The Salzman Test: a psychological puzzle

When I was in Louisville this summer, I spent a bit of time talking with Dr. Kenneth Salzman, a clinical psychologist who has a magical background as well.  He showed me an interesting test and I asked his permission to share it with you.

Consider the following:

The Salzman Test

Did you figure out which one doesn’t belong?  Email me if you think you have it — but explain your answer!

I’ll post later with the solution as well as a thought or two about how it applies to some other questions.

Summer 2008 ends like Michael Phelps

Summer’s end?  Summer 2008 has been great, and just when you think it’s winding down, it pulls a Michael Phelps finish and pushes just a little farther, a little higher, and keeps getting just a little better!

After the New York and Ocean City trips I did have some time to spend with our visiting Latvian goddaughter, Vika, who we were hosting for a month.  My week in Louisville interrupted my time with her, so when I returned, I really focused on spending time with my family and with her.  I had a two-day show in Macon, Georgia the weekend she left for Latvia, but I did make back to the airport to have some “goodbye time” with her there before her departure.  Kudos to Delta Air Lines for allowing one host parent for each hosted child to accompany that child back to the departure gate!

While that day felt like an ending, the next day was spent packing the show to return to Kiawah Island for a final show of the summer there.

This week brings another trip, this time to Jackson, Mississippi to speak to a group of healthcare managers and professionals there, then I’ll return to Atlanta to lecture and perform at the SEAM convention.

SEAM 2008 logo

Like Phelps reaching for the wall, August just keeps pushing along right until the very last moment.  It just won’t quit.  It’s been a great month.

From Atlanta to New York

My assistant Erin and I drove up to New York yesterday, planning some sightseeing in the city this morning and then back down to Ocean City this evening. Thinking about perhaps dropping by the Guggenheim Museum today, and hopefully the Drama Book Shop.

For future reference, it’s better to pay the tolls and come up I-95. For a change of pace we took the I-81 route this time and avoided all the tolls. While the drive was scenic at times, it got old quick.

My Latvian goddaughter Vika is coming to America tonight for a month-long visit — can’t wait to get home to see her!

JMT enters the blogosphere…

Many of my clients, colleagues and friends have suggested that a blog could be a better way to share the news and other ideas I have typically shared through my e-newsletter. This may ease my workload by allowing me to make quick updates on an ad hoc basis instead of trying to compile information over time for a complete newsletter.  I am also exploring ways to make headlines or certain excerpted information from this blog viewable on the front page of my website.

I’ll try to compile and send information from this blog via email occasionally for those who don’t make it here. But as it stands now, I envision this approach ultimately becoming my primary mode of communication with you.

Stay tuned…