I am a Psychology professor who studies bad habits and how to get rid of them. I have a blog (http://my-bad-habits.blogspot.com) on that very topic.

My passion is ...

Family, Writing, Mountain Biking, Doctor Who

I know too much about ...

Doctor Who

My parents always told me ...

Do your best

My childhood ambition ...

To be a Professor (done!) and to travel through time (pending)

My favorite memory ...

My son crawling toward me with a huge smile on his face

Why I write ...

It's a compulsion. Writers write.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Anything Doctor Who, An Einstein Biography

My first job ...

Landscaper

My best moment ...

Winning the leadership at a mock political convention when I was 15

My inspiration ...

Einstein and Sagan

Society & Lifestyle > Society & Lifestyle (Other) Reflections: Guilty pleasures

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On this day, my wedding anniversary, I don't want to think about my bad habits. I don't want to think about changing myself. I want to drink good wine and celebrate. My bike can stay in the garage, my celery can stay in the fridge. What's wrong with that? Why can't I indulge some of my guilty pleasures on this wonderful day?

And so I start to think about guilty pleasures. Whatever happened to them? I mean, wanting to change yourself for the better is all well and good, but there is more to life. Right? I'm not just rationalizing (really, I'm not).

It's high time to decide which of you...

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