Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedAnd All That Jazz — Part 1: The Boy With the Melodic Minor Scale in His HeadA unique combination and sequence of notes and chords form the magical language of jazz improvisation, enabling those fluent in it to…Jun 301Jun 301
Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedEavesdropping in New YorkModeling tips and life lessons from the next tableApr 621Apr 621
Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedTransgender People: Everything I Ever Wanted to Know About Them But Was Afraid to AskA Deep Dive into Transgender Psychology, Biology and PoliticsMar 1320Mar 1320
Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedA Retired Man’s Valentine’s Day Ode to His Working WifeHappy Valentine’s Day to my workin’ girlFeb 154Feb 154
Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedDon’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite? Don’t Let ’em in Your Home in the First Place!The chances you’ll experience an infestation may be low, but if you do, the hassle and stress are through the roof. Trust me.Jan 183Jan 183
Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedHow I Learned to Meditate Again After a 40-Year Lapse, and What I Get From ItA daily mental reset on the path to perpetual flowJan 123Jan 123
Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedWhen They Yelled “Fire!” in the Crowded Theater of Free SpeechAs I watched three indisputably intelligent women college presidents looking awfully dense struggling to answer Congresswoman Elise…Dec 14, 2023Dec 14, 2023
Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedMy Ideal Self Expects a Lot of Me. Maybe More Than I Can Deliver.Photo by Tim Mossholder on UnsplashNov 22, 20232Nov 22, 20232
Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedA Poem for My Wife on Her 64th BirthdayJust what I always wantedNov 10, 20233Nov 10, 20233
Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedThe Bear Effect: Will the Hit Hulu Series Change Our Expectations and Experiences at Upscale…Sometimes life imitates art. On occasion, it can extract insights from art that seep into our behavior and experiences. That happened to me…Nov 6, 20232Nov 6, 20232