…with Gary Moss

When women do it, it is often referred to as ‘women’s intuition.‘ When men do it, it is often seen as ‘male logic.’

Sometimes things work out, sometimes they don’t. When things work out, he/she who takes the action is praised for their insight. When things flop there are a lot of ‘I told you so’ comments.

Maybe the impulse factor is an inborn gene.
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Maybe we are wired just like my eyes are brown.
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To what extend is behavior learned?
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Here are just a few of my impulsive actions over time.

Age 4: Washing a dirty car with the rags in a bucket (that turned out to be Mrs. Sonny’s curtains) BAD!
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Age 8: Playing with Jimmy Robert’s jackknife and slicing my finger; four stitches. BAD!
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Age 10: Helping dad with deliveries on his milk truck. Breakfast at the Lyndon Diner. PRICELESS!
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Age 13: Earning the Ner Tamid merit badge as a boy scout with Rabbi Irwin Groner. ZEHR GUT!
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Age 16-21: Doing poorly in school. BAD!
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Age 25: Owning a frozen pizza business in inner city Detroit (burned up in the 1968 riots) DUMB! DUMB!
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Age 26: Founding Bloomfield Nursery School AT MY BEST!
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Age 40: Divorced; lost my school business; lost myself. WHAT WAS, WAS.
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Age 46: Discovering competitive scrabble and many new friends. A BLESSING.
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Age 53: Moving to California (decision to move + moving in 30 days). GREAT CHOICE.
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Age 54-57: Lived in and traveled in a 32 foot RV. HIGHS AND LOWS.
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Age 57-67: Living at Laguna Woods Village. COMFORTABLE & CONVENIENT.
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July 1, 2010: Not blocking the bingo line against David Pearl. TOTALLY STUPID.
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Age 67 – : A new marriage; a new life. FEELS VERY RIGHT.