Life is full of missed opportunities. One of my biggest regrets in life is not making a point of dating Anthony Bourdain. I was patiently waiting for his younger, Italian side piece actress to get bored with him and then I planned to make my move. Well, she did get bored, publicly, but evidently, I…Read more My Friend Tony
A Writer's Path I often tell folks that I write my way through life. That is partly true; from childhood through the age 40, I wrote my way in and out of circumstances and opportunities, skating by on my 'voice' and an ability to write to task - be it a sales letter, article, report.…Read more Why I Write
"Self-care" is a popular cultural phrase used to describe a return to caring for self first before tending to others. Nice in principle, more challenging in execution. Being a single person with no children, this sounds like something I would do naturally, without effort. My experience, however, is the opposite is more common: The fact…Read more Water Your Garden
Historian Thomas Fuller said that if you have one true friend you have more than your share. If that's the case, then I'm a greedy you-know-what. "Homie Dirt" I received a gift in the mail the other day. It was from my best "homie" from childhood. We refer to our relationship as "homie dirt" in…Read more Friendship Matters
'I know about the bad, but I look at the good thing.' Alice Herz-Sommer, Holocaust Survivor and Pianist Who Lived to Be 110 years old I've stopped reading the news. At least bad news. There are so many sad headlines out in the world that it would seem that it is indeed coming to an end.…Read more The Good Thing
Racism springs from ignorance. - Mario Balotelli You never know what to expect on public transportation. However, I'm always shocked at how people who seem rational at first glance, turn out to have major issues dealing with the general public. Simple rules of etiquette often don't apply, even traveling through seemingly affluent neighborhoods. For example,…Read more A Tale From the Big Blue Bus
And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been. - Rainer Maria Rilke There's a phenomenon in the practice of meditation which is sometimes referred to as "monkey mind", a condition when, once you get quiet and begin to try to eliminate any racing thoughts, the mind chatters even more.…Read more Starting Again
