Carroll Straus About Me Page at Helium

I am a curious and eclectic person: I like to know things and I have a lot of opinions.

I am a lawyer, writer seeker, Baha'i.

I have a friend who pilots actual airships, filled with, yes... Helium.

That's all for now.

My passion is ...

Truth, justice and NOT "the American way"- I think we are all flowers of one.garden. Earth is one country

I know too much about ...

way too much. Law, Workers Comp- and stress- to name a few.

My parents always told me ...

Practice the piano. (I don't play.) Don't learn to type, that's for secrataries. (They were lousy prophets.)

My childhood ambition ...

get away from home. (I did.)

My favorite memory ...

Easter eggs hunts in the green grass. LOVE Easter.

Why I write ...

I have a lot to say?

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

my computer screen... many books. TV. All at once.

My first job ...

dishwashing in college, also working at Dunkin' Donuts in Vermont.

My best moment ...

hasn't happened yet

My inspiration ...

nature, especially places like Yellowstone. God. (I hope!)

Relationships & Family > Coping with Divorce Maintaining your sanity during and after a divorce: 7 of 10

Sanity after Divorce? Can anyone be sane after a divorce? Yes. Is there a good way and a better way? Yes. The "best" way is not to get into an ugly divorce, but to utilize a "sane" resolution process. (Collaborative Divorce, Mediation, even hiring a private judge.) But until we stop taking it as a given that bad behavior is "OK" in a divorce, a percentage of people will still find their spouse opting for a divorce that is, by definition, "insane", using a judge to air the dirty laundry, hurt the kids and their spouse and throw money away in the process. So, let me speak to the people who d...
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