Life Lessons I Learned from My Grandfather

Katherine Goulart and Tony Goulart

My father’s father, Tony Goulart, taught me what to look for in this life. He radiated a very clear spark that anyone could see in him. He is pictured here with his wife, my grandmother, Katherine. In contrast, I saw many other people throughout my life who seemed to have “lost their spark,” so to speak, as the years passed. I wanted different dreams for myself that would enable me to feel truly alive. I … Read more

You Can Use Cannabis as Medicine

Cannabis for Grownups I’m known in Las Vegas for Dr. Woody’s Cannabis Coaching (see my cannabis coaching page on Facebook). Over a few years I have become respected as someone who coaches others as to the best uses of cannabis. My focus has always been how you can use cannabis as medicine. I happen to not be interested at all in the recreational use of cannabis to get high and alter your mood. You don’t … Read more

Rest in Peace, Craig Hines

Craig Hines, the most significant of my college era friends, has left this mortal world. What can I say in response? What is fitting or relatable? Let me try to help you remember him through some anecdotes I can share from so long ago. A 20th-century photograph shows Craig Hines inside the Museum of Broadcasting, Chicago. He was the first person I knew who managed to escape from that slow little town of San Luis … Read more