | Read more »
Major oil companies, concerned about their public images, are planning to give away 10 million gallons in the coming months to drivers of Hummers and other unrepentant gas-guzzlers!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 7/29/2008 | Read more »
Vacationing and taking a trip are frequently used interchangeably. They are, however, two different activities with two varying sets of purpose and goals. Both are good. Which one is it time for?
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 7/25/2008 | Read more »
As a young man, I would often joke that my second language was Gobbledygook. I understood this to be a name for what is often referred to as gibberish or nonsense dignified, in a not-to-subtly sarcastic manner, by giving it a name as though it were an actual language.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 7/23/2008 | Read more »
Language can be fun, frustrating and provocative. Somimes, all at the same time.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 7/21/2008 | Read more »
Requiring no tapes and providing 4 separate folders each containing up to 25 files, the VN-4100 is a petite technological blessing for people who think about more than they can remember!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 7/21/2008 | Read more »
There was a time when Microsoft Office Word's most recent incarnation was held as the Gold Standard of word-processing programs by most casual- and many professional-computer users. No more.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 7/15/2008 | Read more »
I'm as good as I can get. Am I good enough for you? An original country song by marindavid.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 7/8/2008 | Listen here »
A small but integral piece of nature's wholeness - To be loved and appreciated.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 7/2/2008 | Read more »
Aging is said to not be pretty - but preferable to the alternative. Until, of course, it isn't.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 7/2/2008 | Read more »
Preparing something light, delicious and healthy doesn't necessarily require a great deal of thought or preparation. When it comes to using fresh fruit, it doesn't always even require one particular fruit!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 7/2/2008 | Read more »
Terrible events can create things that appear beautiful - Especially at a distance.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/27/2008 | Read more »
In a world where people tend, perhaps by universal nature, to focus on the differences between themselves and others, it is too easy to lose track of the important things we all have in common.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/24/2008 | Read more »
There is but one Fathers Day - but every day is another day for a father and a grandfather.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/17/2008 | Read more »
Begun as an innocent if competitive game, Webkinz "Cheaters" and those that promote and publish the "Cheats" are a barnacle on the bottom of humanity, and poor teachers to our children.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/16/2008 | Read more »
Printing out some song sheets so everyone can sing the words will enhance the group experience of musical patriotism at your Fourth of July barbecue!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/13/2008 | Read more »
BlueAnt, a company headquartered in Australia, has earned a good reputation for its many other Bluetooth-enabled headset products. About 18 months ago, it introduced its Supertooth Light speakerphone.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/11/2008 | Read more »
Sometimes, the impact of bad moments really hangs in there for a long, long time.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/11/2008 | Listen here »
A barbecue is great, at someone else's house!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/5/2008 | Listen here »
The ever-increasing understanding of neurobiology and brain chemistry will, no doubt, continue to grow exponentially. As it does, the aspects of the help we call "psychiatry" and "psychotherapy" will continue to change.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 6/4/2008 | Read more »
Ancient myths and tragedies are played out in the games of and expectations for children. Here are a couple of examples. Coincidence?
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/28/2008 | Read more »
Inexpensive and reliable. Easy to install and enough additional memory to remember everything you might want to keep on your computer.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/27/2008 | Read more »
A dozen strings on a Taylor 355 resonating together in a pleasant haze.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/27/2008 | Listen here »
The faster we go, the more we miss. We might just want to slow it down a bit.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/27/2008 | Listen here »
The nature of neurosis is that it describes a propensity in many of us to continue to do things that don't work. It is, in a nutshell, the failure to learn and correct our behavior as a function of experience. I confess to being a recovering eBay neurotic.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/23/2008 | Read more »
Parenthood, in general, is a challenging, frustrating and often rewarding job that few of us are really prepared for. When our kids hit their teens, a lot of what we thought we knew goes out the window.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/22/2008 | Read more »
The meaning of words comes from how we consider and use them. Any intrinsic meaning is dubious at best.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/20/2008 | Read more »
Presidents ... Politics. There has just got to be another way!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/19/2008 | Listen here »
The responsibility for writing an obituary for publication is both a challenging task and a unique opportunity. It is important to decide whether it is, primarily, an announcement or a eulogy.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/16/2008 | Read more »
Although many men resist crediting the perceptions of women as fully as they might those of another man, this propensity is a recurring flaw in the men of our species.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/16/2008 | Read more »
I posted my first piece here on Associated Content on May 14, 2007. In the past year, I have written about things I never would have imagined. It's a good ride!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/14/2008 | Read more »
Space Travel is possible for all. Neither rocket ships nor mind-altering drugs are needed.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/12/2008 | Read more »
Wisdom is said to have been captured in smart one-liners. Simple is not always right and the relevance of wisdom must be filtered through the lens of individual experience.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/12/2008 | Read more »
In what seems to be an unlikely oxymoron in today's approaching economic recession/depression, the price-value ratio of computers has improved in the consumer's favor.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/9/2008 | Read more »
Lewis Carroll, I am not. But patching words to make a rhyme is something that I've got
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/5/2008 | Read more »
Aloneness may be an intrinsic state of being, but opportunities to escape it are both magnificent and limitless.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/3/2008 | Read more »
Whenever a child has more than two parents and/or more than one home, Holidays - especially Mothers and Fathers Day - can become incredibly sensitive and challenging times. In a blended family, these challenges are inescapable.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/2/2008 | Read more »
Recently touted by major electronics and computer publications as being the 'best,' my own assessment yields an essentially favorable but mixed review.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 5/1/2008 | Read more »
All parents have attended "Parenting Academy" in the homes they were raised in. Some people enjoyed a quality education. Some must struggle with trying to be different than they experienced.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/30/2008 | Read more »
Passover, one of the most popularly observed Jewish Holidays, requires certain ritual food products, central among them Matzoh - or unleavened bread. This year, many of the Matzoh shelves are bare! What happened to the Matzoh?
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/26/2008 | Read more »
Depression is an illness with roots in either/or biogentic vulnerabilities and life experience. Either way, it is hard but is possible to heal. Hope springs eternal.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/22/2008 | Read more »
Mothers. Everyone has (or had) one. Not someone we chose, but someone who brought us to life.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/21/2008 | Read more »
If 'winning' means going home with at least as much in your pocket as you left with, this system will work without fail!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/13/2008 | Read more »
Vacation can be either going away from one thing, toward another - or both. Some find it right where they are doing just what they do!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/12/2008 | Read more »
Meeting people on line has grown increasingly popular. The risks, however, are great because how someone presents themselves on a web site may have little or no relationship to who they really are. Alternatives are essential.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/9/2008 | Read more »
For those of us who work Mondays through Fridays, most feel a tad better on Friday and a bit worse on Mondays. Bringing some of that Friday energy and spirit to the other days of the workweek has been addressed and solved!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/8/2008 | Read more »
Zorro and Robin Hood personified to hope of the poor and downtrodden. There are real heroes in the world today who never have books written or movies made about them.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/7/2008 | Read more »
A few adult thoughts about the nature of 'Original Sin' as it was and yet may remain. A grown-up cannot necessarily live with the beliefs of a child.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/5/2008 | Read more »
These small and tasty crackers are not a health food and are best known to mothers of your children who seem able to consume vast quantities of them. They taste really good to adults, too!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/4/2008 | Read more »
Paper clips, staples and super glue all have their places - But are not always the right or best thing to adhere two surfaces together. Especially a few pages of paper or a couple of pieces of smooth, light weight fabric.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/2/2008 | Read more »
Preparing for sleep, dozing off and getting back to it if awakened are three different issues and phases than contribute to determining whether or not we succeed in getting a 'good' night's sleep.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 4/2/2008 | Read more »
A lot of people who have heard something about meditation would probably give it a try if they knew how simple it really was to get started. Here is a straight-forward, step-by-step guide to a first experience with meditation.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/31/2008 | Read more »
Perceptions change as do realities. Some are provoked by the rebirthing of the Earth in Spring.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/30/2008 | Read more »
We once thought the memories of elders were prehistoric relics of the barely remembered past. Now, we have become them. Oy vey!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/27/2008 | Read more »
A neighborhood treasure, just a few blocks off the beaten path of the Pacific Coast Highway in Seaside, just north of Monterey, CA. Great seafood at a non-touristy price!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/27/2008 | Read more »
One of the most helpful and genuinely caring things we can offer another person is the willingness (and ability) to really listen to them. Here are some basic "do's" and "don'ts" for doing it well.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/27/2008 | Read more »
For those of us who prefer mouse to touch pad control on our laptop computers, the Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse Model 3000 does the trick!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/26/2008 | Read more »
The Gideons have placed Bibles in most hotel and motel rooms around the world. I wonder how often they are cracked open? Not often, I suspect.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/26/2008 | Read more »
Depression is a condition that lies to us about ourselves in an effort to sustain its own existence. It generally can be defeated and most often does pass.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/25/2008 | Read more »
Hotels tend to charge for everything. Most will drop many of them. But, you have to ask the right person! It IS possible to get something for nothing.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/24/2008 | Read more »
Easter has personal meaning to many. It is heartening to some but never undoes the uncertainty of the subjunctive.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/22/2008 | Read more »
All fairies have specific jobs. The Tooth Fairy has been well known and revered by generations of kids and parents. What does she do with all of those little teeth?!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/21/2008 | Read more »
A book for children about unselfish love and the realities of having a parent, barely known, in prison.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/20/2008 | Read more »
Dawn may or not be the beginning of a day. Dusk may or may not mark the end, Belief guides the way we organize perception.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/20/2008 | Read more »
Popular TV has changed a lot and will continue to change. However, while all TV reflects something(s) about us, all change is not equal to progress.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/19/2008 | Read more »
Portable ("Hand Held") recorders have become increasingly popular. Most are not particularly good at recording one's own playing or intimate live performances. The PCM-D50 portable recorder is a welcome exception!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/18/2008 | Read more »
The benefits of free Internet access are truly outstanding. Carrying my wireless-ready laptop, I can log onto the net and do whatever I need to as long as I am somewhere that offers a wireless connection.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/17/2008 | Read more »
This Easter brings rebirth to political and social hopes long thought hopeless.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/16/2008 | Read more »
Although Superman, as an adult on Earth, masqueraded as newspaper reporter, Clark Kent, he never gave an actual and honest interview himself. Until now, that is. Read on for some of the the real truth(s) about the Man Of Steel.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/15/2008 | Read more »
We hope, dream, plan and expect. What happens, though, is real life. As my grandmother would say, "Men make their plans, and God laughs."
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/14/2008 | Read more »
For guitar players who pluck their strings with their finger or with finger picks (as opposed to using a flat pick,) there are important choices to be made about using bare fingers, finger nails, manufactured picks or some composite of those options.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/12/2008 | Read more »
Sure, it is make-believe. But, to kids, there is magic in adults encouraging and allowing them to believe in make-believe things. Fairies, Santa and the Easter Bunny among them.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/12/2008 | Read more »
Wholeness, though often a goal, is and has always been a necessarily mixed blessing.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/12/2008 | Read more »
Men want to look good, too. They just can't stand the word 'cosmetics' and the appearance industry understands this. So, we get "Grooming Aids" instead.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/11/2008 | Read more »
In this age of conspicuous consumption, some people feel that the more they spend the better something is. Lots of really good and fun things can be made with no expenditure whatever - and the kids will have fun - no matter how little it costs!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/11/2008 | Read more »
In most businesses, the first level of Customer Service is a joke staffed by people with manuals of stock answers and no authority to solve your problem.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/10/2008 | Read more »
We are as egocentric in our understanding and use of language as we are with most other things.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/9/2008 | Read more »
Beautifully published and presented, Rzeppa's latest publication is lovely to hold, feel and look at. The story itself, however brief, is not quite brief enough.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/7/2008 | Read more »
PAM makes use the use vegetable oil to coat and lubricate cookware far more efficient, using no more than is absolutely necessary to do the job!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/7/2008 | Read more »
Beauty is as beauty does.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/7/2008 | Read more »
In the gallery of classic Disney characters, most are recognizable as being one kind of animal or the other - but not Goofy. He's just a ..... well, a Goofy!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/7/2008 | Read more »
Bod Dylan's "Masters of War" told it well. But now, 40+ years later, it is worth a brief and mildly altered retelling.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/4/2008 | Read more »
Our system of economics and government may be the 'best' of what there is to choose from in some ways, but not for everyone and certainly not forever.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/3/2008 | Read more »
Children are always the ultimate victims of war and other forms of adult madness.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 3/1/2008 | Read more »
Who we are is largely defined by what we do. What we do is largely shaped by our own view of who we are.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/28/2008 | Read more »
Some things change and some things don't. The specifics of warfare may change in their technologies, but not in their ultimate realities.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/27/2008 | Read more »
Which element dominates is, largely, in our control - Save for those among us who have been so badly bruised and traumatized by life that their will has been over-ridden by dark impulses.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/26/2008 | Read more »
Courtesy is not always sufficient to ward off the endless line of salespeople who invade our personal time and space with phone calls or knocks on the door.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/26/2008 | Read more »
Like many other things both legal and illegal, cell phone jammers are available for purchase online. They may be an electronic substitute for increasingly uncommon courtesy.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/26/2008 | Read more »
Like most other words, Cold can mean many things. The context is a large part of the definition. Without it, there can be no understanding.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/26/2008 | Read more »
A good Handy Man (or Woman) is a key ingredient in any non-mechanical person's life!
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/25/2008 | Read more »
Everything called 'work' is not hard - not is everything defined as 'leisure' easy. The easiest jobs in the world are reasonable obvious and those who have them have truly lucked out.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/25/2008 | Read more »
When I get someone's business card, I copy the information onto my address book on a computer. Should I then throw the card away OR use it for another purpose?
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/25/2008 | Read more »
Sometimes obsolescence is planned and sometimes it isn't. I recall when these small storage disks were essential and seemed destined to be permanent tools in computer use.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/25/2008 | Read more »
Is being realistic, by definition, to be defeatist? I hope not, but suspect it may be so.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/24/2008 | Read more »
Every line of work has it's own language. This includes medicine. The more of it we understand, the better for us as patients.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/23/2008 | Read more »
For generations, the idea of hostile Aliens from other worlds has frightened children. Today we realize that the extraterrestrial Aliens are not the beings to be feared.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/22/2008 | Read more »
Matching a child with the best school situation for their own personality, learning style and needs is of the essence. One size does not fit all. This is especially true in Elementary and Middle School.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/21/2008 | Read more »
Nuts are a perfectly natural thing. They are the seeds of plants that, properly prepared, are quite edible and popular. But, are they really good for us?
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/21/2008 | Read more »
We expect Medical Doctors and Doctors of Osteopathy to be smart and know everything. They are not all equally smart and none of them know everything.
By David A. Reinstein, LCSW | Published 2/20/2008 | Read more »
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