The best therapy...

The best therapy...

Writing a letter or having a personal blog beats being psychoanalyzedWhy do people write letters to the editor and start blogs exposing their most vulnerable opinions?

When you put your opinion in writing it validates it; it's in print; your opinion now has merit. It is great therapy and settles the matter psychologically by being in print. And it's much cheaper than a visit to the psychiatrist's office.

Being a retired publisher, photographer and writer, I miss seeing my name in print. It's easier writing a letter and or blogging than committing a crime just to see my name in the paper.

Whenever I need an ego boost, or a little therapy, I write a letter or blog in hopes it is published; it's the best anti-depressant. Seeing your name in print gives one an adrenaline rush.Those who deny this fact would be fooling the mind.

Timothy Leary once said, "If we did not glorify all the criminals with front page coverage, crime would decrease immensely."

When people ask what I do for a living, I tell them I am a writer for the Honolulu and Kauai newspaper's. It sounds better than saying I am a certified nut looking for my name in print.